The leading candidate of the Renaissance party, Valérie Hayer, held her first election campaign event in Lille on Saturday. She is targeting her main opponent, Marine Le Pen's Rassemblement National, primarily over its position on Russia.
By Claire Stam
Morten Petersen still has drumsticks scattered around the house. However, he decided to pursue a political career decades ago. As an EU parliamentarian, he has been helping to shape European climate and energy policy for ten years.
By Redaktion Table
Site closures, relocations, restructuring: European works councils are already supposed to be sufficiently informed and consulted on cross-border plans. But in practice, this is rarely the case.
By Alina Leimbach
Video game developer Epic wants to utilize the opportunities the Digital Markets Act offers to set up an alternative app store. Apple is trying to prevent this. Now the EU Commission is intervening.
By Redaktion Table
The SPD's lead candidate doubts that Ukraine or individual Western Balkan states will join the EU in the next legislative period. Additionally, she has reservations about a gradual approach to bringing these countries closer to EU standards.
By Till Hoppe
Yesterday, the EU Council decided to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), seen as a costly obstacle to the energy transition. Meanwhile, new details have emerged regarding an investor lawsuit against Germany.
By Alex Veit
France announced a military mission in Moldova as part of a security agreement, reaffirming its "decisive support for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity" in the face of a threat from Russia.
By Gabriel Bub
EU lawmakers will gather next week in Strasbourg for a plenary session. On the agenda is the vote on the Industrial Emissions Directive. This should have been a formality – but then came the farmer protests in France.
By Claire Stam
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has deemed the decision of the Belgian Data Protection Authority to be lawful, ruling that the Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) is not compatible with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Practically all European cookie banners are based on the TCF.
By Corinna Visser
Portugal is gearing up for snap elections this Sunday. The Socialist Party and the conservative Democratic Alliance are neck and neck in polls. The third place is likely to go to the far-right Chega party – the conservatives also aim to avoid a coalition with them.
By Isabel Cuesta Camacho
