If British Prime Minister and Brexit hardliner Liz Truss had hoped for a glorious first four weeks in office, she will be disappointed today. Not that you can tell that from her media appearances.
By Ella Joyner
Paris has unveiled a new legislative proposal to accelerate the development of renewable energy in France. To achieve this, the government is counting on speeding up the issuance of permits and reducing administrative hurdles, which are a problem in France – as they are in most other member states.
By Claire Stam
Rising prices and, above all, the planned pension reform bill brings people in France to the streets. But President Emmanuel Macron is determined to stay the course. But since he lost the absolute majority, he will be forced to make concessions.
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Elections will be held in Bosnia-Herzegovina on Sunday. Russia's war against Ukraine has brought the Balkan state back into focus. Nationalists are paralyzing the country, which is struggling with a fragile government structure. There is also criticism of the post of high representative.
By Stephan Israel
The German government can count on a lot of support for its initiative to promote the production of renewable energy technologies in Europe. It is said, that EU Industry Commissioner Thierry Breton will explicitly support Berlin's initiative at the Competitiveness Council today. There is also a lot of support in the industry and a demand for more speed.
By Redaktion Table
Yesterday evening, the Commission sent its non-paper on the gas price cap to the member states. At their meeting three weeks ago, the energy ministers had insisted on proposals. But the Commission now drastically shows the consequences of a general gas price cap.
By Manuel Berkel
The Commission is revising liability rules for products to make them fit for the digital age – and laying down special rules for AI. But consumer advocates fear that the hurdles are too high to bring justice to injured parties.
By Corinna Visser
Six months after the announcement of a new transatlantic agreement for a legally secure transfer of personal data, there is no sign of it. A problem for the economy – and on top of that, another state is also causing great concern.
By Falk Steiner
The energy crisis in Europe comes at an "interesting" time for Africa, according to Gwamaka Kifukwe, an expert at the European Council on Foreign Relations. Selling energy to Europe is an opportunity for growth, he says.
By Ella Joyner
Globalization was yesterday; the new mantra of European trade policy is (transparent) strategic autonomy. Our fall trade policy outlook highlights which instruments the EU aims to use in the increasingly harsh international environment and which partners it wants to create binding agreements with.
By Till Hoppe
