Every legislative committee in the European Parliament has a central task: it must develop compromises that are also capable of gaining a majority in plenary. However, the Environment Committee fails to meet this requirement remarkably often. The EPP now wants to curtail its powers.
By Markus Grabitz
The federal delegates' conference in Karlsruhe marks the start of the Greens' European election campaign. In addition to a controversial debate on migration, the choice of the European list and the election program also revealed some rifts.
By Lukas Knigge
Germany wants to introduce a new paper into the negotiations on the AI Act in which it specifies the proposals for the regulated self-regulation of foundation models. The ideas of Parliament and the Council are still far apart.
By Corinna Visser
Germany, France, and Italy want to exempt foundation models from the strict regulation in the AI Act – and have thus brought the negotiations to a standstill. Daniel Privitera, Head of the Center for AI Risks and Impacts (KIRA), explains in an interview with Corinna Visser why it would harm Europe to let developers in the USA write their own rules.
By Corinna Visser
At the federal delegates' conference in Karlsruhe today, the Greens want to determine their personnel and program for the 2024 European elections. At the start of the party conference on Thursday evening, however, the focus was on completely different topics.
By Lukas Knigge
Following the triumph of the far-right in the Dutch elections, the search for causes is beginning. Observers believe that the outgoing head of government Mark Rutte and his liberal party are partly responsible.
By Eric Bonse
EU budget, debt rules, industrial policy: The ruling of the Federal Constitutional Court is likely to have an impact on the European Union. How much depends on the decisions made by the Berlin coalition. A classification.
By Till Hoppe
The European Parliament is having an emotional debate about the planned, controversial Spanish amnesty law. EPP group leader Manfred Weber criticizes that Pedro Sánchez has broken the principle of the rule of law out of selfishness. At the same time, Sánchez's new cabinet is taking shape.
By Isabel Cuesta Camacho
The European Parliament takes stock almost three years after Brexit. The Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) between Brussels and London has reduced the expected economic damage. There is a need for expansion in foreign and security policy.
By Markus Grabitz
German Chancellor Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Meloni present themselves as a dream couple at the joint government consultations in Berlin. But despite all the euphoria, the evening is rather sober. The joint action plan mainly contains declarations of intent.
By Redaktion Table
