The EU states still hesitate to put a price cap on Russian gas imports. After the energy ministers' meeting on Friday, the Commission will first discuss less controversial measures against high energy costs tomorrow. Council decisions could follow before the end of September.
By Manuel Berkel
On Wednesday, EU Commission President von der Leyen will present her plans for the coming months. Energy crisis, Ukraine, EU reform – reality dictates the big issues. We provide an outlook.
By Till Hoppe
After 13 years, Klaus Welle is stepping down at the head of the administration in the European Parliament. Four candidates are vying to succeed him in tonight's election. What do the party families hope to gain from the deal they wrestled over until the very end?
By Markus Grabitz
At the EU finance ministers' meeting, five states announce that they will follow through with the internationally agreed minimum tax on their own if necessary. This way, they want to circumvent Viktor Orbán's blockade at the EU level. The German Ministry of Finance is already working on a concrete implementation plan.
By Falk Steiner
Even if Chinese software developers are improving steadily – it still makes little sense for China to do everything on its own, says Clas Neumann. As Vice President of SAP, he is responsible for the global labs of the German software company. Frank Sieren spoke with Neumann.
By Frank Sieren
The party congresses of China's Communists are a forum for socialist grandeur, the forcing through of ideologies. In recent decades, they also stood for an orderly transfer of power. That no longer applies. At the upcoming 20th CP Congress, President Xi Jinping will be elected Chairman for another five years.
By Christiane Kuehl
EU legislation is dominated by energy issues because of the war in Ukraine. It starts next week with the vote in the European Parliament on two directives: the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) and the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED). In October, the financing of the RePowerEU plan will be on the agenda. Several trilogues are underway.
By Claire Stam
The German government, the EU Commission and the automotive industry want to persuade the Taiwanese company to build its first semiconductor factory in Europe. This is about jobs, but above all about greater supply security for the companies.
By Redaktion Table
All budgets in the Alpine Republic will be relieved with a social component. Economists warn against too loose spending policy of the black-green coalition.
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On Thursday, the EU Commission presented its report on the implementation of environmental targets in the member states. Despite progress, Germany has to make up for lost time in several areas. Among them are groundwater and species protection.
By Timo Landenberger
