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EU at COP: middle field instead of top

Starting Monday, EU environment ministers and Climate Commissioner Frans Timmermans will be in the mix at the climate conference. They are boasting about ambitious Brussels plans, but they don't have only good news to share. The pressure on Timmermans and his team is great.

By Lukas Knigge

EU looks on: spyware scandal in Greece

Greece is rocked by a wiretapping scandal: The Predator spyware was allegedly used against members, employees and opponents of the government. After the Pegasus revelations in Poland, France, Spain and Hungary, this is the next big scandal. The EU institutions are helpless.

By Redaktion Table

Second COP week: the sticking points

Negotiation week number two begins in Sharm el-Sheikh – and with it, the decisive round: The ministers arrive and the negotiations come to a head, becoming more confrontational. Money is at the center of the discussions.

By Lukas Knigge

Cyber defense: Brussels sounds the alarm

Germany and the other EU states must do more to defend against threats in cyberspace, the EU Commission demands. However, a new strategy remains vague and ambivalent on important issues.

By Eric Bonse