While right-wing populists are pushing their way to power across Europe, Poland has freed itself from the eight-year rule of the national populists in the Sejm elections. The victory of the democratic opposition has a face: Donald Tusk. The 66-year-old politician is an old acquaintance.
By Redaktion Table
Lukas Mandl is the European Parliament's chief negotiator for the framework agreement with Switzerland. Last Friday's agreement between the Commission and the Federal Council on the further course of negotiations was a reward for the Austrian MEP's perseverance.
By Redaktion Table
With her work, Sophia Russack wants to contribute to making the EU more transparent and democratic. She recommends that the Council, Parliament and Commission make EU processes easier to understand.
By Redaktion Table
Daniel Mitrenga represents the interests of 180,000 family businesses in Brussels. The economist heads the European department and is a member of the management board of the association "Die Familienunternehmer".
By Redaktion Table
Thanasis Bakolas has been Secretary General of the Christian Democratic party family EPP since June 2022. Party leader Manfred Weber gave him a mission: to clean up the EPP.
By Isabel Cuesta Camacho
Gunther Kegel was re-elected President of the ZVEI this year. The electrical engineer is working with the association to promote an electrified and digitalized society – in this respect, Germany is lagging far behind in Europe.
By Redaktion Table
Jan Philipp Albrecht spent four years as Minister for Energy Transition, Agriculture, Environment, Nature and Digitalization in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, before which he was a member of the European Parliament for nine years. Today, as Co-Chair of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, he campaigns for democracy, the achievement of climate targets and cross-media discourse.
By Tim Winter
Lenka de Mauro heads the European office of the German Insurance Association. She represents the interests of German insurers there, currently in particular in the legislative process for the EU retail investor strategy.
By Redaktion Table
Dutchman Jules Maaten already worked at several political levels: as a local politician, as a Member of the European Parliament, and now, as Head of the European Office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation.
By Clara Baldus
Latvia is still getting to know its new prime minister: Evika Siliņa previously worked mainly behind the scenes. After ongoing disputes in the previous coalition, she now leads a government that is left of center – a peculiarity in the Baltic country.
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