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EVP Timmermans in Bucharest
Feature

Frans Timmermans: 'We are going full steam ahead to the end'

The Vice President of the EU Commission rejects a regulatory pause. In an exclusive interview with Claire Stamand and two journalists of the news service Contexte, Frans Timmermans defends his proposals on the nature conservation package against criticism, especially from the EPP. The Christian Democrats must ask themselves whether they are still willing to compromise in view of the alliances with right-wing parties.

By Claire Stam

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Feature

Fair Share consultation: A new order for Europe's telecommunications market

Network operators and content providers have presented their arguments for or against a contribution to the costs of network expansion by big tech companies. But the consultation is about more than Fair Share. It is about reshaping the European telecommunications market.

By Corinna Visser

Opinion

Africa strategy – between impotence and pragmatism

Germany's attempts to stabilize Mali ended in a debacle. Regardless, it is sensible for Germany and other European states not to withdraw from Africa, leaving the field to China and Russia, writes Rainer Tetzlaff in today’s Opinion.

By Experts Table.Briefings

Opinion

More cooperation with the world's smallest power

Three of four European parliamentarians want closer cooperation with Israel – not least in the security and armaments sector. Carsten Ovens explains why Europe's defense can benefit from Israel's experience with drones and air defense systems.

By Experts Table.Briefings