Standardization is more than just technology. Germany leads in traditional industries, but is at risk of being left behind in key digital technologies. Europe must act strategically in order to help set international standards.
By Amelie Richter
The parliamentary decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention has met with resistance from the head of state in Latvia. President Edgars Rinkevics expresses criticism that the unpredictability of the decision does not conform to the European legal framework.
By Redaktion Table
Illegal donations and contracts awarded in private deals: In the six months following the European elections alone, the “Patriots for Europe” group is alleged to have misused EU taxpayers’ money to the tune of at least EUR 171,000. The alleged fraud follows a well-known pattern.
By Markus Grabitz
German industry faces billions of euros in extra costs when free emissions allowances expire. But maintaining the subsidies would tear a large hole in the EU Innovation Fund, intended to help finance decarbonization.
By Nico Beckert
While the US government assumes that US companies are exempt from all Chinese export controls on rare earths, the EU Commission only confirms the withdrawal of some Chinese export controls for EU companies.
By János Allenbach-Ammann
At the "Friends of Industry" conference in Berlin, representatives of 17 EU member states adopted a list of demands for future EU economic policy.
By János Allenbach-Ammann
The government in Budapest has argued in Brussels for a more far-reaching weakening of methane regulation than previously thought. Hungary is particularly eager to accommodate the needs of LNG importers.
By Manuel Berkel
Get to know the “Top 100 of the Table 2025”: The 100 movers and shakers of the Europe.Table scene selected by the Europe.Table editorial team in ten categories: Politics, Business, Administration, Consulting, Associations and Think Tanks to Foundations, Science, NGOs and Society.
By Redaktion Table
In its Enlargement Report, the Commission for the first time clearly criticizes developments in Serbia. The report is to be adopted on Tuesday. The progress made in Montenegro and Albania, the model pupils among the candidate countries in the Balkans, is praised positively.
By Stephan Israel
One month after the parliamentary elections, the new Chamber of Deputies in Prague will convene for the first time on Monday. The three partners in the future center-right government plan to sign their coalition agreement on the same day.
By Hans-Jörg Schmidt
