The DSA imposes a number of obligations on Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs), including transparency reports. Seven platforms have now published theirs.
By Corinna Visser
On Wednesday, MEPs were still tough on Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson. On Thursday, the Parliamentarians presented their own position on the controversial proposal to combat depictions of sexual abuse of children. And it's a tough one.
By Falk Steiner
The first forum of the EU Infrastructure Initiative comes with announcements and the signing of several new projects. Global Gateway seems to be gaining momentum, at least on paper. In Africa, Brussels, along with the USA, aims to secure access to vital raw materials.
By Amelie Richter
At the meeting of heads of state and government, the EU wants to assure Ukraine of its support and press for humanitarian aid for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The exact wording is still being debated.
By Stephan Israel
The BDI is calling for a sharp course correction in view of the European elections and the Commission's next mandate. The EU should pursue a business-friendly agenda and focus on Europe's competitiveness. This emerges from the policy paper on European policy 2024 to 2029, which is available to Table.Media.
By Markus Grabitz
Europe has chosen a new path with the EU's multi-billion euro reconstruction fund. The European Court of Auditors now warns that the set goals cannot be reliably verified.
By Max Mustermann
The EU Commission is trying to allay concerns that the Inflation Reduction Act will lead to a migration of European companies to the USA. Nevertheless, it is reacting – and increasingly relying on plannable demand for individual technologies.
By Manuel Berkel
In the federal elections in Switzerland, the forces that stand for isolation and strict neutrality were strengthened. This has consequences for efforts to put bilateral relations between the EU and Switzerland on a new footing. A deal is becoming less and less likely.
By Stephan Israel
In view of excessive bureaucracy, the chairman of the German government's Standards Control Council (NKR) believes that government reform is urgently needed in Germany and calls on the governing coalition to get it off the ground. In an interview with Stefan Braun and Till Hoppe, Lutz Goebel makes it clear: We have to pick up speed – in Germany and at the EU level.
By Till Hoppe
The Battery Regulation is meant to create a circular economy in Europe and reduce dependencies. This affects Chinese companies in particular, but the latter also see an opportunity in the new regulation.
By Christian Domke Seidel
