The French President and the head of the EU Commission have a difficult mission ahead of them in Beijing: to present EU and national interests in a unified manner. While von der Leyen insists on a "de-risking" of trade relations, Macron hopes for thick economic contracts with the People's Republic.
By Amelie Richter
The shift to the right in Europe continues. After Italy and Sweden, which have already been governed by conservative, populist and nationalist parties since last year, Finland also moved a bit to the right in Sunday's parliamentary elections. This also has consequences at the EU level.
By Eric Bonse
The Internal Market Committee in the European Parliament hopes to take the lead on the Right to Repair. In a first exchange with Justice Commissioner Reynders, MEPs criticized above all the lack of solutions for repair costs and warranty – and the long delay of the Commission proposal.
By Leonie Düngefeld
The EU Parliament's rapporteur for the Cyber Resilience Act, Nicola Danti, has sent a first draft report to the shadow rapporteurs. In particular, Danti wants to make changes to the timetable, the mandatory update period, the responsible bodies, and open-source software compared to the Commission's draft.
By Falk Steiner
The EU institutions have agreed on higher renewables targets and a permanent acceleration of planning. France, on the other hand, largely failed with its push to have nuclear energy counted as renewable.
By Manuel Berkel
In her speech on EU-China relations, the head of the EU Commission was more confrontational than ever before. This sets a clear tone before her joint China visit with France's President Macron. It is obvious that this will not go down well in Beijing. But even a positive response in Brussels is questionable.
By Amelie Richter
Last week, EU Research Commissioner Mariya Gabriel opened the first "European Innovation Days" in Silicon Valley, aimed at sparking interest in Europe among US startups and investors. She spoke with Manfred Ronzheimer about the intentions and successes of her US mission.
By Redaktion Table
Germany needs more immigration – because there is plenty of work available. However, the plans presented yesterday by the federal government are not only met with joy by European neighbors. Berlin is also playing its own game in this regard.
By Falk Steiner
Women are significantly more likely to be injured in road accidents, a fact that has been known since the 1960s. However, EU legislation still does not require vehicles to be tested using female crash test dummies. The EU Transport Committee is now calling on the Commission to take responsibility.
By Charlotte Wirth
Yesterday, Energy ministers agreed on their position on the gas market package and the extension of the gas savings target. France's demand that hydrogen from nuclear energy should be counted towards the renewables targets remained unheard. Instead, the Commission signaled concessions on another level.
By Manuel Berkel
