The BRICS summit began in Johannesburg on Tuesday. This meeting will have a global political significance like none of the 14 previous summits. The Table.Media editorial team has compiled the most important facts and news for you.
By Redaktion Table
The transformation of the industry to climate neutrality involves a conflict of goals between climate protection and competitiveness. To overcome this quickly, what is needed is not a classic industrial policy but a reliable regulatory framework that sets appropriate incentives in the market and creates stable expectations in competition, write Henning Vöpel, André Wolf and Götz Reichert of the Center for European Policy (cep).
By Experts Table.Briefings
The search for a successor to the president of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Werner Hoyer, is entering its final phase. Five people are in the race, but only two candidates have a good chance: Margrethe Vestager from Denmark and Nadia Calviño from Spain. This would be the first time in its more than 60-year history that the EU's house bank has had a female leader.
By Till Hoppe
Frans Timmermans leaves the EU Commission, and veteran Maroš Šefčovič takes over responsibility for the Green Deal. At the same time, Commission President von der Leyen sends a clear message to her critics.
By Till Hoppe
