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For former Commission Director John Clarke, the fact that the WTO Ministerial Conference did not bring any progress on agriculture is a bitter setback. Nevertheless, he does not see unilateral measures such as mirror clauses as a solution – but there are exceptions.
By Julia Dahm
Other governments refrain from public criticism, but behind the scenes there is talk of German dilettantism. The leaked conversation also raises questions about the security of Western communication systems against interception. But the problem is not a technical one.
By Falk Steiner
Apple must pay a fine of €1.8 billion. The EU Commission accuses the company of abusing its dominant position on the market for music streaming apps and thus harming users.
By Corinna Visser
It is Super Tuesday and concerns about a new US President Donald Trump are growing. But NATO headquarters is not preparing sufficiently for this scenario, warns Stefanie Babst. After many years in important posts in the defense alliance, she says how NATO could become "Trump proof."
By Experts Table.Briefings
Amendments to the EU Waste Framework Directive are intended to oblige member states to reduce food waste. There is criticism from the German food industry – but there are also supporters of ambitious reduction targets in the sector.
By Merle Heusmann
Despite an extension, World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiators have not succeeded in agreeing on reforms. There was no breakthrough in the areas of fisheries and agriculture. India is said to have been the brakeman.
By Markus Grabitz
EPP leader Manfred Weber is willing to work with pro-European members of the ECR on a selective basis after the European elections. Italy's Giorgia Meloni and the Czech Republic's Petr Fiala are respectable heads of government. Thus it should be possible to cooperate with the MEPs in the European Parliament who come from their parties.
By Markus Grabitz
Jan Philipp Albrecht, once the European Parliament's rapporteur for the General Data Protection Regulation, is calling for more pragmatism from the supervisory authorities. Concerns in Germany have sometimes gone too far.
By Till Hoppe
MEP Malte Lenz Gallée is resigning from office. The 30-year-old is facing accusations of having "behaved inappropriately towards employees." Even before the allegations became public, he had announced that he would not be standing in the European elections.
By Markus Grabitz