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Soundings: day of clarity

Today the Greens and the FDP will decide on the further course of the exploratory talks, and then the search for a compromise can begin. Read why this is no easy decision and even more difficult given the election calendar.

By Falk Steiner

Facebook outage fuels debates over interoperability and algorithms

Facebook is making one negative headline after another. Following serious allegations by whistleblower Haugen, Monday night's six-hour blackout showed just how dependent our communications are on a single company. The debates about the Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act could be significantly influenced by these developments.

By Redaktion Table

Is the EU sacrificing our security to the Green Deal?

The EU's sustainable investment taxonomy could cut off suppliers of armed forces and security agencies from private funding, according to the Chief Executive of the German Security and Defence Industries Association (BDSV). But that would mean the implosion of European defense policy.

By Redaktion Table