A senior EPP lawmaker noted how much success the Greens and The Left groups had in eliciting concessions from Hoekstra during his confirmation hearings last year. “They made him commit [to] the neutrality targets by threatening to vote him down,” the lawmaker said. “That is what you will see in hearings, from us, but other … Read more
Der CSU-Chef tut es immer wieder: Er kokettiert und stichelt, wenn es um die Frage der Kanzlerkandidatur in der Union geht. Gordon Repinski analysiert, wie genervt die CDU inzwischen von Söder ist und was Parteichef Friedrich Merz tun kann, um sich die uneingeschränkte Unterstützung des bayerischen Ministerpräsidenten als Kanzlerkandidat zu sichern. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview spricht die … Read more
The European Union has successfully avoided the “terrible prophecies” that threatened its economy in recent years, but must still contend with Russia’s war in Ukraine and a tenuous trade relationship with China, outgoing European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni said Saturday. The bloc’s economy underwent “overall a weak growth, but nothing of the terrible prophecies … Read more
Von der Leyen’s team did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The u-turn comes just three days after the Slovenian government stood by its man, refusing to nominate anyone else in his place. On Monday, Romania nominated MEP Roxana Mînzatu as its next European commissioner after the Aug. 31 deadline, after originally putting … Read more
“Some people might describe him as inscrutable,” said one of his close advisers who, perhaps in keeping with the personality of the man himself, requested anonymity. McGrath is “not somebody with any political enemies, not a factional politician,” the adviser continued. “He’s certainly a believer that hard work brings its own reward, rather than political … Read more
This was the main decision G7 leaders made at their summit. And to enable it, the EU was to adopt a law prolonging the freezing of sovereign Russian assets until Moscow had paid for its war against Ukraine in full. This would guarantee the frozen assets would continue to be available to produce the interest … Read more
Governments doing the right thing Signs are starting to emerge of policymakers moving in the right direction. Over the past year, there has been growing acceptance of the need to address the challenges facing the sector. Enrico Letta, former Italian prime minister, has called for the completion of the single market for telecoms, and asked … Read more
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has made her first picks for her top team, with the key economy vice-president job going to Italy’s far-right nominee, German newspaper Die Welt reported Tuesday. Von der Leyen, who secured a second term as commission chief in July, is expected to unveil her proposed lineup following a Friday … Read more
However, teachers struggled to enforce their own rules simply because students’ urge to use smartphones was too high. A total ban now has the benefit of clarity: “It will bring peace in schools. There won’t be any [cyber] bullying, teachers won’t be filmed, the attention span will be trained,” de Marez said. But a ban … Read more
“The name has not yet been decided, but I can tell you that Belgium will be able to submit a name within the deadline,” Georges-Louis Bouchez, the leader of the Reformist Movement (the French-speaking liberal party that’s likely to pick the commissioner), had said on Thursday. But as August ended, that pick had not been … Read more
