The German Social Democrats are entering the EU election campaign by staging themselves as strategists and taking sideswipes at the CDU and its lead candidate. "Stop the shift to the right" is another slogan.
By Manuel Berkel
The European Parliament has passed the Net-Zero Industry Act. The ailing solar industry is pressing for the new rules to be applied immediately.
By Till Hoppe
The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) expects a significantly higher workload following Poland's accession. After Poland, Sweden and Ireland could soon also join the EPPO.
By Silke Wettach
Research Commissioner Iliana Ivanova meets the Turkish Minister of Industry in Istanbul. Both sides agree on joint initiatives in research funding.
By Corinna Visser
The Platform Work Directive can enter into force. Parliament voted in favor with a large majority. The law is intended to combat bogus self-employment – and establishes rules for AI in the workplace in the EU for the first time.
By Alina Leimbach
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has surprisingly announced that he is suspending his official duties for the time being. The background to this is an investigation into his wife.
By Claire Stam
AfD top candidate Maximilian Krah is to skip the European election campaign kick-off in Donaueschingen, but is otherwise allowed to stay. It had previously become known that the police had arrested an employee from Krah's Brussels office on suspicion of espionage.
By Franziska Klemenz
On Wednesday, the EU Parliament adopted the new Single Market Emergency and Resilience Act, which aims to prevent supply bottlenecks in crisis situations. The Council will give its approval in the coming days.
By Marc Winkelmann
The EU Commission has launched a 9- to 14-month investigation into the public procurement market for medical products in China. This first-time deployment of the International Procurement Instrument (IPI) could lead to the disadvantage of Chinese medical products in the European procurement market.
By Marc Winkelmann
Due to programmatic overlaps with left and right-wing parties, Sahra Wagenknecht's party is finding it difficult to fit into the European party landscape. Leading candidate Fabio de Masi wants new alliances.
By Vera Weidenbach
