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Klaus Welle war von 2009 bis Ende 2022 Generalsekretär des Europaparlaments.
Feature

Klaus Welle: 'EU institutions are largely unprotected'

As Secretary General of the European Parliament, Klaus Welle has been one of the most influential people in Brussels over the past 14 years. In an interview with Markus Grabitz, he talks about the next European elections, the corruption scandal and what it has to do with the secret services.

By Markus Grabitz

Opinion

What's cooking in Brussels? Ecocide in Ukraine

To date, ecocide is not recognized in European law. However, the idea of an environmental crime is not new; the UN was already discussing it in the 1960s. One year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Green MEP Marie Toussaint is campaigning to get the issue back on the table of EU decision-makers. An interview.

By Claire Stam