In the dispute over a possible split of the German electricity bidding zone, the Commission does not want to exert any pressure on Germany at present. At a Europe.Table Live Briefing, however, the Directorate-General for Energy also made an appeal to the German government.
By Manuel Berkel
No party has won an absolute majority in the parliamentary elections in Croatia. Right-wing nationalists could now become the kingmakers as possible coalition partners.
By Redaktion Table
The German Institute of Urban Affairs (Difu) has examined how local German municipalities should fund climate action measures. The result: Climate action should be enshrined in the Basic Law as a joint task.
By Carsten Hübner
MEPs vote in favor of a European fund to provide additional protection for bank customers' money. The savings banks are firmly opposed to the reform.
By Till Hoppe
The Federal Election Committee has announced how many parties and political groups from Germany will be standing in the European elections. One party has successfully defended itself against rejection.
By Redaktion Table
In a long meeting of the European Council, the EU heads of government agreed on further steps towards a capital markets union. Specifically, they want to standardize insolvency law and strengthen the securitization market, among other things. Considerations regarding centralized market supervision are particularly controversial.
By Marc Winkelmann
With its payment model, Meta has once again fueled a data protection debate. The European data protection supervisory authorities have issued a harsh verdict – the digital industry disagrees.
By Falk Steiner
The notorious disunity of the traffic light coalition is also making waves in Brussels. A new database from the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) has now provided figures on German votes for the first time, exclusively available to Table.Briefings. However, the EU Council Monitor also shows that majority decisions alone do not make the EU capable of acting.
By Till Hoppe
Andrea Wechsler is running for the European Parliament on a privileged place on the CDU list in the southwest. Gentle pressure from the Women's Union also helped her to achieve this. The 46-year-old is a university teacher and is involved in the CDU's SME and Economic Union.
By Redaktion Table
At first, the Cypriot president was ridiculed, but now even the powerful USA is participating in the humanitarian corridor to Gaza via the island state. Nikos Christodoulides has upgraded his country diplomatically. The most recent example is the announcement of a visit to Lebanon with Ursula von der Leyen at the beginning of May.
By Markus Weisskopf
