Several EU member states broke their self-imposed rules on budget deficits and national debt last year. With the exception of Cyprus, Denmark, Ireland and Portugal, all EU countries spent more money than they took in.
By Redaktion Table
The EU sanctions regime against Iran's drone program will be extended to include missiles and will also cover Tehran's allies in the Middle East. New aid commitments for Ukraine will probably take a few more days.
By Stephan Israel
The European Court of Auditors sees a lack of progress in the decarbonization of cars. The ramp-up of electric vehicles is taking a long time, the charging infrastructure is not evenly developed and China dominates battery production.
By Markus Grabitz
The Digital Services Act is already here – but the accompanying German law is not. It is due to pass the Bundesrat on Friday. The Federal Network Agency is waiting for it to come into force.
By Falk Steiner
The EU Commission threatens TikTok operator ByteDance with the forced shutdown of features of its "TikTok Lite" app. After the operating company failed to comply with a request for information, a corresponding order could follow as early as Thursday.
By Falk Steiner
The party leaders of Forza Italia and the Italian Social Democrats have announced their candidacies for the EU elections. However, they are likely to be more of a symbolic nature.
By Redaktion Table
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has emphasized that the EU wants to take stronger action against unfair international competition in the future. She encouraged the EU finance ministers to lead the way in completing the Capital Markets Union.
By Redaktion Table
In order to counter the dominance of the big tech companies, it is not enough to contain them through sensible regulation, says Hannes Ullrich from DIW Berlin. The Commission must also massively promote innovation and research.
By Corinna Visser
According to a study, industrial companies in Europe are insufficiently prepared for hacker attacks. In addition, a third of industrial companies do not yet have an AI strategy.
By Redaktion Table
The EU Parliament's last week of sessions before the European elections in June starts on Monday. Several last-minute laws are set to be passed. We provide an overview of the dossiers that will be voted on in Strasbourg this week.
By Redaktion Table
