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German Vote: new figures show how often Germany abstains

The notorious disunity of the traffic light coalition is also making waves in Brussels. A new database from the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) has now provided figures on German votes for the first time, exclusively available to Table.Briefings. However, the EU Council Monitor also shows that majority decisions alone do not make the EU capable of acting.

By Till Hoppe

Melanie Kühnemann-Grunow – Making Europe visible in Berlin

Melanie Kühnemann-Grunow is deputy chairwoman of the SPD parliamentary group in the Berlin House of Representatives, where she is responsible for European affairs. Europe is often neglected, she says. That is why she is working on a Berlin European strategy.

By Clara Baldus

NGOs call for fewer obstacles to sustainable investments

The decarbonization of the European industry will be costly. E3G, Share Action and WWF therefore recommend, among other things, dismantling barriers for consumers who want to invest sustainably and creating more incentives for private investments.

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