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Energy prices: energy union or not?

Gas prices, and with them energy prices, are on a roller coaster ride. There is disagreement about the right lessons to be learned from the price hike. Some countries call for an energy union in which the EU Commission negotiates gas contracts for the member states. Others – including Germany – are critical of far-reaching market reforms.

By Lukas Knigge

Facebook outage fuels debates over interoperability and algorithms

Facebook is making one negative headline after another. Following serious allegations by whistleblower Haugen, Monday night's six-hour blackout showed just how dependent our communications are on a single company. The debates about the Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act could be significantly influenced by these developments.

By Redaktion Table