Tag: European Union
This is how the EU Commission is implementing the banking reform
Frankfurt banking center Above all, the capital requirements of major European banks are likely to increase if the EU Commission prevails with its proposals. (Photo: Getty Images News / Getty…
According to a court ruling, Poland is threatened with sanctions by von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen In the debate about the judgment of the Polish Constitutional Court, the EU Commission President announced consequences for the country. (Photo: dpa) Strasbourg In the dispute…
According to a court ruling, Poland is threatened with sanctions by von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen In the debate about the judgment of the Polish Constitutional Court, the EU Commission President announced consequences for the country. (Photo: dpa) Strasbourg EU Commission President…
Facebook announces 10,000 new positions for “Metaverse” in the EU
Oculus Facebook has been working on virtual reality for years with its subsidiary Oculus, and it should play a central role in Mark Zuckerberg’s plans in the future. (Photo: Reuters)…
World’s largest green bond issued in dollars
KfW promotional bank The bond is to be used for ecological purposes. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The German development bank KfW has issued the world’s largest green bond in dollars. The…
The big winner in the gas price war is Russia
Berlin The oil price is at a seven-year high and gas prices are soaring that the utility Eon is currently not offering any new gas tariffs. Inflation is reaching new…
The big winner in the gas price war is Russia
Berlin The oil price is at a seven-year high and gas prices are soaring that the utility Eon is currently not offering any new gas tariffs. Inflation is reaching new…
New EU Arctic Policy: Race for the North Pole
Brussels The Arctic was actually supposed to be a “zone of peace”: If the polar region was a place of power demonstrations and scenarios of deterrence during the Cold War,…
EU feels confirmed by Facebook whistleblower
The focus is primarily on Facebook. It is all the more helpful for the legislator that Frances Haugen, a former manager of the social media group, is involved in the…
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…
Poland’s exit from the EU would be “even more disastrous than Brexit”
Berlin, Warsaw “Polish economy” was once a dirty word. In the meantime it has become the term for an extraordinary and almost unnoticed economic success: Poland’s GDP has more than…
Gazprom share: gas crisis in Europe
Gazprom Compressor Station Is the Russian company turning the price screw? There are many indications of this. Because the Kremlin is pursuing political goals with higher prices. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin…
After the Russia election: Nothing new in the East
It’s like a return to the Soviet planned economy: the alleged Duma “elections” over the weekend in Russia brought the result of a two-thirds majority for Vladimir Putin’s “United Russia”…
Point of view – autumn blues or freedom – politics
We don’t know what autumn will bring for Corona. We don’t know who is still not vaccinated and how to reach these people and who could convince them. What we…
The Vladimir Putin system is reaching its limits
Berlin Vladimir Putin, otherwise self-confidence in person, is not so sure of his cause – twice in the past few days. Although the Russian president publicly announced that he had…
Situation intensifies conflict between Turkey and EU
Ankara The top representative of the European Union in Turkey warns of a humanitarian emergency in Afghanistan. “We expect a difficult situation for the autumn,” said the German diplomat Nikolaus…
Speech on climate protection, digitization and co
Ursula von der Leyen will give her second speech on the State of the European Union this Wednesday (from 9 a.m.) in the European Parliament. In addition to the consequences…
Austria against the relaxation of the EU stability pact
Gernot Blümel The Austrian Prime Minister is against new exceptions to the EU Stability Pact. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Austria’s finance minister Gernot Blümel rejects a weakening of the European Union’s…