Tag: EU commission
Germany and France want to bundle European gas purchases
gas pipeline In some countries, gas procurement is solely in the hands of private companies, in other countries state players play a major role. (Photo: dpa) Brussels, Berlin Germany and…
EU announces new sanctions package
The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced new sanctions against Russia on Wednesday. (Photo: dpa) The EU Commission has presented a proposal for another package of sanctions against…
Von der Leyen proposes excess profit taxes for energy companies
Luxembourg To relieve consumers, excessive profits from energy companies in the EU are to be skimmed off and redistributed in future. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on…
EU Parliament gets controversial new Secretary General
Plenary Chamber of the European Parliament The EU Parliament will have a new Secretary General from next year. (Photo: IMAGO/Future Image) Strasbourg The Italian Alessandro Chiocchetti has been appointed the…
EU Parliament gets controversial new Secretary General
Plenary Chamber of the European Parliament The EU Parliament will have a new Secretary General from next year. (Photo: IMAGO/Future Image) Strasbourg The Italian Alessandro Chiocchetti has been appointed the…
0.75 points against inflation
Good morning dear readers, “hard monetary policy” has become a rather flexible term. What does it mean to be tough in view of an inflation rate of 9.1 percent in…
The EU Commission wants to be able to intervene in production in crises
Corona protective masks The EU wants to be allowed to intervene in production in the event of a crisis. (Photo: dpa) Brussels In the event of crises such as the…
Brussels is against the plans of the federal government
However, the agreement within the traffic light depends crucially on an addition to the agreement on investment protection. According to Handelsblatt information, this is exactly what is causing complications –…
Andrea Orcel wants to relax the relationship with the government
Rome It should have been his first big deal: last year, Unicredit boss Andrea Orcel wanted to buy the crisis bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) from the Italian…
Europe’s anti-Silk Road is taking shape
Brussels “Global Gateway”, Europe’s answer to China’s “New Silk Road”, is becoming concrete. This is shown by internal EU documents that are available to the Handelsblatt. Accordingly, the European initiative…
EU Commission initiates four proceedings against London
Flags of Great Britain and Europe The Brussels authorities accused London on Friday of violating essential parts of the so-called Northern Ireland Protocol. (Photo: dpa) Brussels In the dispute over…
EU Commission initiates four proceedings against London
Flags of Great Britain and Europe The Brussels authorities accused London on Friday of violating essential parts of the so-called Northern Ireland Protocol. (Photo: dpa) Brussels In the dispute over…
Germany practices the heating check
Corridors, halls, foyers and technical rooms in public facilities and office buildings should not be heated, this time more home office should not protect against Corona, but against the heating…
EU Commission wants to force households to save gas
Ursula von der Leyen If households and companies do not voluntarily save enough gas, the EU Commission wants to set binding savings targets for the member states. (Photo: dpa) Berlin,…
EU Commission wants to force households to save gas
Ursula von der Leyen If households and companies do not voluntarily save enough gas, the EU Commission wants to set binding savings targets for the member states. (Photo: dpa) Berlin,…
8.5 percent more salary for EU civil servants?
Plenary Chamber of the European Parliament The wage increase benefits not only the employees of the Commission, but also the employees of other “EU bodies” such as the Parliament and…
EU competition watchdogs search Delivery Hero offices
Brussels The EU competition watchdogs have searched the offices of the food delivery service Delivery Hero in Berlin. The international company announced on Wednesday that the company is working fully…
Frans Timmermans teases Ursula von der Leyen
Frans Timmermans The Vice President is responsible for the Green Deal in the EU Commission. (Photo: dpa) Brussels What Frans Timmermans said on Monday was not particularly friendly to his…
Intel wants almost 600 million interest from the EU after the cartel fine has been lifted
intel In the dispute over an antitrust fine that has been lifted, the chip manufacturer is now following up. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt After the lifting of a billion-euro antitrust fine…
Beijing instead of Moscow: New resource dependencies
In doing so, we are becoming increasingly dependent on raw material supplies from China. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen put the problem in a nutshell: “We import lithium…