But Robert Jenrick is being dubbed “shadow chancellor” by Reform. He defected from the Conservatives to Reform UK last month, and leapfrogs both the party’s Deputy Leader Richard Tice and its Head of Policy Zia Yusuf for the role. Jenrick is expected to deliver a speech in the City of London on Wednesday to outline […]
Continue ReadingSébastien Lecornu lève le voile sur la programmation énergétique, un document structurant pour les filières énergétiques attendu depuis deux ans, sur lequel les quatre derniers gouvernements se sont cassé les dents. Retour sur un parcours d’obstacles. Feb 11 10 mins read
Continue ReadingTuesday’s move marks the latest escalation in Sánchez’s increasingly personal confrontation with major technology companies and their billionaire owners — a campaign that has included regulatory threats, public clashes with Elon Musk and Pavel Durov, and broader calls in Madrid for tighter platform controls. In a letter to the Public Prosecutor’s Office first reported by […]
Continue ReadingThe EU executive suspects the marketplace breached the law because it didn’t properly assess and mitigate the risks of illegal goods being sold on the platform, a senior Commission official said in a briefing with journalists. These goods also include unsafe toys and cosmetics. The Commission is also investigating the addictive design of Shein’s platform […]
Continue ReadingA battle for power in the European Parliament is already underway — though quietly for now — with the midterm reshuffle a year away. Behind the scenes, MEPs are counting votes, testing alliances and positioning themselves for the presidency and other top jobs. On this episode of the Brussels Playbook Podcast, host Zoya Sheftalovich is […]
Continue ReadingDer CDU-Parteitag in Stuttgart am Freitag und Samstag wird für Friedrich Merz zum Stimmungstest. Als Kanzler ist er sowieso präsent, als Parteichef steht er nun im Mittelpunkt. Es geht um sein Ergebnis, um Geschlossenheit und um die Frage, wie stark er in der eigenen Partei wirklich ist. Eine Analyse von Gordon Repinski. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview: Wiebke […]
Continue ReadingA central output of the project is the Gender Gap in Investments Dashboard, developed by Dealroom. The dashboard is a prototype repository that already presents a clear picture of the current state of the gender investment gap using Dealroom data. It brings together information on company founding teams and venture funding outcomes across Europe in […]
Continue ReadingThe EPF has been tracking the rise of what they call the “anti-gender” movement across Europe, and found that hundreds of groups targeting so-called gender ideology — including think tanks, church-run advocacy groups, political parties and media — had raised $1.18 billion between 2019 and 2023, up from $81 million between 2009 and 2018. The […]
Continue Reading“He [Macron] is worried about the dangers ahead and wants to shore up his legacy,” a former diplomat said, while the West faces instability triggered by Russian belligerence and American unpredictability. Macron has already tapped an ally to become the country’s top auditor despite accusations of a conflict of interest. At the Ministry of Foreign […]
Continue ReadingThe push would put Metsola and the EPP on a collision course with the Socialists and Democrats, the Parliament’s second-biggest group, which claims it should get the presidency as part of a power-sharing arrangement signed at the beginning of the term. But the EPP has remained vague about whether they committed to any such deal. […]
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