Digital sovereignty
Sovereignty: Macron and Merz plan “Europes digital comeback”
Germany and France want to move forward together to promote Europe’s digital sovereignty. However, they do not agree on everything.
By Corinna Visser
Russland
Shadow fleet: France urges Germany to take tougher action
France is campaigning for a European coalition against the Russian shadow fleet. Germany in particular should take stronger action against suspicious ships. The topic could soon be on the agenda of the National Security Council.
By Lisa-Martina Klein
MFR
MFF: Dispute over autonomy of agricultural policy enters next round in Council
In the General Affairs Council on Monday, member states with significant agricultural interests took up demands by the EU Parliament to reinforce the CAP budget in the MFF. The Danish Council Presidency wants to make progress by December.
By Janos Allenbach-Ammann and Julia Dahm
COP30
Lena Schilling: For the European Greens in Belém
Lena Schilling negotiated the EU climate target as shadow rapporteur for the Greens. Two years ago she was still shaping the Austrian climate movement, today she is the youngest MEP – and part of the EU delegation at COP30.
By Lukas Bayer
Savings and investment union
Capital market: Commission plans centralized supervision and uniform market infrastructure rules
The EU Commission’s market integration package is intended to bundle a series of politically controversial standardization and centralization projects. This should increase the likelihood of progress being made.
By Janos Allenbach-Ammann
Building industry
Construction Products Regulation: Industry complains about lack of implementing acts shortly before entry into force
New products cannot be placed on the market because the Commission has not yet published delegated acts. The European Tool Association criticizes this and is calling for the regulations to be postponed by two years.
By Markus Grabitz
Europe.Table
Digital Omnibus: Creating order without gambling away trust
The Digital Omnibus offers a great opportunity – if it focuses consistently on simplification, transparency and practicality. Europe’s digital future needs reliability, a sense of proportion and the courage to implement good rules effectively.
By Oliver Süme
Green Deal
Green Deal: Parliament adopts sustainability omnibus and 2040 climate target
With the votes of the parties to its right, the EPP managed to push through an ambitious position for the trilogue on the sustainability omnibus. The pro-European parties voted as one on the 2040 climate target.
By Markus Grabitz and Lukas Knigge
Democracy
Democracy shield: Lots of ideas, little concrete action
The proposal for the European Democracy Shield proves disappointing with its modest steps. There is a lack of binding measures. Parliamentarians want to know what influence the US government has had on the initiative.
By Corinna Visser
E-Commerce
Customs reform: Commission urges EU finance ministers to speed up the abolition of the duty-free limit
On Thursday, the EU finance ministers want to agree on a common position on the abolition of the duty-free limit. They are also in favor of a handling fee for parcel shipments. Meanwhile, the Commission is pressing ahead.
By Janos Allenbach-Ammann
Europe (English)
Table of Contents - Edition 1073 from November 19th, 2025
- Sovereignty: Macron and Merz plan “Europes digital comeback”
- Mobility: How Kubilius wants to realize a military Schengen
- Ferroalloys: EU approves protective measures for steel supply industry
- EUDR postponement: Majority in favor of German proposal likely
- Pension package: Commission wants to make EU pension product more attractive for providers
- Electricity grid: It should be possible for companies to lose unused connection capacities
- Raw Materials Week in Brussels: EU mechanism for joint procurement launched
- Immigration of skilled workers: Council and Parliament clear the way for talent pool
- Must Reads: DMA investigations into clouds
- Table.Documents: Conversion of gas networks to hydrogen
- EUDR: More forest protection, fewer fairy tales
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