The French Senate is voting on the ratification of the trade agreement between Canada and the EU. If the National Assembly also rejects ratification after the Senate, the current provisional application could be called into question.
By Marc Winkelmann
The Greens' leading candidate warns that demands such as the abandonment of combustion engines are creating new planning uncertainty. Instead, companies need instruments to be able to implement climate policy requirements.
By Till Hoppe
In Berlin, the German Chancellor and the French Minister of the Economy spoke out in favor of rapid progress on the Capital Markets Union. Le Maire advocated centralized capital market supervision, which Finance Minister Lindner has so far resisted.
By Marc Winkelmann
Bulgaria's deputy head of government Maria Gabriel has presented a new government. Politicians from the center-right Gerb party will now also be involved.
By Manuel Berkel
A historic change is looming after the EU elections. For the first time, the largest delegation in Parliament could come not from the European People's Party or the Social Democrats, but from the right-wing populists.
By Manuel Berkel
The Brussels-based NGO Carbon Gap is calling for a carbon capture strategy from the next EU Commission. Research in particular needs better funding to bring removal projects from the laboratory to reality more quickly.
By Lukas Knigge
The Estonian Prime Minister warns that the front line of Vladimir Putin's so-called shadow war runs through parliaments and the media. The campaigns must be exposed and people's media literacy must be strengthened.
By Till Hoppe
The number of refugees in the EU is high. This could give populists a boost in many member states in this election year. For their part, those in power are promising to remedy the situation. However, migration agreements, the EU asylum reform package and deals such as the one with Egypt will probably not lead to the desired outcome.
By Falk Steiner
Companies complain about a fragmented set of rules for export controls within the EU. But a harmonized approach is still a long way off due to national reservations.
By Marc Winkelmann
Germany now wants to approve the EU Nature Restoration Law and is also demanding relief for farmers. The FDP-led Ministry of Finance had previously expressed reservations.
By Till Hoppe
