Customs reform: Council Presidency aims for swift agreement.
On Friday, EU finance ministers will discuss the reform of the customs union. The Polish Council presidency is aiming to secure an agreement next week.
By Marc Winkelmann
On Friday, EU finance ministers will discuss the reform of the customs union. The Polish Council presidency is aiming to secure an agreement next week.
By Marc Winkelmann
The end of TikTok in the US has been postponed once again. US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that postpones a possible ban on the Chinese video platform for an additional 90 days.
By Marcel Grzanna
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is inviting attendees to the Mattei Summit in Rome. The summit is intended to expand strategic cooperation with Africa. Meloni is receiving support from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
By David Renke
Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul wants to meet his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, in Geneva on Friday, together with the foreign ministers of the UK and France. The E3 are focusing on diplomacy while Israel and Iran continue to fire missiles at each other.
By Markus Bickel
Thousands of cheap laborers from North Korea are to keep Russia's war going: Moscow and Pyongyang have agreed to deploy more than 30,000 North Koreans for demining, construction and drone production.
By Viktor Funk
Following months of pressure from conservatives in the European Parliament, civil society organizations are to come under increased scrutiny. A newly established working group will investigate the conditions under which NGOs receive funding from the European Commission.
By Marion Bergermann
The technical advisory body announces significant relief for companies preparing CSRD reports. The revised draft must be submitted to the European Commission by the end of October.
By Marc Winkelmann
Denmark will assume the EU Council Presidency in July. On Thursday, the country presented its priorities: security, competitiveness and a green European Union.
By Lukas Bayer
The EPP group in the European Parliament is calling on the European Commission to withdraw the Green Claims Directive – just days before negotiations are set to conclude. But rapporteur Delara Burkhardt still expects a final agreement.
By Leonie Düngefeld
In a new paper, the economic research institutes Bruegel and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) call for a European defense innovation agency to catch up with the US.
By Markus Bickel