The new chairman of the Bundestag's Parliamentary Control Committee, Marc Henrichmann (CDU), explains how he wants to simultaneously monitor and strengthen the intelligence services. He also explains why the committee is big enough with only nine members.
By Wilhelmine Stenglin
Israel agrees to open more border crossings towards Gaza and to allow significantly more aid deliveries. The agreement with the EU is to be implemented within the next few days.
By Stephan Israel
The EU education program may see reductions in support for study abroad opportunities in its upcoming reform. In addition to learning mobility, the new draft no longer explicitly emphasizes inclusion and sustainability.
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The Ministry of the Interior emphasizes that the federal government wants to ensure "the greatest possible coherence" in the two laws for the digital and analogue protection of critical infrastructure. The deputy leader of the Green Party, Konstantin von Notz, has doubts about this.
By Wilhelmine Stenglin
When paying with PayPal or Apple Pay, few people stop to think that these services are run by international providers. But a European payment system would offer more control over sensitive data and market conditions, argues FinTech expert Miriam Wohlfarth.
By Miriam Wohlfarth
In the fourth year of the war, Ukraine's economic problems are growing. At the reconstruction conference in Rome, the EU announced new financial aid. However, it is questionable whether this money will mobilize enough private investors.
By Viktor Funk and Lisa-Martina Klein
There is much speculation about the circumstances surrounding the conquest of Srebrenica by Bosnian Serb troops under General Ratko Mladić in July 1995. The fact that NATO did not intervene is probably primarily the responsibility of Jacques Chirac's French government.
By Alexander Rhotert
Urusla von der Leyen announced a further EUR 2.3 billion for Ukraine at the reconstruction conference in Rome. The EU is also focusing on private investment with an equity fund.
By Stephan Israel
30 years after the genocide in Srebrenica, the Bundestag is commemorating the victims this Friday. Former Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer sees the mass murder as a wake-up call for more European armament.
By Markus Bickel
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen aims to fundamentally simplify the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). But has she, as some MEPs claim, buried key elements in her bid to win the European Parliament’s trust? The Commission sees things differently.
By Till Hoppe and János Allenbach-Ammann
