In an open letter, 36 politicians from Germany and Europe have appealed to the EU member states to vote against the so-called chat control. They are convinced that the proposed measures are incompatible with European fundamental rights, according to the paper. Belgium is apparently trying to achieve a general approach to the controversial CSA Regulation […]
Denmark is looking into ways of restricting the passage of old tankers carrying Russian oil through the Baltic Sea. His country has formed a group of allied states to examine measures against this “shadow fleet” of aging ships, according to an email from Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen to Reuters. “There is a broad consensus […]
The leader of the British Labour Party and promising candidate for the post of Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has ruled out a return of his country to the EU. “We made the decision to leave the EU, so we will not be re-entering,” said the Social Democrat at an election campaign appearance in Southampton on […]
Wan Zhi has been Critical Risk and Investigation Manager at TK Elevator since May. TK Elevator (formerly thyssenkrupp Aufzuege) is a manufacturer and service provider of elevator systems based in Duesseldorf. Wan works for the German group from Shanghai. Alexander Hirschle is moving from Taipei to Singapore at the end of June for the GTAI […]
After the European elections, the democratic and pro-European forces in the European Parliament have been weakened. This is a wake-up call to make cooperation much more binding. This is the only way to ensure reliable majorities for an effective EU. Ursula von der Leyen will probably not only need the existing alliance of conservatives, social […]
Due to an editorial oversight, a personnel announcement was published in the Europe.Table briefing on June 14 that should not have appeared on that day. Urban Keussen, Chief Technology Officer of the energy supplier EWE, was not elected President of the European Association of Public Utilities Cedec on June 12 as reported. Instead, Keussen is […]
The seven major industrialized countries have agreed on a multi-billion-dollar loan to be repaid with interest earnings from frozen Russian state assets. Since the beginning of Russia’s attack, approximately 280 billion dollars (about 260 billion euros) of Russian central bank funds have been frozen in Western countries, according to the US government. Discussions have long […]
War refugees from Ukraine can stay in the European Union without problems until at least March 2026. On Thursday in Luxembourg, the EU member states decided to extend special rules for the temporary protection of Ukrainians in the EU, as announced by the EU member states. “We will continue to save lives,” said German Interior […]
The European Court of Justice has fined Hungary 200 million euros for its migration policy. In addition, the government in Budapest must pay a daily penalty of one million euros until it fully implements the requested policy changes, ordered the ECJ on Thursday. The background to this is that Hungary has not changed its treatment […]
