EU civil protection + Commission idea: content toll + Economy grows only slightly

Thousands of hectares of European forest fall victim to fire every year, and the trend is rising. The EU’s emergency response had to support overwhelmed member states in fighting the fires more and more often. Janez Lenarčič, EU Commissioner for Crisis Management, therefore recently called for more extensive powers for the Commission. Germany, however, sees no need for a change. Timo Landenberger has the details.

For weeks, there have been whispers that the EU Commission wants to force Netflix, Google, Facebook and others to pay more for European network expansion – a proposal will be presented this fall. But now a growing number of stakeholders warn that this idea could backfire. Germany’s Minister for Digital and Transport, Volker Wissing, wants one particular area to be left untouched. Falk Steiner explains the complicated debate.

Yesterday, Eurostat published the spring’s economic growth figures in the eurozone. They show that the economy did not grow as strongly as expected, as you can read in the News.

Pragmatism and idealism rarely go hand in hand. For Hannah Neumann, things are a little different. The 38-year-old MEP for the Greens/EFA would rather put the money spent on the military into climate protection, but the situation is what it is. Ella Joyner presents a Profile of the peace and conflict researcher.

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