German Finance Minister Lindner does not outright reject the Commission's proposals but calls for significant adjustments. His French colleague Le Maire is also dissatisfied – but for entirely different reasons.
By Redaktion Table
The second part of the event "China Strategy 2023" focused on China as a rival. The foreign policy discussion revolved around old war horses, the cacophony between von der Leyen and Macron, and urgently necessary China expertise.
By Redaktion Table
The Brussels-based authority will present its proposals for reforming the Stability and Growth Pact on Wednesday. In doing so, it is taking up some of the German government's concerns, as a draft shows.
By Till Hoppe
Today, the European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee is voting on due diligence in supply chains. The political groups were able to agree on a compromise that is more ambitious than the positions of the Commission and Council. But SMEs are now only indirectly held accountable.
By Charlotte Wirth
The new instrument to strengthen the European defense industry (EDIRPA) was actually intended for rapid deployment from 2022. Today it finally clears an important hurdle. A compromise is also in sight on joint ammunition procurement for Ukraine.
By Stephan Israel
Rivalry and competition have become more important in the EU-China relationship, says EU chief diplomat Borrell at the Foreign Council in Luxembourg. Now he wants to draw up a new position paper.
By Eric Bonse
China's top diplomat in France, Lu Shaye, has questioned the sovereignty of the former states of the Soviet Union. The Baltic EU states see this as proof that China cannot act as a mediator in the war against Ukraine. On Monday, the EU foreign ministers will discuss the incident.
By Amelie Richter
A parliamentary pension system has payment obligations of €300 million but only has a capital of €50 million left. The parliamentary presidium is looking for a way out.
By Markus Grabitz
The German government is pushing for the reform of the Stability and Growth Pact to include fixed criteria for debt reduction. There is only limited support for this in the EU Commission.
By Till Hoppe
Politicians and businesses are currently intensely discussing how to reduce economic dependence on China. A new study has come to the surprising conclusion: This dependence is not as high as believed.
By Christiane Kuehl
