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Corruption affair: S&D head under pressure for crisis management

Morocco increasingly comes into the focus of the corruption scandal in the EU Parliament. There may be a connection to the Spanish Socialists. Iratxe García Pérez is considered innocent. However, the head of the Socialist Group, which is heavily affected by the scandal, appears increasingly overwhelmed.

By Markus Grabitz

Fair Share levy: Germany sees no need

Will the Commission make a proposal in 2023 that Netflix, Amazon, and Co. should help finance broadband expansion in the future? The European Telecommunications Network Operator’s Association ETNO has been beating the drum for "Fair Share" for years. But the German government thinks little of the Commission's ideas so far.

By Falk Steiner

How Europe intends to respond to the IRA

In the dispute between the EU and the USA over the Inflation Reduction Act a compromise is in sight. Nevertheless, the member states and the EU Commission fear a creeping exodus of European industry. At the EU summit, they instructed the EU Commission to develop countermeasures. Many of these measures are already on the horizon.

By Till Hoppe