Der Takt für die Steuerreform: Ministerpräsidentenkonferenz, das Spitzentreffen am Wochenende und der Koalitionsausschuss. Diese Termine entscheiden, ob die Koalition handlungsfähig bleibt. Die SPD will spürbare Entlastungen für kleine und mittlere Einkommen, die Union pocht auf Subventionsabbau. Mit Rasmus Buchsteiner geht’s um die Stimmung zwischen den Spitzen und den Reformentwurf von Lars Klingbeil, der bis kommende […]
Continue ReadingAfter four and a half years of war, Ukraine’s physical destruction is easy to see. But the psychological damage caused by occupation, displacement and loss is much harder to measure — although just as urgent to repair. David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee and a former British foreign secretary, joins Sarah […]
Continue ReadingThe next Commission president could therefore be former U.K. Ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson, as he knows the place, is well-connected and… What? Too soon? Okay then, how about bodybuilder-turned-actor-turned-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger? He’s got a lot of qualities that would make him well-suited to the role: experience in politics, speaking more than one EU language, […]
Continue ReadingThat man, Markus Motschmann, knelt on one knee as he presented Reichardt with an application to join the AfD, addressing him as “Mein Führer,” according to the two people who were present. Motschmann denied using those words but confirmed the photograph is genuine. “It was meant to be funny,” Motschmann told POLITICO. “It’s absolutely ridiculous […]
Continue Reading“If he gets a big, big bounce and the other parties decline, it will be very tempting for him, for example, if we’re 15 points ahead in October,” said this MP, who, like others in this article, was granted anonymity to speak frankly. “I can tell you though the mood among Labour MPs is that […]
Continue ReadingOn June 28 in Brussels, our nation — so conceived and so dedicated — will celebrate the fact that it has long endured. And we are inviting our European friends to join us, not merely as our allies but in appreciation of their intellectual contributions to our founding. Over the quarter of a millennium that […]
Continue ReadingThe International Maritime Organization on Thursday paused an effort to evacuate ships stuck in the Persian Gulf after a vessel was attacked crossing the Strait of Hormuz. The new attack threatens the fragile ceasefire signed by Iran and the U.S. last week, which requires Iran to restore normal shipping operations through the Strait of Hormuz. Ship traffic […]
Continue ReadingScientists agree that climate change is making such heat waves hotter and more frequent. At the same time, the EU has chipped away at its flagship European Green Deal — the package of measures to reduce the bloc’s planet-warming emissions to net-zero until 2050 — in a bid to boost economic performance. The Greens argue […]
Continue Reading“These services will only continue to grow in importance, which is why it is essential that we ensure a well-functioning and competitive market,” Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera said in a statement. Designation under the DMA — a bespoke regime that imposes a set of do’s and don’ts on Big Tech service providers — would oblige […]
Continue ReadingTransatlantic tussle Europe’s effort take on more responsibility for the continent’s deterrence and defense as the U.S. pivots to other priorities — dubbed burden-shifting — is also set to take center stage in the declaration. Last week, U.S. defense chief Pete Hegseth announced a six-month review of the American military presence in Europe in a bid […]
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