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Barnier launches austerity budget

€60 billion are to be saved: The new government in France wants to make significant savings in the budget. There is already resistance in parliament – and not only there.

By Redaktion Table

Commissioners' hearings: timetable and list of questions set

The timetable for the hearings of the Commissioners-designate has been set – but behind the scenes, things are boiling over: The EPP pushed through its proposal for the timetable against the will of the Socialists and Liberals and with the votes of the ECR and far-right Patriots.

By Lukas Knigge

ARCHIV - 25.10.2023, Berlin: Nancy Faeser (SPD), Bundesministerin für Inneres und Heimat, stellt in einer Pressekonferenz den Entwurf des so genannten Rückführungsverbesserungsgesetzes vor. (zu dpa: «Schwierige Mission für Faeser: Gespräche über Migration in Marokko») Foto: Kay Nietfeld/dpa +++ dpa-Bildfunk +++

Berlin wants to maintain border controls

Germany has been criticized for its border controls. However, the German government apparently wants to stick with them for the time being. It is waiting for European solutions to protect the EU's external borders.

By Eric Bonse

Von der Leyen roasts Orbán

This is probably not how Viktor Orbán imagined his appearance in Strasbourg for Hungary's EU Council Presidency. In the crossfire of criticism, Hungary's head of government found himself on the defensive in the EU Parliament.

By Stephan Israel

EU-US Data Privacy Framework: Commission confirms progress

The US has implemented the key elements of the data protection framework that regulates the transfer of personal data from the EU to US organizations. This is the result of an audit report that the Commission has now presented.

By Corinna Visser