Category: 3. Europe

– Ostdeutschland im Kabinett:
Wie wird Ostdeutschland im künftigen Bundeskabinett vertreten sein? Union und SPD stehen vor einem Repräsentationsproblem: Es fehlen prominente ostdeutsche Politikerinnen und Politiker – vor allem in der CDU. Wie wollen beide Koalitionspartner…

A simple solution that addresses all of these concerns is available.

To avoid the risk of Russia’s central bank assets unfreezing and returning to the hands of the Kremlin in July, Europe needs to use the countermeasures argument and put the assets beyond Moscow’s reach. This can be…

A ban on Young Alternative would have been far easier to implement legally, which explains why members moved to dissolve…

“Members who are on the speakers’ list and do not inform of their absence at the Plenary will no longer be given priority for speaking time in the next 6 months,” reads the document, threatening lawmakers with inclusion on a so-called blacklist if it happens repeatedly. 

Moreover,…

Some members of the Parliament argue that the institution is routinely ignored or overlooked by the EU’s executive arm. Others have gone as far as to say that Commission President Ursula von der Leyen “hates” the Parliament, noting the tense relationship between the institutions due to an

“We have got to do more as the West than just talk about democratic values. We must live them,” she said, paraphrasing Vance’s remarks. Vance has repeatedly refused to acknowledge that Trump lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden.

In his Munich speech, Vance criticized Europe’s…