The word "historic" was frequently used during yesterday's visit of the quartet of EU heads of state and government to Kyiv. Emmanuel Macron held out the prospect of Ukraine's immediate candidate status for EU accession while Olaf Scholz was somewhat more cautious. The chancellor knows that not all member states are on board yet.
By Till Hoppe
Scholz, Macron, and Draghi will likely travel together to Kyiv today – sending a strong symbol of solidarity with Ukraine. They could bring President Zelenskiy a perspective for his country's EU accession, albeit conditionally. Macron is also promoting his model of a European Political Community.
By Till Hoppe
Is Apple applying double standards in its favor when it comes to customer privacy? The German Federal Cartel Office launched an official investigation on Monday. The reason: While the company cuts off its competitors from customer data, it still has all access to the data. Damages could range in the billions of lost advertising revenue.
By Torsten Kleinz