Parliament and the Council must appoint a new European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) for the next five years. There are four candidates. The Council's favorite is the Polish incumbent Wojciech Wiewiórowski.
By Corinna Visser
The Commission has made new requests to Elon Musk's company as part of its investigation into X. It is demanding information on the recommender systems – and access to interfaces.
By Corinna Visser
At their closed meeting, the leading Christian Democrats are calling for projects such as the Supply Chain Directive and CSRD to be postponed. They aim to relieve the sluggish economy of reporting obligations.
By Till Hoppe
To make permanent carbon removals more profitable, the EU Commission is considering integrating negative emissions into European emissions trading. A proposal could come in 2026.
By Lukas Knigge
The EU and Mexico have concluded negotiations for a renewal of the global agreement. An amendment to the energy chapter had delayed the conclusion for years. The Commission pushed through lower agricultural import quotas and protection against Chinese EVs.
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As Chief Executive of the VKU, Ingbert Liebing is responsible for over 1,500 companies in the municipal sector. Why municipal utilities are a German specialty and what challenges this entails in the EU.
By Redaktion Table
Kyiv and Brussels should take more time than previously planned to negotiate new trade rules, demands Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Vitaly Koval. He wants to extend the temporary tariff reductions, which are unpopular with European farmers, until 2027.
By Julia Dahm
The EU is planning to simplify Green Deal laws in order to boost the economy. Critics, however, fear that this will have the opposite effect.
By Marc Winkelmann
The Danish EU diplomat Peter Sørensen is to replace the hapless Slovakian Miroslav Lajčák as Special Representative for the dialog between Belgrade and Pristina. However, the EU foreign policy chief is giving him less responsibility than his predecessor.
By Stephan Israel
The German government should take more decisive action at EU level and make decisions earlier, demands Anna-Maija Mertens. This would allow Germany to once again play a more important role within the alliance of states.
By Experts Table.Briefings
