Tag: EU commission
EU wants to facilitate subsidies in climate protection and chips – economy
Commission Vice Vestager extends the exemptions she introduced because of the pandemic and explains how the competition watchdogs intend to support the green transition. The EU Commission will show indulgence…
Financial market: EU tightens rules for London funds – economy
The EU Commission wants to tighten the regulations for hedge funds, real estate and investment funds. These investment products belong to the so-called alternative investment funds, and next week the…
EU politics: why Brussels is getting even more powerful – economy
The EU faces crucial weeks. Brussels newspaper correspondents can almost always write this sentence, because something important is almost always being initiated or concluded in the legislative and negotiating machinery.…
Money laundering: why the Danske scandal has no consequences for the supervisors – economy
It is one of the world’s biggest money laundering scandals, even if it happened in a small EU country. And it had no consequences for the supervisors: From 2007 to…
EU Parliament wants to exclude financial groups from consulting jobs – economy
The European Parliament wants to make it more difficult for financial groups to get advisory contracts from the EU Commission. On Monday, the Budget and Budgetary Control Committees will be…
EU summit: hot debate on energy and the rule of law – politics
EU Council President Charles Michel did not want the sensitive issue on the agenda for the summit but now it is inevitable: When the 27 heads of state and government…
Stability Pact: How Europe’s Debt Will Go From Here – Economy
The EU Commission’s discussion paper is only 19 pages long and does not contain any specific proposals. Nevertheless, it will spark a heated debate, after all, it is about the…
EU Parliament puts pressure on rule of law mechanism – politics
MEPs want to sue the Commission if it does not soon apply new rules to protect the EU budget against countries like Hungary or Poland. Spicy: Poland’s Prime Minister visits…
Energy prices: How the EU wants to defuse the energy crisis – politics
The EU Commission has recognized the explosive mix that is brewing when electricity, petrol and gas prices skyrocket and Europe is to become greener at the same time. How she…
EU wants to implement global tax reform quickly – economy
As early as February, the commission wants to present a law that prescribes a minimum tax of 15 percent for large corporations. 136 states have agreed on this lower limit…