In theory, we’ve got a “geopolitical” EU commission. But in practice, the new team in Brussels doesn’t have much to say about the geopolitically motivated US sanctions against the German-Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.
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The new head of the Commission has had a breathtaking start. With her “Green Deal”, Ursula von der Leyen has made all problems disappear. But now an old contracting scandal is coming up again. There is also news from her Brussels advisor’s staff.
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Until now, EU foreign policy-makers have been considered good-hearted but lame doves. But now the hawks are taking over – with the “language of power” and new, worldwide sanctions based on the US model.
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Anyone who reads the German press might think that there has been a massive shift to the left in the SPD – and that this also makes the EU partners nervous. But Esken and Walter-Borjan are absolutely right on some points, at least from a European point of view.
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A surprising turnaround in the case of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange: Sweden suspends investigations into alleged sexual offences. Now all that remains are political accusations – the EU must help!
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Spain is no exception anymore. Six months after the European elections, the far right is on the rise in Madrid, and a government crisis is paralysing the country. The EU is threatened by a political vacuum.
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Brussels is awarding more and more contracts for the expansion of Fortress Europe. The new commercial wall is dressed up as a “fight against tugboats” and “securing the external borders”.
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