Tag: European policy
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is resigning, according to media reports
Boris Johnson The British Prime Minister has announced a statement. (Photo: AP) London In the end, Boris Johnson had to accept the inevitable. At half past eight in the morning…
Gas and nuclear power get eco-labels
Brussels, Frankfurt The European Parliament has approved the controversial EU eco-label for gas and nuclear power. Instead of the 353 MEPs required to reject this extension, only 278 voted against…
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…
Macron loses his government majority – France is threatened with a political blockade
Paris Two months after his lackluster re-election as President of France, Emmanuel Macron has suffered a heavy defeat: his center-alliance clearly lost a majority in the National Assembly on Sunday.…
Macron camp clearly misses absolute majority in parliamentary elections
Emmanuel Macron Until the very end, it was unclear whether the “Ensemble” alliance would achieve an absolute majority. (Photo: Reuters) Paris In the decisive second round of the parliamentary elections…
Joining the EU can be a win
Scholz, Selenski, Macron The EU should not slow Ukraine down now. (Photo: dpa) It was only four months ago that western Ukraine predicted a bleak future as a Russian satellite…
Ukraine: EU Commission recommends candidate status
Brussels, Vilnius 22 countries have already successfully completed the acceptance process. It has probably never happened before that a President of the EU Commission evaluated an application for membership in…
What can the ECB do against euro crises?
Frankfurt The European Central Bank (ECB) is currently observing very closely the yields on government bonds in the euro area, some of which have risen significantly. In any case, she…
EU Commission recommends candidate status for Ukraine
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen The head of the commission from Germany is in favor of including Ukraine in the group of candidate countries. (Photo: Reuters) Brussels The…
“Put your households in order”
Storm over St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome Italian government bonds are having a hard time at the moment – despite far-reaching structural reforms. (Photo: dpa) In view of rising interest…
France’s finance minister does not believe in a new euro crisis
Bruno Le Maire France’s finance minister wants to calm fears of a new euro crisis. (Photo: Reuters) Brussels France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has countered fears of a new…
Scholz’s visit to Kyiv on Thursday – a six-hour program
Berlin Olaf Scholz struggled for a long time. First it was the Chancellor’s anger at the fact that Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier was uninvited by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, which…
The project should be ended
Flags in front of the EU Commission in Brussels Germany rejects joint liability for savings deposits. (Photo: dpa) The dispute over the introduction of a European deposit insurance (Edis) has…
Dispute over customs border in Northern Ireland escalates
London/Brussels. The dispute between Great Britain and the EU over the customs border in Northern Ireland is intensifying. The UK government has now tabled legislation that would allow its ministers…
European deposit insurance fails because of German resistance.
Berlin, Frankfurt, Brussels Eurogroup boss Paschal Donohoe has failed in his attempt to complete the European banking union. The main reason for this was the strong resistance from Germany against…
Macron camp heading for majority
French President Emmanuel Macron leaves the voting booth Extrapolations see the middle camp of the President at 25.2 to 25.6 percent on Sunday evening. (Photo: dpa) Paris France’s re-elected President…
Amendment to Northern Ireland Protocol was legal
Brandon Lewis The Northern Ireland Secretary wants to push through the unilateral amendments to the Northern Ireland Protocol. (Photo: via REUTERS) London The British government considers unilateral changes to the…
Scholz calls for EU accession negotiations with North Macedonia
Scholz in North Macedonia The Chancellor reiterated that Germany is serious about integrating the states of the Western Balkans into the European Union. (Photo: dpa) Skopje Chancellor Olaf Scholz has…
Australia compensates France with 555 million euros
Anthony Albanese Australia, the USA and Great Britain announced a new security alliance in the Indo-Pacific in 2021 without consulting France. (Photo: IMAGO/AAP) Sydney The government in Canberra has agreed…
Scholz gives Balkan countries new EU hopes
Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic With a view to possible EU accession, Scholz called for further reforms from the Western Balkan countries. (Photo: Bloomberg) Pristina, Belgrade Federal…