Chancellor Scholz is optimistic ahead of the negotiations on the EU budget until 2027 at the summit of EU heads of state and government.
By Corinna Visser
Various sanctions were discussed at the Foreign Affairs Council on Monday – both against radical Israeli settlers and new measures against Hamas. A resolution was passed against the Iranian production of drones, which Russia is using against Ukraine.
By Eric Bonse
Germany may compensate RWE with €2.6 billion for the premature lignite phase-out in the Rhenish mining area. The EU Commission has given up its initial doubts – for a specific reason.
By Manuel Berkel
Germany has succeeded in ensuring that new vehicles can also run on climate-neutral fuels after the ban on combustion engines in 2035. There is to be a separate category for this in the registration process: E-fuels-only. A blockade between the member states has so far prevented a solution.
By Markus Grabitz
A trial against the Swedish EU employee Johan Floderus began in Iran at the weekend. In the worst-case scenario, he would have to face the death penalty.
By Alina Leimbach
The latest meeting of EU finance ministers has also failed to produce an agreement. The future of the Stability Pact is still under discussion. Nevertheless, there is now 92 percent agreement, says Christian Lindner.
By Max Mustermann
The biggest concern of German decision-makers is the rise of nationalist governments in the EU. According to an exclusive Table.Media survey of 3,000 high-ranking stakeholders, they do not give the traffic light a good report card for its European policy.
By Fabian Löhe
The upcoming Belgian Council Presidency apparently sees little chance of passing all remaining laws from the Green Deal before the EU elections in June. Dossiers on the circular economy and environmental quality are apparently on the back burner.
By Manuel Berkel
The former Spanish Finance Minister Nadia María Calviño will become the new President of the EU Development Bank EIB. She succeeds Werner Hoyer. Margrethe Vestager, who lost the race to head the bank, is returning to the Commission as Vice-President.
By Max Mustermann
Negotiations on the emergency instrument for the internal market have failed. The member states are not prepared to set up fast lanes for technicians, medical staff and other service providers. Instead, they insist on retaining their own registration procedures.
By Markus Grabitz
