Apple must pay a fine of €1.8 billion. The EU Commission accuses the company of abusing its dominant position on the market for music streaming apps and thus harming users.
By Corinna Visser
It is Super Tuesday and concerns about a new US President Donald Trump are growing. But NATO headquarters is not preparing sufficiently for this scenario, warns Stefanie Babst. After many years in important posts in the defense alliance, she says how NATO could become "Trump proof."
By Experts Table.Briefings
Amendments to the EU Waste Framework Directive are intended to oblige member states to reduce food waste. There is criticism from the German food industry – but there are also supporters of ambitious reduction targets in the sector.
By Merle Heusmann
Despite an extension, World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiators have not succeeded in agreeing on reforms. There was no breakthrough in the areas of fisheries and agriculture. India is said to have been the brakeman.
By Markus Grabitz
MEP Malte Lenz Gallée is resigning from office. The 30-year-old is facing accusations of having "behaved inappropriately towards employees." Even before the allegations became public, he had announced that he would not be standing in the European elections.
By Markus Grabitz
Jan Philipp Albrecht, once the European Parliament's rapporteur for the General Data Protection Regulation, is calling for more pragmatism from the supervisory authorities. Concerns in Germany have sometimes gone too far.
By Till Hoppe
EPP leader Manfred Weber is willing to work with pro-European members of the ECR on a selective basis after the European elections. Italy's Giorgia Meloni and the Czech Republic's Petr Fiala are respectable heads of government. Thus it should be possible to cooperate with the MEPs in the European Parliament who come from their parties.
By Markus Grabitz
At its congress in Rome, the European Socialist Party (PES) family officially selected Nicolas Schmit as its lead candidate for the European elections. The Luxembourg Social Affairs Commissioner is running to become Commission President. In their manifesto for the election, the Socialists call for equality, the rule of law and good jobs.
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Umwelthilfe received around €5 million from donations and gifts in 2021. The organization refuses to be transparent about 15 of 17 major donations, although it was required to do so according to the rules of the lobby register in the Bundestag. These are donations from natural and legal persons with a total volume of €1.5 million.
By Markus Grabitz
The Commission releases €137 billion for Poland. The money had been frozen due to breaches of the rule of law by the previous PIS government. The Commission intends to publish its decision next week.
By Markus Grabitz
