The Trump administration is turning away from decades of international cooperation with astonishing speed. Germany and Europe must now reorganize themselves, demand Imme Scholz and Jörg Haas from the Heinrich Böll Foundation and Markus Hanisch from Humboldt University Berlin.
By Experts Table.Briefings
After a phone call on Sunday evening, US President Trump postponed the threatened 50 percent tariff to July. Brussels is careful not to escalate its response to Trump's threats. The preparation of countermeasures is likely to be accelerated, however.
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CDU foreign policy expert Knut Abraham is considered the favorite to become the German government's new envoy to Poland. The decision will be made by the cabinet on Wednesday.
By Lisa-Martina Klein
Spain is the only Member State that has not yet notified the new EU electoral law. Head of government Pedro Sánchez has domestic political reasons for this. A delegation from the EU Parliament's Constitutional Affairs Committee has now visited Madrid for talks.
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Commission President von der Leyen wants to reduce bureaucracy – with the help of a "whole fleet of omnibuses." Four have already been presented and at least six more are in the pipeline. We provide an overview of the planned measures.
By Redaktion Table
False promises, torture and shootings are now part of everyday life in the Russian army in order to force soldiers to fight against Ukraine. A new report by four independent NGOs from Russia documents the arbitrariness in the army.
By Viktor Funk
After intervention from Berlin, the managing director of the Egyptian human rights organization AFTE, Mohammed Abdel Salam, gets his passport back.
By Markus Bickel
The reorganization of the Bundeswehr is entering its second phase with the Black-Red coalition. Whether the turnaround succeeds is also down to Nils Hilmer – perhaps the most important state secretary in the Ministry of Defense.
By Markus Bickel
