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Karl Haeusgen zum SMEI

Protection of the internal market is a delicate task

With the Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI), the EU Commission has published a European emergency instrument for the European single market. But the result is rather unsatisfactory and in parts, a no-go for companies, according to Karl Haeusgen, President of the Mechanical Engineering Industry Association VDMA. He rejects far-reaching interventions in entrepreneurial freedom.

By Experts Table.Briefings

Data transfers: the unresolved TADPF case

Six months after the announcement of a new transatlantic agreement for a legally secure transfer of personal data, there is no sign of it. A problem for the economy – and on top of that, another state is also causing great concern.

By Falk Steiner

Energy crisis shapes relations with Africa

The energy crisis in Europe comes at an "interesting" time for Africa, according to Gwamaka Kifukwe, an expert at the European Council on Foreign Relations. Selling energy to Europe is an opportunity for growth, he says.

By Ella Joyner