For the first time, a right-wing prime minister is governing in Belgium, leading a five-party coalition. The first hurdle is likely to be the announced budget cuts with social cuts, against which employees have already gone on strike as a preventative measure. Unpopular immediate measures will also put the coalition to the test.
By Eric Bonse
By mid-February, the far-right FPÖ and the Christian Democratic ÖVP want to sound out whether they will form a government in Austria under the leadership of Herbert Kickl. Read today’s Europe.Table to find out how EPP party leader Manfred Weber is dealing with the member party crossing the line.
By Markus Grabitz
Seven months ago, Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly prematurely. Since then, France has been politically unstable. And the president has been politically sidelined.
By Claire Stam
Is the five-point plan compatible with EU law and the ongoing CEAS reform? Opinions differ widely in the Council and Parliament. Luxembourg has announced its objection. The EU Commission does not want to commit itself.
By Eric Bonse
A Council of Europe commission partially supports the far-right presidential candidate Călin Georgescu in his criticism of the invalidated election in Romania. At the same time, trust in the EU and NATO is growing in the country with nationalist tendencies, according to a survey.
By Frank Stier
In its Competitiveness Compass, the Commission shies away from politically difficult industrial policy decisions. Politicians and associations react with benevolence.
By Marc Winkelmann
For the first time, the Brussels authority has put a concrete figure on how much it wants to reduce bureaucracy for companies. However, the ambitious plans are already meeting with resistance in the Commission itself and in the European Parliament.
By Till Hoppe
The Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek claims to have built a better AI with fewer resources than its American competitors. Read what this means for Europe's position in the race for artificial intelligence.
By Corinna Visser
Business associations warn that the internal market is at risk of fragmentation in the face of new hurdles. They complain about a passive EU Commission that is initiating fewer and fewer infringement proceedings due to a lack of political will. The new Commission wants to pay more attention to the issue.
By Marc Winkelmann
The Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, has lost his majority in parliament and is facing mass protests from the population. The demonstrators criticize his authoritarian course and his closeness to Russia's ruler Vladimir Putin.
By Redaktion Table
