Political life will return to the Élysée Palace in Paris next week: On Wednesday, the Council of Ministers, chaired by Emmanuel Macron, will meet. The president's goal is to put his camp in a favorable position for possible new elections.
By Claire Stam
The market for sustainable investments is growing rapidly, but it needs a better framework, says Silke Stremlau. She has been chair of the German government's Sustainable Finance Advisory Council since this summer. She believes the EU taxonomy is the right approach – but it still has fundamental flaws, as she explains in an interview with Leonie Düngefeld.
By Leonie Düngefeld
Who pays for the Internet? The EU Commission is currently looking into whether changes need to be made to the current model: Should particularly large providers of Internet services bear a larger share and pay more for the data traffic for which they are jointly responsible, in other words, a kind of content toll? This is controversial – and the EU Commission is causing uncertainty.
By Falk Steiner
Forest fires are becoming an ever greater challenge and are no longer a rarity – even in Central Europe. Many countries are overwhelmed and EU civil protection reaches its limits. What is the best way to counter the growing threat?
By Timo Landenberger
