Roxana Mînzatu has not yet been considered a political heavyweight. However, she is set to play an important role in the upcoming Commission as Executive Vice-President for People, Skills and Pensions. Observers are debating whether the hard-working politician can succeed.
By Alina Leimbach
Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont was elected to the European Parliament in 2019. However, because he was not accepted as an MEP, he filed a complaint with the ECJ – without success.
By Redaktion Table
Unicredit CEO Andrea Orcel has described a possible merger with Commerzbank as a "test case for Europe". In doing so, he is encouraging those who want to push ahead with the capital markets union in the EU. According to information provided on Wednesday, the German government is not planning any defense.
By Redaktion Table
Google has filed a complaint with the EU Commission against Microsoft for alleged anti-competitive behavior. The software company's cloud division is exploiting the dominant market position of the "Windows Server" operating system.
By Redaktion Table
The designated Commission Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy has steadily increased his influence in Brussels and Paris in recent years. Now his mediation skills are in demand in European industrial policy.
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The German EU ambassador voted in favor of the Commission's proposal to lower the international protection status of the wolf. This resulted in the necessary qualified majority. In future, the wolf will no longer be considered a "strictly protected" species, but a "protected" species.
By Markus Grabitz
By 2025, manufacturers could have to pay €15 billion in fines to the EU for failing to meet the climate targets for new vehicles. The industry and more and more politicians are therefore calling for the EU legislation to be reviewed in 2025 rather than 2026.
By Markus Grabitz
In a letter to the EU Commission, Sweden and Finland demand that the Rule of Law mechanism (RoL mechanism) should also monitor other EU values and cover the entire EU budget.
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France's new conservative interior minister wants to enforce various tightening measures in migration policy. Germany receives praise from him in one respect.
By Redaktion Table
Due to the opposition of Green Minister Steffi Lemke, there was no majority in the Council of Ministers for a long time to restrict the protected status of the wolf. Now she is giving up her resistance. This allows the Commission to pursue an amendment to the Bern Convention.
By Markus Grabitz
