According to the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, nine percent of all German companies have fallen victim to an espionage attack in the past five years. These are increasingly coming from Russia and China.
Von Emily Kossak
Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa received Aleksandar Vučić for dinner on Tuesday. This is although hundreds of thousands of citizens and students in Serbia have been taking to the streets for months against the authoritarian president and demanding his resignation. In today’s Opinion, Dušan Reljić wonders whether the EU leadership will at least speak plainly to Vučić behind closed doors.
Von Stephan Israel
Unanimity in the EU also works against Viktor Orbán: this was demonstrated by the heads of state and government at last week's summit. Orbán is isolated in Brussels, but Hungary's head of government continues to escalate at home. However, his business model could be reaching its limits.
Von Stephan Israel
The implementation of sanctions against Russia has so far been the responsibility of the EU member states. The Commission is now apparently considering centralizing some tasks. It cites an agency of the US Treasury Department as a model.
Von Manuel Berkel
Opinions differ between northern and southern Europeans when it comes to the ReArm Europe rearmament plan and additional military aid for Ukraine. This became clear at the EU summit in Brussels.
Von Stephan Israel
Turkey has recently moved closer to the EU states in the Ukraine negotiations. However, President Erdoğan's actions against the opposition are likely to stand in the way of closer cooperation.
Von Till Hoppe
The Commission is proposing to restrict investments from the SAFE instrument to European manufacturers. It is still unclear how many member states want to benefit from SAFE. There is also criticism of the use of the national escape clause to circumvent EU debt rules.
Von Table.Briefings
Hundreds of Chinese mercenaries are fighting on the Russian side in Ukraine. One of them told Table.Briefings about his experiences, which are characterized by discrimination and inhumane conditions.
Von Redaktion Table
The EU Commission wants to close the capability gaps in defense with European flagship projects and offers itself as a central procurement agency. This emerges from the draft of the White Paper, which is available to Table.Briefings.
Von Stephan Israel
In view of the new tones from Washington, some fear that arms purchases in the USA could become a security risk. A shift is also taking place in Poland and Germany.
Von Wilhelmine Stenglin
