Tag: European policy
What the EU rule of law procedure means for the country
Victor Orban Reports detail Prime Minister Viktor Orban providing himself, his family and friends with lucrative grants. (Photo: IMAGO/Belga) Brussels In Hungary and Poland, the governments are securing power and…
The EU Commission is taking action against Hungary for violations of the rule of law
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission “With Hungary, we made it very clear, the problem is corruption.” (Photo: dpa) Strasbourg Hungary is the first country to face…
Serbia and EU: Vucic’s friendliness to Russia and China
Aleksandar Vucic Accession and shaky candidate. (Photo: action press) Brussels It’s nothing that surprises Brussels. And yet the heads of the European Union are worried about the outcome of the…
Macron promises more social justice and purchasing power aids
Nanterre, Stiring spiral The French Prime Minister also has to take part in the Laola wave: Jean Castex, 56, bends forward and throws his arms in the air. The exercise…
Macron promises more social justice and purchasing power aids
French President Emmanuel Macron addresses supporters Macron also announced investments and improvements in health and education. (Photo: Bloomberg) Nanterre A week before the start of the presidential elections in France,…
The EU needs the strategic compass
The EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell rightly spoke before the European Parliament of the “birth of a geopolitical Europe”. As Europeans, we must learn again to fight for our…
EU wants to become a military power
Brussels Europe is threatened and must learn to defend itself – if necessary, militarily: This is the basic idea behind the EU’s new security policy guidelines. The “Strategic Compass”, as…
The systemic importance of the European economy has decreased
Author of the editorial Sebastian Matthes is Editor-in-Chief of the Handelsblatt. Dusseldorf Hardly a conversation goes by with politicians, managers or entrepreneurs these days in which the word “turning point”…
Franco-German Relations: Diversification of Energy Sources
Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz Germany can learn from France how to diversify energy sources. (Photo: IMAGO/Agencia EFE) Berlin The list of economic policy challenges in Europe is long: rising…
Germany loses influence due to the turn of the century
Europe column Every week, Moritz Koch, head of the Handelsblatt office in Brussels, analyzes trends and conflicts, regulatory projects and strategic concepts from the inner workings of the EU. Because…
The EU wants to suspend Russia’s membership of the IMF and World Bank
International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington Brussels, Versailles Under the impact of Russian bombing raids on Ukrainian civilians, the EU is tightening its sanctions. “Tomorrow we will take a…
EU sets course for defense union
Bundeswehr tanks in the Hindenburg barracks in Munster In the future, the EU states also want to work together on defense issues. (Photo: dpa) Versailles, Brussels The Hall of Mirrors…
The EU wants to suspend Russia’s membership of the IMF and World Bank
International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington Brussels, Versailles Under the impact of Russian bombing raids on Ukrainian civilians, the EU is tightening its sanctions. “Tomorrow we will take a…
The EU wants to suspend Russia’s membership of the IMF and World Bank
International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington Brussels, Versailles Under the impact of Russian bombing raids on Ukrainian civilians, the EU is tightening its sanctions. “Tomorrow we will take a…
Europe in the energy crisis: EU Commission is considering capping electricity prices
EU summit in Versailles The EU Commission wants to cushion the effects of the energy crisis triggered by the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. (Photo: dpa) Brussels, Versailles The…
Debate on Debt & Ukraine Accession: EU Unity in Danger
Brussels, Paris In his letter to the European heads of state and government, EU Council President Charles Michel describes the drama of the current situation in the very first sentence:…
EU debated new collective debt
Mario Draghi and Ursula von der Leyen While highly indebted countries such as Italy are very sympathetic to new EU joint bonds, there is clear reluctance north of the Alps.…
Ursula von der Leyen has a plan for what’s to come
Many attest to the President of the EU Commission having done a good job so far during the crisis. We also have Ursula von der Leyen and her officials to…
EU Commission examines further suspension of EU debt rules
Berlin The war in Ukraine sets a lot in motion. Old certainties, beliefs and beliefs in security policy were given up within days. The war could not only shake up…
Concerns about Putin’s grip on the Western Balkans
Brussels, Dusseldorf After Russia’s attack on Ukraine, supporters of EU expansion see opportunities for negotiations with the existing accession candidates to be conducted more intensively. Several Western Balkan countries have…