The EU has revised the 17th sanctions package and is threatening further punitive measures if Vladimir Putin is not prepared to agree to a ceasefire. The tone will be "toughened," said French Foreign Minister Barrot. However, on the day of the decision, it is unclear what the threat is worth.
By Stephan Israel
The New York Times has won its legal battle with the European Commission over text messages from the COVID crisis. In principle, all documents from EU institutions must be accessible, the court ruled. Exceptions must be well justified – the Commission now plans to revise its approach.
By Eric Bonse
The Europeans are threatening Vladimir Putin with new sanctions if the Russian president does not agree to a 30-day ceasefire. Donald Trump is once again stabbing the Europeans in the back and is now considering a trip to Istanbul for negotiations between Putin and Zelenskiy.
By Stephan Israel
Commission President von der Leyen wants to reform the EU budget. But probably not as far-reaching as the previous beneficiaries feared. The responsible EU Commissioner Serafin is trying to appease the critics.
By Till Hoppe
In her second term of office, the Commission President is shaping the public image of the authority even more. Internally, too, hardly anything works without von der Leyen and her team.
By Till Hoppe
It was the CDU's biggest, if not most important, election promise: to stop irregular migration once and for all. If necessary, by going it alone, regardless of the sensitivities of European partners. However, this is causing disgruntlement among Germany's neighbors.
By Yvonne Nasshoven
Europe will support Ukraine by all means, said Johann Wadephul at his first informal Foreign Affairs Council in Warsaw. The new Federal Foreign Minister will join other foreign ministers in Lviv today to set a counterpoint to the victory parade in Moscow and seal the start of the "Putin Tribunal."
By Stephan Israel
Poland is facing a trend-setting decision. Either they entrust Donald Tusk with all the power and elect the candidate of the liberal Civic Platform as the successor to President Andrzej Duda. Or they opt for the candidate of the conservative PiS party and thus for a continuation of the rivalry at the head of state.
By Redaktion Table
MEP Siegfried Mureșan sees eight reasons why the election of nationalist George Simion as Romania's next president would also be bad news for Europe. In Bucharest, the government collapsed after the failure of the coalition candidate.
By Frank Stier
The legal basis for the Special Tribunal against the crime of aggression is ready. Now, after the departure of the USA, Europeans and Western partners must have the courage to push ahead with the Tribunal on their own.
By Stephan Israel
