Tag: EU
How the EU could solve its migration problem differently
Brussels The images in various European media such as “Spiegel” leave little room for doubt: on videos you can see how officials from Greece and Croatia are brutally forcing refugees…
Europe’s reconstruction projects are delayed until 2022
Paris, Madrid, Rome In a historic decision in the summer of 2020, the EU members agreed to jointly borrow for the first time. The money is used to feed the…
EU Commission wants to punish Hungary for corruption and dismantling the rule of law
Viktor Orban and Ursula von der Leyen EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen indicated the move weeks ago, but did not give any details. (Photo: Reuters) Brussels After years…
Why only the people can stop the Polexit
Poland against EU law People protest in front of the Polish Constitutional Court. According to a ruling by the Polish Constitutional Court, parts of EU law are incompatible with the…
Ireland still agrees
Paschal Donohoe The Irish Finance Minister praised the compromise on global tax reform. (Photo: Reuters) Dublin, Berlin Ireland is still supporting the planned global tax reform and is giving the…
Doubts about the rule of law: Polish Constitutional Court: EU laws collide with constitution
Seat of the Constitutional Court in Poland The judges have ruled that EU law does not in principle take precedence over national law. (Photo: AP) Warsaw The Polish Constitutional Court…
Energy: Merkel – Russia has not yet used Nord Stream 2 as leverage
Angela Merkel The Chancellor relieves Russia in the gas dispute. (Photo: dpa) Brussels Chancellor Angela Merkel currently sees no signs that Russia is cutting gas supplies to Europe in order…
France calls for an independent Europe, but is skeptical
Brdo pri Kranju, Paris EU Council President Charles Michel had already made it clear in his invitation that dinner would be rather heavy, at least politically. He would like a…
Governments can hardly stand the price increase for climate protection
Christoph Herwartz Christoph Herwartz, correspondent in the Handelsblatt office in Brussels, analyzes trends and conflicts, regulatory projects and strategic concepts from the inner workings of the EU. Because anyone who…
EU plans infrastructure partnership with China
Brussels, Beijing There were only a few sentences in the speech by EU Commission head Ursula von der Leyen on the situation in Europe, but they made the world sit…
France’s energy checks could become a model in the EU
Nuclear power plant in Dampierre-en-Burly Despite the many nuclear power plants, electricity is very expensive for the French. (Photo: REUTERS) Luxembourg Christian Zinglersen made the evening’s appearance at the meeting…
EU states want to intervene in energy markets because of high prices
Protest against high energy prices in Madrid Spain responded to price increases in June by lowering electricity generation tax and VAT. (Photo: AP) Brussels, Rome, Madrid, Paris Half a year…
The race is also decided at the universities
The bad news from the chip industry doesn’t stop there. The industry is still not able to deliver as much as customers order for a long time. This has increasingly…
Research network uncovered financial behavior of politicians
Valletta harbor in Malta The “Pandora Papers” are said to be the biggest data leak to date on business in tax havens. (Photo: dpa) Berlin An international consortium of investigative…
France is putting Germany under pressure
Cattenom nuclear power plant near the border with Germany The French have little understanding for the German exit from nuclear power by 2022. (Photo: picture alliance) Paris, Brussels The letter…
Germany should demand reforms from the EU
EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen According to Daniel Stelter, the EU, which in 2000 set itself the goal of becoming the “most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economic area…
France caps price increases for gas and electricity over the winter
Gas landing station for the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline in Lubmin Wholesale prices for natural gas have risen dramatically this year. (Photo: dpa) Paris, Brussels In view of…
Powell is not giving the all-clear for inflation and material shortages for the time being
Jerome Powell The US Federal Reserve chairman expects inflation to remain above the Federal Reserve’s target of two percent in the next few months before it subsides. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt…
How other countries form multi-party coalitions
Brussels, Madrid, Stockholm, London, Rome In recent years it has become increasingly difficult for European politicians to form stable governments. The societies are changing and with them the parliaments: The…
How Europe and the USA are defending themselves against Chinese technology standards
But the example shows what is at stake when barely known bodies negotiate technical specifications. Industry norms and standards such as the Internet Protocol are strategic resources in the economic…