They were so proud of their unity. But only three weeks after Brexit, masks are falling in Brussels. At the first EU budget summit, which failed, everyone was fighting for themselves, even the Benelux countries were divided.
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The European Parliament is threatening to “go to the limit” if the austerity measures in the new EU budget for 2021 to 2027 are laid down. It is also a revolt against Chancellor Merkel.
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Since 2011 the EU Commission has been trying to steer the economic and financial policies of the euro countries. But the “European Semester” is not socially balanced, as a new report reveals.
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Is the EU still capable of self-criticism? This question should be asked on B-Day, Brexit Day, in Brussels. The EU leadership is conjuring up unity, but the deep crisis of the bloc is (once again) being repressed.
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Now it’s getting serious: US President Trump has again threatened punitive duties on (German) cars – and linked this to talks about a kind of TTIP light. Chlorine chicken and agricultural products should also be on the agenda.
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The “European Green Deal” will be expensive, very expensive. One trillion euros by 2030, says Commission President von der Leyen. But her investment plan for a better climate contains a lot of hot air.
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With the assassination of Iranian General Soleimani and the threat of attacking 52 other targets, US President Trump is provoking a new, albeit undeclared, war. It is also directed against the EU, which wanted to pacify Iran by civil means.
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Welcome to 2020! Now the 20’s are starting. For the EU, they look better at first glance than the 10’s where the euro crisis raged and confidence was lost. But 2020 will be the year of truth.
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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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