Decisions on real estate for the EU Parliament are due in the fall: At the Brussels office, the parliament building is to be renovated; at the Strasbourg office, the purchase of a building in the immediate vicinity of the plenary hall is on the table.
By Markus Grabitz
Europe continues to import metals such as nickel, copper, and aluminum from Russia on a large scale – from companies owned by oligarchs close to Putin. The EU and German government must stop these imports and drastically change raw materials policy, according to Michael Reckordt of the NGO PowerShift.
By Redaktion Table
How effective are the sanctions imposed by the EU and Western countries on the Russian Federation to force the country to leave Ukraine? Everyone involved was aware from the outset that these can never be 100% effective – but there are particularly glaring loopholes when it comes to hardware and software.
By Falk Steiner
