After the climate clubs, the EU and its partners are discussing commodity clubs. In the process, they forget: If they want to import raw materials from the global South, they must also export (recycled) raw materials there. The metal recycling industry should therefore be on the guest list of the raw material clubs, write Murat Bayram and Kilian Schwaiger.
By Experts Table.Briefings
After the negotiations on the Green Deal legislation in the energy sector, it is now the agricultural sector's turn. The Commission's proposals are causing plenty of controversies – how they will be taken forward depends not least on a French Renew MEP.
By Claire Stam
Ahead of the European elections, Table.Media regularly publishes an up-to-date projection by political scientist Manuel Müller on the composition of the next European Parliament. It is already becoming clear that an alliance of the EPP and S D alone will not suffice. Things are looking up for the Greens.
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Germany's attempts to stabilize Mali ended in a debacle. Regardless, it is sensible for Germany and other European states not to withdraw from Africa, leaving the field to China and Russia, writes Rainer Tetzlaff in today’s Opinion.
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Three of four European parliamentarians want closer cooperation with Israel – not least in the security and armaments sector. Carsten Ovens explains why Europe's defense can benefit from Israel's experience with drones and air defense systems.
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The focus of our economy on constant growth has had devastating consequences. In the run-up to the Beyond Growth conference in 2023, members of the European Parliament from all political groups are calling for human well-being and environmental sustainability to be given top priority in the future.
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France's Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire's new book was met with derision and astonishment because of an erotic passage. But there is much more political strategy behind the literary ambitions than meets the eye.
By Claire Stam
International shipping is one of the biggest polluters. In order for the industry to get on the 1.5-degree path, concrete emission reduction targets are needed – as early as 2030 and 2040, as Anaïs Rios writes in this Opinion. Germany must lobby for this in the EU.
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The Russian war of aggression in Ukraine puts Europe's openness, diversity, freedom, solidarity and ownership to the test. In the debate on how to deal with Russian citizens and Russian culture, the EU should not fall into black-and-white rhetoric. Instead, it must emphasize its pluralistic culture, write André Wilkens and Paweł Zerka in their position paper.
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SPD MEP Maria Noichl is outraged by the EPP's blockade of EU nature conservation policy. In today's Opinion, she accuses Manfred Weber and his party friends of putting the brakes on numerous progress issues.
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