The EU is launching GOVSATCOM for secure satellite communications while at the same time pushing ahead with the successor system IRIS². Both projects are intended to provide Europe with an independent, interference-free communications infrastructure for government and military purposes.
By Corinna Visser
France’s minority government survived two motions of no confidence following a controversial budget procedure. The motions from the right-wing nationalists and the left failed to gain a majority in the National Assembly.
By Redaktion Table
Slovakia intends to take legal action against the EU ban on Russian gas imports before the European Court of Justice. The Council adopted the REPowerEU regulation by a majority on Monday.
By Redaktion Table
Given India’s sheer size, the European Commission was willing to make concessions it would not have accepted in other negotiations. Even so, most reactions to the free trade agreement have been positive.
By János Allenbach-Ammann, Markus Grabitz, Lukas Knigge and Julia Dahm
Following his election as chair of the CDU/CSU group in the European Parliament, Niclas Herbst is giving up his chairpersonship of the Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT). His party colleague Andreas Schwab is set to take over.
By Markus Grabitz
Public outrage over sexualized deepfakes generated by the AI chatbot Grok has prompted the European Commission to investigate whether X has complied with its risk assessment obligations.
By Corinna Visser
The European Commission has classified the WhatsApp channels feature as a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) service, subjecting it to VLOP rules under the Digital Services Act. The private messaging service remains exempt from these rules.
By Corinna Visser
According to the German electrical and digital association ZVEI, electrical exports to other European Union countries had compensated for increased exports to China and the US by 2025. Despite this, ZVEI President Gunther Kegel emphasized the importance of diversification. Local content requirements should remain temporary exceptions, he said.
By Corinna Visser
Social imbalance in e-mobility: Without targeted funding, around 5.6 million parking spaces in apartment buildings could remain unprepared for electric charging, warns T&E.
By Kai Schöneberg
At the North Sea Summit in Hamburg, countries bordering the North Sea signaled closer cooperation on financing offshore wind projects. The industry responded with a major investment pledge.
By Manuel Berkel
