The Bavarian public prosecutor’s office wants to investigate Angelika Niebler and has applied for her immunity to be lifted. The background to this is probably a complaint in Upper Bavaria.
By Markus Grabitz
Daniel Caspary will probably resign from the chairmanship of the CDU/CSU MEPs in the EU Parliament at the end of November. Up to five MEPs are reserving the right to run for the post.
By Markus Grabitz
Illegal donations and contracts awarded in private deals: In the six months following the European elections alone, the “Patriots for Europe” group is alleged to have misused EU taxpayers’ money to the tune of at least EUR 171,000. The alleged fraud follows a well-known pattern.
By Markus Grabitz
Christian Democrats, Social Democrats, Liberals and Greens are calling on the Commission to make legislative changes to the proposal for the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). They are indirectly threatening to reject it in Parliament.
By Janos Allenbach-Ammann and Markus Grabitz
A narrow majority of 318 to 309 MEPs rejected the compromise from the Legal Affairs Committee. This means that the European Parliament will have to vote again in November. And the trilogue cannot start yet.
By Marc Winkelmann and Markus Grabitz
The Internal Market Committee in the European Parliament supports the Commission’s proposal against outside influence. Member states are to set up a transparency register for organizations that receive funding from third countries.
By Markus Grabitz
After 18 months of negotiations, the European Parliament and member states have reached an agreement on the European Defense Industrial Program (EDIP). One provision in particular, intended to benefit European companies, was controversial.
By Stephan Israel
The European Court of Auditors is supposed to monitor the efficiency of EU spending. However, the new German representative there is likely to receive a handsome salary. Why this is the case.
By Markus Grabitz
Three votes of no confidence in Ursula von der Leyen within three months. Influential parliamentarians want to raise the hurdles for requesting the vote.
By Markus Grabitz
