How must a fair data law be structured to get data traffic moving and promote innovation? Negotiations on the Data Act are currently underway – and the industry has formulated clear demands.
By Corinna Visser
In the future, it will not be the employees who have to prove whether an employment relationship exists, but Google, Uber and Co.: At the heart of the proposal to improve the situation of platform workers is the reversal of the burden of proof. Because the devil is in the details, however, the deliberations of Parliament and the Council are taking an unexpectedly long time.
By Markus Grabitz
The current crisis has permanently changed the European energy market, says energy and geopolitics expert Andreas Goldthau. Not only in the short term, but also in the future, more state intervention is to be expected. But the current crisis also offers opportunities, he states.
By Charlotte Wirth
The planned European Media Freedom Act is the subject of an open dispute: The German states deny the EU competence – and launch a subsidiarity complaint. Is Věra Jourová's prestige project overshooting the mark?
By Redaktion Table
The trilogues on the Fit for 55 dossiers are entering the home stretch. There is already a broad majority in favor of increasing the targets for renewable energies. The days of decision come in mid-December.
By Claire Stam
Proponents of the gas price cap have prevailed. The Council will not adopt the emergency gas regulation and the renewables booster until there is a package deal with the Market Correction Mechanism.
By Manuel Berkel
Trilogue on its own business: The European Parliament sees demands by the Council on the party statute as an attack on the EU parties' right to self-determination. Money and political freedom of movement are at stake.
By Markus Grabitz
Two weeks ahead of the UN Biodiversity Conference, the EU is arguing about its own nature conservation laws. In times of crisis, there is particular concern about losing agricultural production areas. Questions about measurability and funding also remain unanswered.
By Timo Landenberger
Since the pressure on migration routes is increasing, the calls for reform of the European asylum and migration system are getting louder again. But negotiations are slow, and a further tightening of EU migration policy is on the horizon.
By Charlotte Wirth
According to information available to Europe.Table, the authority considers the reforms promised by Budapest to be insufficient to eliminate the rule of law deficiencies. Prime Minister Orbán will probably have to do without the urgently needed billions from Brussels for longer.
By Till Hoppe
