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14 vice presidents for the EU Parliament

On Tuesday, the European Parliament will elect the conservative Maltese Roberta Metsola as its new president in Strasbourg. The 43-year-old would be only the third woman in this office – and at the same time the youngest so far. She succeeds the Italian Social Democrat David Sassoli, who died unexpectedly last Tuesday.

By Eric Bonse

Energy prices: LNG terminal as insurance

Essen-based energy company RWE is tuning the markets for a sustained high price level and is using the opportunity to promote a German LNG terminal to diversify imports.

By Redaktion Table

Chips Act: legislation on the fly

Four months ago, Ursula von der Leyen announced a legislative proposal to promote the chip industry, and the Commission intends to deliver shortly. However, experts and industry warn against setting the wrong priorities in a rush.

By Till Hoppe

Jordan Francis promoviert derzeit an der University of Minnesota

Modest US surveillance reform to enable an enhanced Privacy Shield program

Negotiations on a successor to the Privacy Shield are in full swing. But the basic problem remains almost impossible to solve: Without changes to the legal framework in the USA, the project will hardly be able to stand before the CJEU. Jordan Francis argues for an interim solution with comparatively minor changes.

By Redaktion Table