European energy policy is expected to be shaped by four topics in 2024: Infrastructure, gas-fired power plants, the targets for 2040 and a new governance framework. The latter could determine whether the industry has a future in Europe.
By Manuel Berkel
Brussels will soon be switching to election campaigning. But before then, the EU Commission still has one major climate policy project to tackle: the climate target for 2040. Adopting and implementing it will be the task of the next Parliament. And it is likely to tick differently than the current one.
By Lukas Knigge
The single market is often invoked in Sunday speeches, but integration has made little progress for years. With Mario Draghi and Enrico Letta, two elder statesmen are now supposed to put the project back on the political agenda. Despite the economic problems, however, there is little appetite for it among governments.
By Till Hoppe
Giorgia Meloni has been in power in Italy for around 14 months at the head of a far-right coalition. The poll ratings of her Fratelli d'Italia party have risen since then.
By Redaktion Table
The poker game for the top jobs that will be distributed after the European elections in June has already begun. Who will do what? This is what the personnel packages that are on the table with the heads of state and government and in the European Parliament are all about.
By Markus Grabitz
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European politics have had to juggle a lot of topics recently. The issues that have shaped the past year – and how well the EU has dealt with them so far.
By Redaktion Table
Just in time for the winter break, the Council has also adopted its position on the Packaging Regulation. This means that the trilogue negotiations can begin in January. These are likely to be difficult, especially when it comes to the issues of single-use bans and reusable quotas.
By Leonie Düngefeld
The EU finance ministers have agreed on a reform of the European debt rules. This was made possible by a step-by-step agreement between Germany and France.
By Max Mustermann
The EU has agreed on a reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS). However, many projects have yet to be tested in practice. In particular, the new rules on asylum procedures at the external borders are on shaky ground.
By Eric Bonse
Germany is massively underrepresented in the EU institutions. The EU's largest country accounts for 18.6 percent of the EU population. In the Commission, the Parliament and the Council, however, Germany consistently accounts for less than ten percent of civil servants, temporary and contract staff.
By Markus Grabitz
