The desire for a political alternative led to the election victory of the Fratelli d'Italia, according to Andrea De Petris. However, Giorgia Meloni will not be able to deviate significantly from Mario Draghi's reform course in the future. She also faces a balancing act within her right-wing alliance.
By Experts Table.Briefings
Shifting freight transport from road to rail has been a goal of the European Union since 2001. However, the market share of road freight transport has been rising ever since and consequently, so have CO2 emissions. This trend can be reversed by combined freight transport.
By Experts Table.Briefings
The apple of discord is on this week's menu. Italy will elect a new government on Sunday, most likely a far-right one. Could a new alliance of the far right now emerge at the EU level?
By Claire Stam
The supply of metals such as copper, nickel or lithium in Europe must rely on several pillars: higher imports of primary and secondary raw materials from countries with sustainable standards, more domestic mine production – and above all more domestic recycling.
By Experts Table.Briefings
Choucroute à la bruxelloise is on this week's menu. The resignation of Ska Keller, Co-Chair of the European Greens, puts the spotlight on a political group seeking to join the Premier League of European parties. Europe.Table spoke with Philippe Lamberts, who is the group's sole leader until mid-October.
By Claire Stam
Tarte flambée is on the menu for the week. When the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, delivers her State of the European Union address on Wednesday in the Strasbourg Parliament – in the heart of Alsace, the stronghold of tarte flambée – she will give an overview of the projects her Commission intends to tackle in the coming year.
By Claire Stam
Carbon farming aims to increase the carbon storage capacity of arable soils. To create economic incentives, the EU Commission plans a legal framework for the certification of these sink services. But what sounds like a good idea at first is ultimately the wrong approach, as Sarah Wiener writes in today's Opinion.
By Experts Table.Briefings
"Whim of the gods" is on the menu. Spanish MEP Isabel García Muñoz will present a report on the budget of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) to the Parliament's Budget Committee on Monday. What may seem like a formality at first glance holds political dynamite.
By Claire Stam
Ajvar Balkan style: The effects of global warming in the Balkans are particularly felt in agriculture and energy generation. They exacerbate the high potential for destabilization in this already politically tense region of Europe. A tension that Brussels cannot ignore.
By Claire Stam
