The European Commission aims to simplify defense investments, reduce bureaucratic hurdles, and ease access to credit. The EU also wants to encourage mergers and acquisitions in the fragmented defense sector.
By Stephan Israel
The Commission's report on the Digital Decade is once again mixed. The member states are not on the right track in all areas. Germany also has deficits.
By Corinna Visser
Telekom's competitors in the Anga, Breko and VATM associations are calling for the Commission to maintain its recommendation on relevant product and service markets in the electronic communications sector.
By Corinna Visser
According to a cep study, governments in the EU are predominantly promoting conventional large-scale projects such as wind farms or grid expansion, and hardly any new areas such as battery production or electrolysers. Governments are also conservative when it comes to instruments.
By Till Hoppe
The black-red federal government is lobbying in Brussels for agricultural funding to remain a separate policy area. However, it is not making any concrete demands regarding the size of the agricultural budget.
By Julia Dahm
The Commission presents its reform proposal to revive the securitization industry. The financial industry is satisfied with the reduced reporting obligations. There is uncertainty about the changes to capital requirements and the effect on the real economy.
By Marc Winkelmann
To destroy the nuclear facility in Fordow, Israel needs US strategic bombers – the only aircraft capable of carrying 10,000-pound bunker-busting bombs. However, to keep the US out of the conflict with Tehran, Donald Trump is currently refusing to deploy them.
By Markus Bickel
At the Energy Council, Hungary and Slovakia prevented a united declaration on phasing out Russian fossil fuels. The Federal Minister for Economic Affairs surprised with a gesture towards the pro-nuclear EU states.
By Manuel Berkel
