Beijing, Berlin, Brussels The European Union and China are working flat out to conclude negotiations on an investment agreement. As the Handelsblatt learned, the negotiators of the EU Commission and the government in Beijing are continuing their talks this week. It was said that the remaining points of contention should now be resolved quickly. There … Read more
– Boris Johnson The British Prime Minister continues to reject EU demands for fair competition. – (Photo: REUTERS) – – – – The Brexit negotiations are increasingly becoming a farce. On Friday evening, chief negotiators Michel Barnier and David Frost announced a break in free trade talks because they were stuck. Once again, their bosses, … Read more
– European Commission in Brussels – – – Brussels The topic of sustainability may have been overshadowed by the corona crisis this year, but it has not disappeared. On the contrary: In the summer, the EU Commission for the first time defined in a generally binding manner when an investment can be described as “green” … Read more
Italy and Greece risk an infringement procedure by the European Union. The EU Commission has opened the procedure for not respecting the rules on passenger rights because during an emergency coronavirus the two countries have adopted legislation allowing airlines and / or shipping companies to offer voucher which one form of compensation to canceled flights … Read more
Vaccines, treatments and tests are to be paid for: a total of 6.5 billion euros will come together in the fight against the corona pandemic. Chancellor Merkel also promises a lot of money from Germany at a virtual conference. – At the international donation marathon for vaccines and treatments for the lung disease Covid-19, new … Read more
The presidential election in Poland had to be postponed due to the corona pandemic, and is now being made up for. The election could become a question of fate for the national conservative governing party PiS. It is a late election after an election campaign interrupted by the Corona epidemic. This Sunday, the Poles are … Read more
The new CEO James Freis and Supervisory Board Chairman Thomas Eichelmann had been negotiating with the approximately 15 creditor banks since the penultimate Friday. Under the leadership of Commerzbank, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg and the two major Dutch banks ABN Amro and ING, they granted Wirecard a credit line of EUR 1.75 billion about two years ago. … Read more
The United Nations estimates the global need for Corona aid at around 36 billion euros. The EU donor conference has now pledged a considerable part of this. The EU launched a virtual donor conference on the coronapandemic pledged another 4.9 billion euros. Germany wants to make 383 million euros available. The money should be used … Read more
– Nord Stream 2 Firms involved in the construction of the gas pipeline can be sanctioned by the United States. – (Photo: dpa) – – – – Brussels After the US sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline, the EU Commission is preparing countermeasures. This is the result of a written response by … Read more
Dhe next round of the distribution struggle has begun: On Tuesday, the EU finance ministers gave virtual advice for the first time about the plan of the EU Commission, which wants to pump 750 billion euros into the European economy with an economic stimulus package. The next video conference in the Eurogroup is planned for … Read more