Poland spends more on armaments than almost any other EU country, 4.7 percent of its gross domestic product in 2025 alone. In an interview with Table.Briefings, Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz talks about what Western Europe can learn from Warsaw.
By Maximilian Stascheit
In a few days, the grid operators will publish their proposal as to whether the German electricity price zone should be split or not. If the report recommends a split, the new German government will have to react quickly, as internal planning shows.
By Manuel Berkel
The EU countries still have a good two months to send their plans to Brussels as to what they intend to do with the money from the Social Climate Fund. Germany, like other member states, will hardly be able to meet this deadline. This could have problematic consequences for the planned climate money.
By Lukas Knigge
Against the backdrop of Donald Trump's attacks on academic freedom in the USA and funding cuts, Emmanuel Macron has invited international researchers to France. A new program aims to enable more researchers to work at French universities.
By Marion Bergermann
Several NGOs have lodged a complaint with the European Ombudsman against the EU Commission. They accuse the Brussels authority of a hasty and undemocratic approach to the omnibus proposal.
By Caspar Dohmen
How can science contribute to European self-assurance – and to Europe's ability to act politically? In this interview, EUI President Patrizia Nanz talks about the importance of participatory research and what freedom means in science today.
By Helene Bubrowski
Giorgia Meloni visits the US President under the eyes of the European leaders. However, neither Brussels nor Rome seriously expects Meloni to return from Washington with a result. Nevertheless, Meloni has a lot riding on this visit to the White House.
By Almut Siefert
Serbia is said to have granted citizenship to Russians close to Putin, allowing them visa-free entry into the EU. According to the exiled Russian media outlet Vazhnye Istorii, 204 Russians have been granted Serbian passports since 2022 without having to surrender their Russian passports. The medium names these individuals and their functions.
By Frank Stier
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US special envoy Steve Witkoff are meeting with European counterparts in Paris this week to discuss the war in Ukraine and a nuclear agreement with Iran. Rubio is meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot.
By Redaktion Table
