European car manufacturers and suppliers announced more than 100,000 job cuts in 2024. At the same time, Chinese manufacturers are expanding massively into Europe. This development is a geopolitical wake-up call.
By Katharina Osthoff
Europe-wide polls currently suggest no successful restart for the von der Leyen coalition. If elections were held now, the European Parliament would be more polarized – and further to the right – than ever before. Another group, however, is also gaining ground.
By Manuel Müller
With the introduction of the Emissions Trading Directive, the EU has shown courage, write the authors of the German Emissions Trading Authority (DEHSt) at the Federal Environment Agency (UBA). For its continued success, social measures will be decisive.
By Daniel Klingenfeld, Christoph Kühleis, Juliane Steegmann and Jan Weiß
At the meeting in Alaska, the EU has months of submission to Donald Trump at stake. The US president could be primarily interested in trade deals. If Vladimir Putin is willing to compromise, the USA could also benefit economically in Russia.
By Marc De Vos
The agreement reveals deep weaknesses in EU trade policy. Individual member states undermine the negotiating position instead of taking joint responsibility. National interests also make the EU susceptible to blackmail.
By Etienne Höra
In the new MFF, funds for development work, humanitarian aid and for EU candidate countries are to come from a single financing instrument. However, the concept resembles a game of Jenga in which contradictory motivations are to be reconciled.
By Julian Bergmann and Niels Keijzer
However, a trade war between the USA and Russia should be treated with caution.
By Marc De Vos
Agriculture has major potential to contribute to EU climate neutrality – by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, storing carbon and providing alternatives to fossil raw materials. To mobilize this potential, the sector must finally become an integral part of the EU’s climate agenda.
By Christine Chemnitz and Harald Grethe
G7, NATO, European Council – one summit follows another. Yet Europe’s diplomatic summer is unfolding against the backdrop of a broader decline in multilateralism. That, however, may bring opportunities as well.
By Markus Grabitz
Short sellers were the first to smell fraud in the Wirecard case. They also uncovered shady practices in other cases. In the EU, however, there are many hurdles to keep them out of the market.
By Experts Table.Briefings
