It is not only the elections in the EU accession candidates Moldova and Georgia that are under suspicion of vote rigging. There are also indications of vote buying and controlled voting in EU member state Bulgaria.
By Frank Stier
Sino-German science diplomacy is picking up speed again. For the first time since the pandemic, a Chinese National Academy of Sciences delegation is a guest in the country. The focus: basic research, the climate and the strained relationship between the countries.
By Tim Gabel
SEDE is not to be upgraded to a full committee until Jan. 1. Power struggles and differences over the composition of three other committees are causing delays.
By Stephan Israel
The decline of industries is the price of economic development, says Ifo President Clemens Fuest in an interview with Caspar Dohmen. Politicians should do more where the risk of making mistakes is lower. He warns Europe against copying the IRA.
By Caspar Dohmen
In the future, law enforcement authorities will be able to request IP addresses, chats or other data directly from a service provider in another EU country.
By Redaktion Table
The Social Democrats have won the parliamentary elections in Lithuania. Their party leader now wants to form a center-left alliance with two other opposition parties for the change of power. Foreign Minister Landsbergis withdraws.
By Redaktion Table
From Thursday, manufacturers will have to pay higher EU tariffs on electric cars from China unless both sides reach an agreement. But there are currently few signs of this happening.
By Till Hoppe
Viktor Orbán's address of solidarity for the rulers in Tbilisi outrages the rest of the EU. In the Georgian capital, thousands of demonstrators protest against the election fraud and see evidence of Russian interference. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell reacts surprisingly defensively.
By Lisa-Martina Klein
A new report warns of a great need for action in soil protection in Europe. According to soil scientist Katharina Helming, the EU Soil Monitoring Act currently under discussion does not do justice to this. Nevertheless, it is a step in the right direction.
By Julia Dahm
