The Green Deal is seen by some as an attack on rural areas. A study by the Bertelsmann Stiftung now shows: economically weak regions can be strengthened by 2050 as a result of the energy transition – and reduce inequality compared to cities.
By Manuel Berkel
Viktor Orbán is threatening to block important decisions in favor of Ukraine. Summit President Charles Michel and the Commission hastily try to change his mind. Suddenly, EU money is even flowing to Budapest again.
By Eric Bonse
COP28 has begun and the EU will be strongly represented. Fortunately, because if there's one thing Europeans are good at, it's negotiating. That is a valuable trump card in Dubai.
By Claire Stam
At the conference of the European Defense Agency, EU Council President Charles Michel called for further steps towards a security and defense union and proposed the creation of a European Defense Fund.
By Stephan Israel
The COP28 in Dubai has started with unprecedented success: The new Loss and Damage Fund with around $400 million to date is ready and EU countries are among the largest donors.
By Bernhard Pötter
Negotiations on the mid-term review of the multi-annual EU budget are at a standstill. Commissioner Hahn is demanding a proposal from the Spanish Council Presidency as a basis for negotiations for the summit in December. Time is running out because Parliament still has to give its approval before the elections.
By Max Mustermann
The energy think tank Ember has examined the EU member states' national energy and climate plans (NECPs). Overall, they fall short of one of the EU's key plans to move away from Russian gas.
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In the Green Party family, four candidates are competing to become the lead candidate in the European elections. The two candidates, at least one of whom must be female, will be elected at a Green Party congress in Lyon at the beginning of February.
By Markus Grabitz
