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Johannes Pollak – analyzing how Europe works
Johannes Pollak’s day-to-day work is stressful: “It helps to know that 99 percent of my work decisions are not life-and-death decisions,” says the 54-year-old. Pollak is rector at the private Webster University in Vienna. At the same time, he is chairman of the board of the Institute for European Politics in Berlin. His schedule is […] continue reading →
Economy sees TTC at crossroads
A new start for transatlantic trade relations – the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) was supposed to be nothing less than that, ever since it was founded in 2021. But the most important German business associations already see the platform at a crossroads: The past third ministerial meeting (TTC3) fell short of expectations and […] continue reading →
One year after the Future Conference: poor reform results
The Conference on the Future of Europe was supposed to be the start of a thorough renewal process for the Union. What have the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission achieved to implement the proposals from the final report? continue reading →
Marc Angel new vice president of EP
Luxembourg Socialist Marc Angel is the new Vice President of the European Parliament. The 59-year-old was elected in the third round of voting with 307 votes. This means that the European Parliament once again has 14 Vice Presidents. The election had become necessary after the previous Vice President Eva Kaili was arrested at the beginning […] continue reading →
Raphaël Glucksmann: ‘Europe lacks anti-corruption authority’
For Raphaël Glucksmann (S&D), the right moment has come to ensure greater transparency in the European Parliament. In an interview with Claire Stam, he calls for a European anti-corruption authority based on the French model. continue reading →
Platform work and European Works Councils: votes in EP postponed
Due to the strike in France, the European Parliament postpones the votes on the trilogue mandate of the EMPL committee on platform work and on the own-initiative report “European Works Councils”. Both votes were scheduled for today, Thursday, and will now take place at the next Strasbourg plenary session (Feb. 13-16). The EU should create […] continue reading →
Corruption scandal: main suspect to come clean
Italian former MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri, a prime suspect in the corruption scandal, wants to come clean. Panzeri, who is pulling all the strings in the case involving criminal NGOs and deposed European Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili, signed a deal with the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office on Tuesday. The Belgian prosecutor’s office informed about […] continue reading →
Scholz and Macron commission experts with proposals for EU reform
A twelve-member group of experts is to draw up proposals for institutional reforms of the European Union on behalf of Germany and France. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron want to present the plans at the Franco-German Council of Ministers on Sunday, Europe.Table has learned from government circles in Paris and Berlin. […] continue reading →
Court of Auditors criticizes lack of hazardous waste tracking
The EU has a toxic waste problem, criticizes the European Court of Auditors. EU states are steadily producing more hazardous waste. There is no clear strategy for its disposal. Meanwhile, Parliament is debating the reform of the Waste Shipment Regulation. An overview. continue reading →
Anna Cavazzini – on the via ferrata to fair trade
Anna Cavazzini is passionate about climbing. Since she was elected to the European Parliament in 2019, she says her skill has deteriorated. She only makes it to the climbing gym two or three times a month. In the Parliament, however, the 40-year-old has climbed a long way: In 2020, she took over the chairmanship of […] continue reading →
What’s cooking in Strasbourg?
On the menu is vegetable broth. Today is Friday, January 13. Will this date prove to be a good omen for the EU parliamentarians meeting in Strasbourg next week? Following the Christmas holidays' opulence comes the time of sobriety in culinary terms. The question is whether this also applies to politics. continue reading →
Luxembourg socialist runs for EP vice-presidency
The Socialists are sending Luxembourg MEP Marc Angel as their candidate in the election for the post of Vice President in the European Parliament. For the Greens, Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield from France prevailed. Angel is running for the post of Greek MEP Eva Kaili, who was removed as Vice President in the wake of the corruption […] continue reading →
EU and NATO move closer
Almost a year after the start of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, things have worked out after all: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and EU Council President Charles Michel signed a new declaration on cooperation at the military alliance’s headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday. The text builds […] continue reading →
Kaili case: S&D Group wants internal reappraisal
The Socialist Group (S&D) in the European Parliament is setting up a commission to deal internally with the corruption affair surrounding the former vice president of the Parliament, Eva Kaili. According to information available to Europe.Table, the mandate will be decided at the next parliamentary group meeting. Before Christmas, group leader Iratxe Gárcia Pérez is […] continue reading →
Renate Nikolay – not afraid of big politics
Anyone who wants to make a career in a public authority usually needs patience above all else. One step follows the other, grade after grade. It’s no different in a ministry than in the EU Commission.Things were different for Renate Nikolay. At the end of the 1990s, the lawyer started working for the German Federal […] continue reading →
Wieland: ‘Cancel pension of corrupt deputies’
The Vice President of the European Parliament, Rainer Wieland, wants to cancel the pension rights of corrupt MEPs in the future. In view of the scandal surrounding MEP Eva Kaili, he calls for further measures for more transparency – including transparency of the Commission. continue reading →
EU recommends mandatory testing for travelers from China
The new year of relations between China and the EU is off to a shaky start: Anyone who wants to travel from the People's Republic to certain EU states will have to provide a negative Covid test as of next week. Beijing is not very happy about this. But trouble also looms on the horizon in other areas. continue reading →
Does the EU need a Climate Czar?
Following the COP27, which was disappointing from the EU's point of view, calls for a European climate envoy are growing louder. They should only take care of the international climate negotiations. The idea is not easy to implement, but there would be some good candidates. continue reading →