Several current EU Commissioners are also entitled to an annuity from the pension fund, which is threatened with bankruptcy. A list of 660 current or former MEPs includes more prominent names. The Bureau is looking for a way out.
By Markus Grabitz
It was hard enough to find a common position on the AI Act in the lead parliamentary committees. Still, there could be surprises in Thursday's vote – not everyone is behind the rapporteurs' compromise. The trilogue negotiations will not be easy either.
By Corinna Visser
Each of the heads of state and government from the 27 member states is invited once to present their plans for the future of the EU to the European Parliament. On Europe Day, it was Chancellor Olaf Scholz's turn. In the ensuing debate, he was criticized for despondency and a lack of initiatives.
By Markus Grabitz
Instead of takeovers, Chinese companies are now focusing on greenfield investments. Here they have their eyes on one sector in particular: Battery production for electric vehicles. This has far-reaching consequences for Europe.
By Redaktion Table
With pesticide regulation and renaturation law, the EU Commission wants to ensure the resilience of the food supply in Europe. Farmers fear for their existence and criticize that the laws rather endanger food security. Many agricultural states are calling for far-reaching changes.
By Lukas Knigge
Massive interventions by the FDP and industry lobbyists have prevented the EU Commission's planned ban on commissions for the sale of financial products. For the time being. But after the Bafin in Germany is taking a closer look it becomes clear: A restriction on the so far unbridled practice is likely to come.
By Horand Knaup
The EU Commission wants to set targets for the reuse of packaging. This is meeting with enormous resistance, particularly in the takeaway sector: a new lobby alliance is calling for the negotiations to be paused and insists on recyclable single-use packaging. Members of parliament are also divided over the reusable quotas.
By Leonie Düngefeld
The Conference on the Future of Europe was supposed to be the start of a thorough renewal process for the Union. What have the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission achieved to implement the proposals from the final report?
By Markus Grabitz
The EU has so far been unable to agree on a position on remaining in the Energy Charter Treaty, and it is, therefore, blocking its modernization. Now the Swedish Council Presidency has presented a proposal to break the stalemate.
By Charlotte Wirth
Supply Chain Act, Conflict Minerals Regulation, ban on products from forced labor: A whole series of new requirements for corporate due diligence are emerging at EU level. These also have consequences for countries that export to the EU, as you can read in our overview.
By Charlotte Wirth
