Socialist Eva Kaili was arrested for committing a crime: Corruption, money laundering and participation in a criminal organization. This is why her immunity was not lifted earlier.
Von Markus Grabitz
Kommission, Parlament und Rat haben am Freitag ihre Verhandlungen über die neue Batterieverordnung abgeschlossen. Diese legt konkrete Sammel- und Recyclingziele sowie Sorgfaltspflichten fest – und soll Batterien zum ersten Produkt in der EU machen, für das ein verbindlicher CO₂-Fußabdruck gilt.
Von Leonie Düngefeld
The Global Gateway Initiative is intended to be Europe's answer to the New Silk Road. For this purpose, the head of the EU Commission will meet for the first time with the EU foreign ministers to evaluate the situation. So far, there is a lack of partner countries and concrete projects. According to Table.Media information, the conservative German CDU party is calling on the German government to play a greater role in the initiative.
Von Amelie Richter