Formally, member states will not apply the Digital Services Act until February 2024. But after enforcement became important earlier for the largest platforms in the wake of the Israel-Hamas crisis, the Commission is now relying on voluntary cooperation with regulators in individual member states.
By Falk Steiner
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday submitted Sweden's admission to the Western military alliance to Parliament for ratification. He linked his approval to a specific demand.
By Redaktion Table
The EU will take the final step to introduce the new trade instrument against economic extortion at the end of November: The signing of the regulation is expected to take place on Nov. 22.
By Redaktion Table
EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola is calling for a reform of the EU that will make it fit for geopolitical challenges. Europe must strengthen its role in the world, she said in a speech at Humboldt University in Berlin.
By Redaktion Table
With the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance, the former leading politician of the Left Party wants to run for election to the European Parliament next June. She wants to weaken Brussels and strengthen the member states.
By Falk Steiner
In the federal elections in Switzerland, the forces that stand for isolation and strict neutrality were strengthened. This has consequences for efforts to put bilateral relations between the EU and Switzerland on a new footing. A deal is becoming less and less likely.
By Stephan Israel
In view of excessive bureaucracy, the chairman of the German government's Standards Control Council (NKR) believes that government reform is urgently needed in Germany and calls on the governing coalition to get it off the ground. In an interview with Stefan Braun and Till Hoppe, Lutz Goebel makes it clear: We have to pick up speed – in Germany and at the EU level.
By Till Hoppe
The Battery Regulation is meant to create a circular economy in Europe and reduce dependencies. This affects Chinese companies in particular, but the latter also see an opportunity in the new regulation.
By Christian Domke Seidel
