With the Secure Connectivity Initiative, the EU plans a sovereign satellite communications network that will also function during crises. But will young, innovative companies also get a chance to participate in the €6 billion project?
By Corinna Visser
The EU must prepare for the total shutdown of Russian gas supplies, says the Czech Minister for European Affairs Mikuláš Bek in an interview with Hans-Peter Siebenhaar. This also means that the gas emergency plan would have to be adjusted at short notice if necessary.
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The proposal for an international Climate Club may sound like a rehash of previous climate policy strategies. But properly implemented, such a club could take social factors into account and thus avoid a crucial mistake from the past, according to Avram Alpert and Dennis J. Snower.
By Redaktion Table
The Secretary General of the European Parliament, Klaus Welle, will retire in January. Five applications have been received for the post. But the original process to backfill the vacancy is no longer viable. Instead, a package solution could be used, even if it is not a universally popular one.
By Markus Grabitz
