According to a new study, providing special support for small farms through EU agricultural subsidies is only effective under certain conditions. They recommend "more rather than less conditionality." These findings were criticized by the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture.
By Julia Dahm
Because France still did not have a national budget for this year, the French Prime Minister pushed it through the National Assembly with a special clause and without a vote. His minority government is now facing the next vote of no confidence. However, it is expected to survive the vote.
By Redaktion Table
The Commission has awarded the multilingual AI project OpenEuroLLM the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) label. The participants are developing powerful open-source language models for all official EU languages.
By Corinna Visser
The Social Democrats accuse Monika Hohlmeier (CSU) of an outrageous attack on environmental organizations. The former head of the Committee on Budgetary Control had criticized contracts between the Commission and environmental NGOs.
By Markus Grabitz
The Commission wants to help companies with their patent and trademark rights by providing grants. Following the success of previous rounds, even more SMEs are to be eligible this year.
By Redaktion Table
As of today, the Euromat is available online for the 2025 Bundestag elections. The tool evaluates the election programs of all parties represented in the Bundestag.
By Markus Grabitz
The upheavals in the international situation also mean changes for Taiwan. President Lai said he is ready for talks. However, he will not recognize the one-China policy.
By Emily Kossak
Following Trump's punitive tariffs on Chinese imports, China prepares for negotiations. Among other things, Beijing wants to resume the "Phase 1" agreement from 2020.
By Emily Kossak
The USA accuses Panama of granting China too much control over the Panama Canal. During a visit, US Secretary of State Rubio has now threatened consequences.
By Emily Kossak
The European Commission has initiated infringement proceedings against Germany and 17 other member states due to a lack of cooperation with police authorities in other EU countries. This concerns the access and exchange of information.
By Redaktion Table
