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Freedom or servitude – Europe faces fateful years

In the face of competition from China and the USA, the EU must reinvent itself. The ability to act is limited by the treaties and governance, warns Henning Völpel, Director of the Center for European Policy (Cep), ahead of the European elections.

By Markus Grabitz

News

Attack on SPD MP: Ecke wants to continue election campaign

Matthias Ecke, SPD MEP, was brutally attacked while putting up election posters. The 41-year-old was seriously injured. Ecke, who is safely in tenth place on the SPD national list, wants to continue the election campaign.

By Markus Grabitz

Mateusz Morawiecki
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What the PiS list reveals about the power struggle within the party

The Polish PiS has not only nominated supporters of party leader Kaczyński for the European elections. Opponents of cooperation between the EKR parliamentary group and Fidesz are also on promising list positions. Observers believe that the power struggle within the PiS has not been decided.

By Markus Grabitz

Feature

Transfer market: How the EPP Group wants to grow through new members

The days and weeks following the European elections will be dominated by negotiations on the transfer market. The political groups will try to attract new parties from the Member States as well as individual MEPs. An overview of what the political groups are hoping for.

By Markus Grabitz

News

Migration: Lebanon to hold back Syrian refugees with EU money

Crisis-ridden Lebanon is receiving €1 billion from Brussels to prevent Syrians from fleeing to Cyprus. With this deal, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is meeting the demands of the Cypriot president.

By Stephan Israel

Im Juni 2023 besuchte Präsident Macron Kanzler Scholz in Potsdam.
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How Scholz and Macron coordinate ahead of Xi's visit

A year ago, Chancellor Scholz invited President Macron to a restaurant at his home in Potsdam, and yesterday the two met for dinner in Paris. The meeting is also likely to serve as preparation for the Chinese head of state's visit.

By Redaktion Table