The European People's Party (EPP), Socialists Democrats (S D) and Renew agreed in November to cooperate informally. But the alliance is faltering. The three party families are struggling to agree on shared legislative goals.
By Markus Grabitz
Donald Trump is already causing a stir ahead of the NATO summit. On board Air Force One, the US President downplayed the alliance's collective defense article and published a private text message from Mark Rutte that makes the NATO Secretary General look bad.
By Stephan Israel
One name was conspicuously absent at the NATO summit in The Hague: China. Three years after its historic inclusion in the strategic concept, the People's Republic is no longer mentioned in the final document. And yet, recent surveys show that the European population indeed sees the relevance of security policy in the Indo-Pacific.
By Amelie Richter
On Tuesday evening, the NATO summit will open in The Hague. Secretary General Mark Rutte has succeeded in rallying the allies behind the five percent spending target. Disagreements with Spain have been pushed to the future.
By Inge Brendler
The Liberals and Socialists have asked for time to reconsider. They want to decide by Wednesday whether to continue the informal cooperation with the EPP in support of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The trigger for the crisis was the Commission’s announcement to withdraw the Green Claims Directive.
By Markus Grabitz
The NATO summit opens in The Hague on Tuesday evening. Secretary General Mark Rutte has managed to commit the allies to the five percent spending target. Differences with Spain are pushed into the future.
By Stephan Israel
Despite record levels of renewables, the world is not on track to triple capacity by 2030. Annual investment needs to be doubled, a new report warns. The threat of missing the target is problematic because fossil fuels will only be pushed out of the power grids quickly enough if renewables are expanded sufficiently.
By Nico Beckert
Western politicians have become extremely rare guests at the Summer Davos in Tianjin. Beijing uses the meeting all the more eagerly as a stage for its own version of globalization under China's wing.
By Marcel Grzanna
The military's climate-damaging emissions can be publicly documented for the first time. However, experts complain about a lack of transparency. And it is unclear whether military operations can actually become climate-neutral.
By Michael Liebert
More control by the party, fewer free market forces: In the preparations for the new five-year plan, China's President Xi Jinping sends clear signals about the country's future economic course, likely causing great concern among proponents of liberalization.
By Andreas Landwehr
