The EU Commission’s proposal to use the frozen funds of the Russian state bank to provide financial support to Ukraine has received backing from many member states. There is simply a lack of alternatives.
Von Janos Allenbach-Ammann
The EU Commission and member states want to better protect minors online. The Commission launches an investigation. The EU digital ministers agree on a joint declaration that calls for better age verification, among other things.
Von Corinna Visser
Six new AI factories are to be built across Europe. Germany already has two and this time it will be left empty-handed. The tender for the AI gigafactories is still to come.
Von Corinna Visser
Everyone should have this at home: Drinking water, non-perishable food and a crank radio. Only one in three Germans is prepared for a supply failure.
Von Nana Brink
Lithuania’s President Gitas Nausėda has criticized the coalition with the right-wing populist party Nemunas Dawn from the outset. Now the government of Social Democratic Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė could collapse in the dispute over the right-wing populists.
Von Aleksandra Fedorska und Gabriela Masztafiak
The CDU/CSU is calling for a mechanism in the event that not enough volunteers sign up for the new military service. Negotiators from the CDU/CSU and SPD want to reach a political agreement by Thursday.
Von Wilhelmine Stenglin
Easing export restrictions on arms deliveries to Israel would be “a fatal signal,” says Lea Reisner from Die Linke (the Left Party).
Von Gabriel Bub
Approaches from psychology should provide European decision-makers with guidance on how to deal with the unpredictable nature of US foreign policy.
Von Gabriel Bub
While Beijing defends the latest export controls on rare earths as a “legitimate measure,” Washington is once again responding with tariff threats. However, Chinese analysts see less of a “grand plan” by President Trump behind the escalation, and more a chaotic, inconsistent US policy – while China is strategically strengthening its trade relations in Asia and Africa. Traders in China remain calm.
Von Amelie Richter
