The Environment Committee in the European Parliament has decided to negotiate with the Council on the Soil Monitoring Act and the reform of the Waste Framework Directive.
By Julia Dahm
Negotiations between the Commission and Parliament on a new framework agreement can begin immediately. The two presidents of the institutions, Ursula von der Leyen and Roberta Metsola, cleared the way.
By Markus Grabitz
Following its legal defeat, Italy's right-wing government passes a new decree for the refugee camps in Albania. The EU calls for compliance with European law.
By Redaktion Table
The European Court of Auditors warns that money from the AFR coronavirus recovery fund is being accounted for multiple times. It criticizes the Commission for relying on insufficient evidence.
By Corinna Visser
Moldova's President Maia Sandu has narrowly won the referendum on anchoring EU integration in the constitution. The country remains divided, and Moscow is likely to feel vindicated in its hybrid warfare by the narrow result.
By Stephan Israel
The Federal Ministry of Economics wants to redistribute the costs for the expansion of the European electricity grid between the member states. The role of the existing players in grid planning should also be reconsidered.
By Manuel Berkel
Paula Pickert has taken over the management of the Brussels office of the German Raiffeisen Association from its longstanding head Thomas Memmert. In the EU capital, she intends to campaign for effective bureaucracy reduction and better implementation of the rules on unfair trading practices, among other things.
By Julia Dahm
The European Innovation Council (EIC) aims to support the commercialization of high-risk but potentially ground-breaking technologies in the EU. The aim is to help researchers, start-ups and SMEs to bring their innovations to market. Michiel Scheffer, EIC CEO, is predestined for the job with his CV.
By Redaktion Table
As part of the DSA, the Commission has once again sent requests for information to Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos. This time it is about content moderation and the advertising repositories.
By Corinna Visser
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have made it a central aspect of economic and security policy. Many countries have reacted quickly and set up AI security authorities. Germany should follow suit.
By Experts Table.Briefings
