How the Israel-Hamas war sidelined other world hot spots
Every administration has to readjust to respond to world events, but the Israel-Hamas conflict has been particularly disruptive to Bidenโs other foreign policy efforts.
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EUโs Industrial Future: Powered by Affordable Green Energy [Promoted content]
Electricity prices in Europe remain high, posing serious challenges for the aluminium industry to stay globally competitive. As a strategic material for the green transition, aluminium is essential for clean technologies and sustainable infrastructure….
Greta Thunberg blocks Brussels boulevard in fossil fuel protest
The EU’s energy taxation rules favor oil and gas despite efforts to reach net zero, experts say.
European Commission maps out โpower grabโ over โฌ1.2 trillion money pot
The Commission floated merging 530 programs into one national cash pot.
European Commission sues Portugal over failure to combat industrial pollution
The European Commission is taking Portugal to the EU Court of Justice over failures to combat pollution from industrial activities, the European Commission announced in a statement published on Thursday.
You could kill the EU, says France. No, you could, Germany replies.
Macron and Scholz clash again over how to counter protectionist America and Chinese power.
Europe has a real defense commissionerย โ just not one appointed by Ursula von der Leyen
The boss of Germany’s largest arms producer is a power player in Europe’s scramble to rearm.
Russia and Chinaโs cooperation in the Arctic is a rising nuclear threat
While Beijing and Moscow have been working to establish a strategic foothold in the region for more than a decade, Washington and Brussels are just now waking up to the danger.
Weber crows as von der Leyen walks back EU deforestation drive
Ban on products from logged forests is delayed, raising green fears.
Once upon a time in Brussels: EU picks Tarantino for top competition job
Academic becomes the third Italian to take influential post after a previous U.S. pick was forced out.
Russian troops reach centre of Ukrainian bastion Vuhledar
Russian troops have reached the centre of Vuhledar, a bastion on strategic high ground in eastern Ukraine’s industrial Donbas region that had resisted Russian assaults since Moscow’s full-scale invasion, a regional Ukrainian official said on Tuesday (1…
Waste scandal haunts Cyprusโ EU pick as he heads to Brussels
A decade-old environmental dispute in Limassol, Cyprus, is raising questions over Costas Kadis’ run for EU commissioner.
Draghi report on Europeโs competitiveness falls short
While well-received in Brussels, the question of what exactly the common debt should finance, and how it would foster innovation, has been sidelined.
European Parliament inches toward commissioner hearings in November
Chairs of the Parliament’s committees prefer a Nov. 4 start date.
Berlinโs clean industry wish-list: Kick nuclear out of EU financing
Laying out key priorities for the EU’s upcoming Clean Industrial Deal, German Economy State Secretary Sven Giegold on Monday (30 September) wants the Commission to prioritise renewable energy, taking a tough line on nuclear power and Franceโs targets.
Mission Possible: Working together to reshape the future of cancer care
Q&A with Greg Rossi, Senior VP, Head of Oncology Europe and Canada at AstraZeneca.
The Berlin debate on public procurement reforms is coming for Brussels
When thinking about industrial policy and how to restore Europeโs economic stance in the world, Europe should secure funding for research and development (R&D), rather than subsidies, a Finnish government representative urged in Berlin this week.
Ukraine war briefing: Trump to meet Zelenskyy, and refuses to say if Ukraine should cede territory to Russia
Former president to meet Ukrainian president at Trump Tower on Friday amid fierce criticism of his campaignโs plans to end Russiaโs invasion. What we know on day 947See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageIn an apparent U-turn late on Thursday, Donald T…
BASF slashes dividend amid worsening German industrial gloom
Worldโs largest chemicals group to cut capital expenditure and plans partial listing of agricultural unit
Trade policy: 20 people to meet at Tory conference
POLITICO curates a lineup of the top players influencing the Conservativesโ Brexit and trade policies.
Tech policy: 20 people to meet at Tory conference
We break down the 20 figures shaping the Conservativesโ tech policy in opposition.
Building a future-proof regulatory system
Simpler, faster, better โ let’s not miss the opportunity to revamp the EU pharmaceutical regulatory framework to transform lives.
โAll must be beheadedโ: Revelations of atrocities at French energy giantโs African stronghold
Mozambican soldiers operating out of TotalEnergies’ natural gas plant abducted, raped and killed dozens of civilians.
German Green leaders resign after dismal election results
The party is mired in “the deepest crisis” it has faced in a decade, one of its outgoing leaders said.
Digital technologies can propel Europe through its sustainable industrial transformation [Promoted content]
For 177 years, Siemens has been creating technologies to transform the everyday, for everyone. Inspired by this mission, Siemens is passionately committed to being a vital force that can turn the challenges Europe is facing into opportunities โ by leve…
How to make European industrial policy work
The key is to ensure that regulation doesnโt stifle growth
Draghi report: a wake-up call for the EU electronics manufacturing industry [Promoted content]
Despite the European Chips Act, the European electronics sector still faces a sharp decline, potentially undermining Europeโs security, industrial resiliency, and global competitiveness.
Will EU’s new defence Commissioner strengthen Europe’s armies? | Radio Schuman
Defence is becoming an increasingly central topic in Europe, and as a result, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen introduced a new portfolio dedicated to the issue’s industrial aspects.
Whoโs the real health commissioner?
SNEAK PEEK โ EU health policy is now split across multiple departments, and MEPs arenโt happy. โ Sort your own house out first: MEPs question Hungarian health secretary over presidency plans and countryโs health commissioner role. โ Spend less on defense and more on health, WHO chief Tedros told world leaders at the United Nations [โฆ]
Poland leverages industrial legacy for wind economic bet
For a long time reluctant to invest in renewable energy projects, Poland is now aiming to become a major green industrial hub thanks to its wind energy potential, despite some endemic limitations.
Europe launches its first space commissioner straight into a budget scrap
Despite not having much experience on space, Andrius Kubilius is tipped to be running EU rocket and satellite policy.
What the new French government means for Brussels
With both president and prime minister vying for control in the policy domain, the political picture could look somewhat different.
Les 100 premiers jours de von der Leyen : ce quโelle a promis, ce que รงa implique et ce quโelle va vraiment faire
La prรฉsidente de la Commission promet de procรฉder rapidement ร des rรฉformes profondes. Quelle est la crรฉdibilitรฉ de son projet ?
The great decline of European industry
Industrial production is falling in most European Union countries, largely due to a lack of competitiveness with China and the US. The recent Draghi report has urged for significant investment to prevent the economy from ‘stalling.’
Rachel Reevesโ 7 reasons to be cheerful
Britain’s strait-laced chancellor was sent out to cheer up the nation โ and insist there’s more to Labour than penny-pinching.
Europeโs battery champion slashes jobs amid slowing EV sales
“Tough” decisions needed to safeguard Northvolt’s future, said company CEO.
Health care helps to stabilize democracies, Gastein chief says
SNEAK PEEK โ Austriaโs Clemens Martin Auer stresses the role of health care in democracies ahead of a major health policy summit in the Alps. โย The European Medicines Agency recommended two updated Covid-19 vaccines โ but targeting different variants. โย Hungaryโs secretary of state for health will present the Hungarian presidencyโs program on health to Parliamentโs [โฆ]
Von der Leyenโs first 100 days: What sheโs promised, what it means and what sheโll really deliver
The Commission president is promising to move quickly with far-reaching reforms. How credible is her plan?
Reenvisioning Europeโs digital sovereignty
Von der Leyen’s current dominant position presents an opportunity to turn the bloc into a global-facing innovation powerhouse.
UK to resurrect โindustrial strategyโ in bid for global funds, says Reynolds
Business secretary is โsickโ of France and Spain attracting investment that could come to Britain
France or Finland โ whose industrial policy should prevail in Europe?
When thinking about industrial policy and how to restore Europeโs economic stance in the world, Europe should secure funding for research and development (R&D), rather than subsidies, a Finnish government representative urged in Berlin this week.
EU headed for โbig debate on fundingโ on clean industrial deal, Commission director says
The EUโs new clean industrial strategy must strike a balance between protecting key industries, not unduly shielding others, and creating a strong business case for clean products, key EU officials said on Wednesday (18 September).
UK energy policy: 20 people to lobby at Labour conference
Who to look out for in Liverpool this weekend.
Tech policy: 20 people to meet at Labour conference
We break down the 20 figures inside and outside government shaping Labourโs tech policy.
Trade policy: 20 people to meet at Labour conference
We break down the 20 figures inside and outside government shaping Labourโs trade policy.
Germanyโs rude economic awakeningย
After a spate of bad news involving giants like Volkswagen and Intel, the mood in Germany has turned gloomy.
Germany retains quiet grip on Europeโs finances
Von der Leyen’s loyalists hail from countries that don’t like splashing the cash. While others may have posher titles, those frugal hands still hold the power.
Former Poland PM: โWeโre living under the illusion of environmentalismโ
We arenโt reducing global emissions, just depriving ourselves of jobs, profits, raw material sovereignty and, therefore, security.
France mourns its loss of influence in von der Leyenโs new Commission
After Thierry Breton’s resignation, French officials are bemoaning a loss of influence in Brussels.
How Teresa Ribera became the second-most powerful person in Brussels
Spainโs climate expert is poised to become the EUโs competition chief, net-zero architect and economic transformer โ all in one.
The Brief โ The case for Stรฉphane Sรฉjournรฉ
Stรฉphane Sรฉjournรฉ was nominated as the French European Commission Executive Vice President (EVP) for prosperity and industrial policy on Tuesday (17 September) following a rather hectic 24 hours.
The winners and losers of the new European Commission
What the portfolios tell us about the EUโs power dynamics.
5 takeaways on Ursula von der Leyenโs new Commission
As the dust settles after weeks of wrangling, here are the key things you need to know.
Meet the commissioners: Class of 2024
Everything you need to know about Ursula von der Leyen’s team for her second term.
Von der Leyen unveils new EU leadership team
Key appointments include French candidate Stรฉphane Sรฉjournรฉ for industrial strategy, former Lithuanian prime minister Andrius Kubilius as defense commissioner and Spanish socialist Teresa Ribera overseeing climate policy.
The new EU political cycle must renew the momentum for CCU techs [Promoted content]
Europeans voted in June 2024 for new EU Parliament representatives. With a new mandate starting, a crucial question lingers: will Europe pursue ambitious climate action? Will it support net zero technologies like CCU to build more sustainable industria…
Decarbonising heat is the challenge of the next decade
The incoming Commissioner for Energy must be tasked with delivering the clean heat transition: phasing out fossil fuels in heating and cooling is the gateway towards energy security, affordability, European industrial competitiveness, and essential cli…
Stรฉphane Sรฉjournรฉ, from foreign minister to potential EU commissioner
The Macron loyalist was confirmed as executive vice president in charge of industrial strategy in the next European Commission by Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday. He spent only eight months at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Ursula von der Leyenโs new European Commission
Commission president hands out the top jobs in her new team.
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen reveals EU’s new top line-up
European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen revealed her top team Tuesday, appointing French candidate Stรฉphane Sรฉjournรฉ to the powerful post of executive vice president overseeing industrial strategy. Von der Leyen also raised eyebrows with her dec…
Ursula von der Leyen tightens grip before unveiling her team
Thierry Breton is out of the way, ridding the European Commission chief of her fiercest internal critic.
Thousands rally in Brussels to back Audi workers and call for EU industrial action
Initially launched in solidarity with employees at the Audi plant in Brussels, Monday’s rally in the Belgian capital became the call for measures to preserve Europe’s industrial sector.
Franceโs European commissioner resigns amid row with von der Leyen
Thierry Breton, who had been appointed for second term, cited von der Leyenโs โquestionable governanceโ in EUFranceโs European commissioner, Thierry Breton, has resigned, citing โquestionable governanceโ at the EU executive led by Ursula von der Leyen….
We donโt want your EVs, Brazil tells EU as trade talks hit crunch time
Attempt to fend off influx of Chinese electric vehicles puts chances of EU-Mercosur trade accord at the November G20 summit in doubt.
Finnish horse enthusiast is an EU tech front-runner
Henna Virkkunen is well placed to nab a key European Commission post on tech or innovation.
More than 80% of EU marine protected areas are ineffective, study shows
Activities such as mining, dredging and bottom trawling in most MPAs mean conservation targets will be missed, say researchersMost of Europeโs marine protected areas, set up to safeguard species and habitats, will not meet conservation targets as they …
European โnaivetyโ could trigger industrial collapse, warns new Econ Committee Chair
Europe should stop being “naive” and step up efforts to support its faltering industrial base to compete with China and the United States, the newly elected chairman of the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee told Euractiv in …
Youโre on your own implementing Draghi report, Lagarde tells governments
โStructural reforms are not the responsibility of the central bank โ they are the responsibility of governments,โ European Central Bank president says.
Europeโs far-right parties are anti-worker โ the evidence clearly proves it | Cas Mudde and Gabriela Greilinger
We analysed the voting patterns of far-right groups on eight issues including pay and tax. Their rhetoric is hollowIn the US and Europe, the far right is often portrayed as the defender of the working class, the representative of โforgottenโ people or …
EPP plots to limit Socialist Riberaโs economic powers
Spainโs green ‘socialist heavyweight,’ Teresa Ribera, is in talks about a role in EU industrial policy, disconcerting center-right politicians.
Europeโs new normal: High energy bills, fading industry and one chance to fix it
German manufacturers are being strangled. The EU is feeling the pinch. Mario Draghi on Monday warned the EU may be staring at โslow agony.โ
EU politicians weigh in on Draghi report
Mario Draghiโs long-awaited report on European competitiveness has been met by MEPs with both praise and reservations. Centrist politicians hope for a speedy correction of EU industrial policies, while conservatives fear accelerated spending and the fa…
Buy your guns, missiles and tanks at home, Draghi tells EU countries
The EU should push countries to buy from the bloc’s military industrial complex, Draghi said in his new report.
Swedenโs industrial companies are sending up a flare on global growth
Limp purchasing managersโ indices in July and poor figures for new orders hint that Europe is heading for broader slowdown
Draghi says EU must spend twice as much as it did after WWII
AI is an opportunity for Europe while common borrowing is needed to fund defense, former ECB chief says in landmark report. Read the full paper here.
Draghi calls for โฌ800bn EU investment boost
Former Italian premier demands โnew industrial strategyโ to stop Europe falling behind US and China
Secretive Draghi is echoing Soviet Union restructuring
Like Gorbachev’s Perestroika, the report from the former ECB chief could herald a change of historic proportions. It’s far less innocuous than it sounds.
The great Commission puzzle: Who we think will get each portfolio
Ursula von der Leyen is about to hand out key jobs in her team. Hereโs POLITICOโs version of the next Commission.
โNobody in Politics Is Able to Say Itโ: The Truth About Latino Voters
A top political strategist explains how the Latino vote is shifting.
Michel Barnier: Everything you need to know about the new French PMโs conservative politics
The new French prime minister has embraced conservative stances at home which could net him tacit support from the far right.
Industrial decarbonisation: France and Germany are neck and neck
French and German industries have similar carbon intensities, despite a largely decarbonised French electricity supply, according to a La Fabrique de lโindustrie and McKinsey report published Thursday (5 September).
Deutsche Bank chief tells Germans: Work longer and harder
CEO adds that political instability could hurt Germany’s appeal as an investment destination.
Archive, 1929: The bullfight in Spain today
8 September 1929: It is arrant nonsense to suggest that the bloody orgy of Spainโs Sundays and fiestas is on the waneIt is arrant nonsense for hopeful meliorists to assure us that the bloody orgy of Spainโs Sundays and fiestas is on the wane, or that โ…
Green jobs set to find home away from Europe, head of largest industrial union warns
While the EU Green Deal came with the promise of new jobs in green industries offsetting job losses elsewhere, these jobs are currently being created outside Europe, warned Judith Kirton-Darling, General Secretary of trade union IndustriAll Europe.
The Metsola exception: The European Parliament president and her lobbyist husband
The chamberโs new conflict-of-interest rules donโt apply to its most powerful member.
Donโt expect Britain to copy EU and American tariffs on Chinese cars
The UK is mulling an alternative strategy to its allies that could lead to a surge of imports of Chinese EVs.
Europe needs concrete action on connectivity policy
Policymakers have already recognized the need for a new digital approach. Done right, it can take us into a more prosperous, fair and flourishing future.
Defense firms need full access to EU cash as Putin haunts Europe, Draghi says
Looming threats must spark major rethink of European defense policy, according to draft of new report seen by POLITICO.
The German problem? Itโs an analogue country in a digital world | Larry Elliott
Germany was once an economic model to emulate but its reliance on industries past their sell-by date is costing it dearSir Keir Starmer is not the first Labour leader to hanker after a closer relationship between Britain and Germany. Jim Callaghan snu…
And Their Children After Them review โ racism and revenge festers in smalltown France
Venice film festivalNineties-set drama adapted from the bestselling novel zeroes in on tensions in a post-industrial community, sparked by a feud over a motorbikeClass and racial tensions come to the boil in this potent tale of disaffected youth in sma…
Von der Leyen says โpeace cannot be taken for grantedโ as she takes dig at Orbรกn
Commission chief makes first public address since getting a second term.
European politicians, take a leaf out of Trumpโs book and sell off your old clothes
Why oh why can’t you buy a piece of one of Ursula von der Leyen’s suits?
I went to Iceland for a road trip. I left with climate anxiety.
As Iceland melts, visiting eco-tourists face a wake-up call.
I went to Iceland for a road trip. I left with climate anxiety.
As Iceland melts, visiting eco-tourists face a wake-up call.
I went to Iceland for a road trip. I left with climate anxiety.
As Iceland melts, visiting eco-tourists face a wake-up call.
Advancing climate neutrality while strengthening competitiveness โ with a just and ambitious Clean Industrial Deal
The new EU Commission should build on the European Green Deal to strengthen Europeโs economic competitiveness and geopolitical relevance. A Clean Industrial Deal could serve both ends if designed correctly.
Catalonia turns the page
Catalans themselves have now decided to end the nationalist/independence majority in their parliament โ and we intend to listen to them.