Wind power

North Sea Summit: Signal to Trump and success for Bornholm

At the North Sea Summit in Hamburg, the countries bordering the North Sea held out the prospect of closer cooperation in the financing of offshore wind farms. The industry responded with an investment pact.

By Manuel Berkel

India

Trade: European Union and India conclude free trade agreement

The European Commission informed member states on Monday that negotiations on a free trade agreement between the EU and India have been successfully concluded.

By János Allenbach-Ammann

Wind power

Wind power: What to expect from the third North Sea Summit

Representatives from ten countries are meeting in Hamburg to announce plans for the expansion of offshore wind energy. With more cooperation and better financing, they want to get the sector’s faltering growth back on track.

By Manuel Berkel

UTP Directive

European Commissioner Christophe Hansen: “If you live in uncertainty, you do not invest”

In an interview with Table.Briefings, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food, Christophe Hansen, argues in favor of a contractual obligation and a revision to the Unfair Trading Practices (UTP) Directive and to Common Organization of Agricultural Markets (CMO) legislation. Farmers need a reliable framework to cope with structural change.

By Frederik Bombosch

Greenland

Greenland: EU heads of government extol unity in confrontation with Trump

By János Allenbach-Ammann and Stephan Israel

European policy

European Council: Why Merz prefers Meloni to Macron

Whether in response to Trump, the Mercosur agreement or the ban on combustion engines: The German chancellor often seeks to close ranks with Italy’s prime minister. His relationship with the French president, on the other hand, has cooled

By Till Hoppe and Almut Siefert

Mercosur

Mercosur: Why provisional application is now being discussed

By a narrow majority, the European Parliament has referred the EU-Mercosur trade deal to the European Court of Justice. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is now calling for its provisional application. Bernd Lange believes that there would be a majority for this in Parliament.

By Markus Grabitz and János Allenbach-Ammann

Davos

Greenland: Trump withdraws tariff threat

The US President has signaled the contours of an agreement for the Arctic and is withdrawing the threat of punitive tariffs against European countries. He had already hinted at a détente in his speech in Davos.

By Stephan Israel, Stefan Braun and Damir Fras

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Act: Commission prepares to exclude Huawei and ZTE from European networks

The European Commission aims to strengthen the protection of European communication networks through CSA2 and is introducing a joint risk assessment with member states. If Huawei and ZTE are once again classified as high-risk suppliers, they must be removed from critical parts of 5G networks.

By Corinna Visser

European defense

Defense: Greenland crisis sparks new debate on EU debt

Lithuania’s Finance Minister Kristupas Vaitiekūnas is calling for countries on the EU’s eastern flank not to be left alone with the costs of rearming – with reference to the threat posed by Russia, but also to the geopolitical situation. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will attempt to de-escalate the Greenland crisis in Davos.

By Stephan Israel and János Allenbach-Ammann