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Karl Haeusgen zum SMEI

Protection of the internal market is a delicate task

With the Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI), the EU Commission has published a European emergency instrument for the European single market. But the result is rather unsatisfactory and in parts, a no-go for companies, according to Karl Haeusgen, President of the Mechanical Engineering Industry Association VDMA. He rejects far-reaching interventions in entrepreneurial freedom.

By Experts Table.Briefings

Data transfers: the unresolved TADPF case

Six months after the announcement of a new transatlantic agreement for a legally secure transfer of personal data, there is no sign of it. A problem for the economy – and on top of that, another state is also causing great concern.

By Falk Steiner

Energy crisis shapes relations with Africa

The energy crisis in Europe comes at an "interesting" time for Africa, according to Gwamaka Kifukwe, an expert at the European Council on Foreign Relations. Selling energy to Europe is an opportunity for growth, he says.

By Ella Joyner

Outlook: the fall agenda for trade policy

Globalization was yesterday; the new mantra of European trade policy is (transparent) strategic autonomy. Our fall trade policy outlook highlights which instruments the EU aims to use in the increasingly harsh international environment and which partners it wants to create binding agreements with.

By Till Hoppe

Italy after the election: Meloni's balancing act

The desire for a political alternative led to the election victory of the Fratelli d'Italia, according to Andrea De Petris. However, Giorgia Meloni will not be able to deviate significantly from Mario Draghi's reform course in the future. She also faces a balancing act within her right-wing alliance.

By Experts Table.Briefings