The alliance’s new five-percent defense spending goal is now largely undisputed – only the timeline and the exact accounting of eligible expenditures remain open. NATO defense ministers will meet Thursday to smooth out the final obstacles ahead of the summit in The Hague in three weeks.
By Stephan Israel
The European panel of experts on climate change warns against watering down the EU climate target for 2040 by allowing international certificates. However, the election result in Poland makes it more difficult to find a majority for an ambitious climate policy.
By Lukas Knigge
This is not how Donald Tusk imagined the final weeks of his EU Council presidency. The head of government wanted to strengthen Poland's role in Europe, but after Karol Nawrocki's narrow election victory, the country is weakened.
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The EU Commission wants to boost the securitization market with a regulatory proposal scheduled for mid-June. Drafts now show that the Commission wants to reduce capital requirements and simplify the criteria for standardized securitizations.
By Marc Winkelmann
Too many innovative start-ups are leaving Europe once they reach their growth phase. The European Commission now aims to change that with its new Start-up and Scale-up Strategy.
By Corinna Visser
In the second round of Poland’s presidential election, it’s a neck-and-neck race: Trzaskowski, the Civic Platform candidate, is focusing his efforts on mobilizing non-voters.
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Public contracts only in return for good working conditions? The Association of Towns and Municipalities rejects this, but there are also advocates among the municipalities.
By Alina Leimbach
After a phone call on Sunday evening, US President Trump postponed the threatened 50 percent tariff to July. Brussels is careful not to escalate its response to Trump's threats. The preparation of countermeasures is likely to be accelerated, however.
By Marc Winkelmann
Spain is the only Member State that has not yet notified the new EU electoral law. Head of government Pedro Sánchez has domestic political reasons for this. A delegation from the EU Parliament's Constitutional Affairs Committee has now visited Madrid for talks.
By Isabel Cuesta Camacho
Commission President von der Leyen wants to reduce bureaucracy – with the help of a "whole fleet of omnibuses." Four have already been presented and at least six more are in the pipeline. We provide an overview of the planned measures.
By Redaktion Table
