EU Commission President von der Leyen welcoming German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
Brussels, 10 December 2021 (German version below) Good afternoon. It is my great pleasure to...
High Representative Josep Borrell: Remarks after meeting with Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock
Brussels, 09/12/2021 Check against delivery! Dear Foreign Minister, liebe Annalena, first of all: „Herzlich willkommen in Bruessel und herzlichen Glueckwunsch to your appointment!“ It is a great...
ECHA: Scientific committees support further restrictions of PFAS
The Committees for Risk Assessment and Socio-Economic Analysis support Germany’s proposal to restrict the use...
Germany’s new government sworn in – first visits to Paris, Brussels, and Warsaw
Berlin/Brussels, 8 December 2021 Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz will travel to Paris and Brussels on...
Olaf Scholz elected Chancellor of Germany’s new government
The German Bundestag has elected Olaf Scholz as the new Federal Chancellor. Scholz achieved the...
Opinion of the EU Advocate General in the case C-319/20: Facebook Ireland
Principles of Community law According to Advocate General Richard de la Tour, the Member States...
EU Commission closes infringement procedure against Germany on primacy of EU law and authority of the EU Court of Justice
Primacy of EU law: Commission closes infringement procedure based on formal commitments of GERMANY clearly...
Geldwäsche und Terrorismusfinanzierung: Bundesrat äußert sich zu EU-Regeln
In seiner Plenarsitzung am 26. November 2021 hat der Bundesrat die Pläne für ein einheitliches...
NATO Secretary-General discusses Belarus and Russia with Chancellor Merkel
19 Nov. 2021 NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is meeting Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on...
German Regulator suspends certification procedure for Nord Stream 2
16 November 2021 Germany’s grid regulator Bundesnetzagentur has today suspended the procedure to certify Nord...
BMU zu COP26: Fossiles Zeitalter geht zu Ende – mehr Tempo beim Klimaschutz und Solidarität
Zum ersten Mal in der Geschichte der Weltklimakonferenzen gibt es in der Abschlusserklärung eine von...
“A nuclear-free taxonomy” – Joint Declaration by Austria, Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, and Portugal
We draw your attention to the following statement by the EU Environment Ministers of Denmark, Germany,...
Judgment of the EU Court of Justice in Case C-91/20 (refugees, Germany)
Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Maintien de l’unité familiale) Area of Freedom, Security and Justice The Common European...
Deutsche Bundesregierung verabschiedet Klimaschutzbericht 2021
Bundeskabinett erfüllt damit die Berichtspflicht aus dem Bundesklimaschutzgesetz Das Bundeskabinett hat heute den Klimaschutzbericht 2021...
Global partnership with South Africa aiming at just energy transition
Brussels, 2 November 2021 The governments of South Africa, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and...
EU-Abgeordneter Sven Giegold (Grüne/EFA) zu Koalitions-Verhandlungen: Jetzt verhandeln wir den Aufbruch für Deutschland und Europa!
Nun ist es soweit. Die Koalitionsverhandlungen für die erste Ampel-Koalition auf Bundesebene sind gestern gestartet....
SWP: Die Türkeipolitik der künftigen Bundesregierung: Konfliktlinien und Kooperationsfelder
Deutschland hat in den letzten Jahren die Türkeipolitik der EU maßgebend geprägt. Ankara erwartet eine...
Europol: VAT fraud with cash registers uncovered in Germany
5 October 2021 More than 300 Italian restaurants in Germany allegedly used manipulated cash registers...
COP15: German Environment State Secretary calls for more financial support for biodiversity conservation
Colombia extends the invitation to COP15 preparatory meeting At the invitation of Colombian President Iván...
NextGenEU: EU Commission disburses €2.25bn in pre-financing to Germany
The European Commission has today disbursed €2.25 billion to Germany in pre-financing, equivalent to 9%...
Bundeskanzlerin Merkel in Moskau: “Es bleibt viel zu tun, aber Nicht-Sprechen ist keine Option”
Afghanistan, Ukraine, die Situation der Zivilgesellschaft: Bei ihrem Russland-Besuch hatte Kanzlerin Merkel zahlreiche aktuelle Themen...
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on Angela Merkel visiting Kyiv
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy does not rule out that German Chancellor Angela Merkel will bring certain...
Russian President Putin at news conference with German Chancellor Merkel
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, Today’s talks with Madam Federal Chancellor were...
Umweltministerin Schulze (SPD): Wir brauchen eine Trendwende bei biologischer Vielfalt
Bundeskabinett beschließt Rechenschaftsbericht 2021 zur Nationalen Strategie zur biologischen Vielfalt Trotz vielfacher Gegenmaßnahmen, die die...
EU Cohesion Policy: Poland and Germany get €662 million of additional resources
The Commission has approved the modification of six Operational Programmes (OP) for the European Regional...
IMF: Beyond the Pandemic: Five Charts on Germany’s Economic Recovery Plan
By Carlos Caceres, Mai Chi Dao, and Aiko Mineshima, IMF European Department July 15, 2021...
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2021 Article IV Consultation with Germany
July 15, 2021 Washington, DC: On July 14, 2021, the Executive Board of the International Monetary...
Judgment in Case C-848/19 P Germany v Poland (OPAL Pipeline, Energy solidarity)
Court of Justice of the European Union: Judgment in Case C-848/19 P Germany v Poland,...
EU Commission welcomes EU Council’s approval of recovery and resilience plans
The European Commission welcomes the Council’s approval of its assessments of the recovery and resilience plans...
Travel Insolvency Fund: EU Commission approves €750 million German State guarantee scheme
Brussels, 09 Jul 2021 The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a...
Greece’s concerns regarding Germany’s sale of Type 214 submarines to Turkey – EU Council Answer to a written question
EN E-000974/2021 Reply (5.7.2021) The Council has expressed concerns about Turkey’s military actions, notably in...
IEU Climate Monitoring for 6 July 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: UNFCCC Asia-Pacific Climate Week 2021 Kicks Off CARBON PRICING Investors...
EU Commission approves modified German support scheme for maritime transport
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, the modification of an aid...
NextGenerationEU: EU Commission endorses Germany’s recovery and resilience plan
The European Commission has today adopted a positive assessment of Germany’s recovery and resilience plan....
EU Commission approves prolongation and modification of German R&D support scheme
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, the prolongation and modification of...
Bundesumweltministerium: Neue Analyse zeigt Risiken der Erderhitzung für Deutschland
Bei einem ungebremsten Klimawandel würden die Risiken durch Hitze, Trockenheit und Starkregen im gesamten Bundesgebiet...
Judgment of the EU Court of Justice in Case C-901/19 (Germany, subsidiary protection)
When considering an application for subsidiary protection, the competent authorities of the Member States must...
CJEU: Advocate General’s Opinion in Joined Cases C-177/19 P, C-178/19 P and C-179/19 P: Excessive oxides of nitrogen emission limits the Commission set for real driving tests in the wake of the ‘dieselgate’ scandal
Court of Justice of the European Union PRESS RELEASE No 102/21 Luxembourg, 10 June 2021...
Sven Giegold (Grüne/EFA) zum EU-Verfahren wegen EZB-Urteil: Geeigneter Weg zur Lösung des Rechtskonflikts
Source: https://sven-giegold.de/vertragsverletzungsverfahren-ezb-urteil/ Heute, am 8. Juni, hat die EU-Kommission ein Vertragsverletzungsverfahren auf den Weg gebracht....
EU Court of Justice: Between 2010 and 2016, Germany systematically and persistently exceeded the limit values for nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
Judgment of the in Case C-635/18 (EU Commission v Germany) Between 2010 and 2016, Germany...
Three persons arrested for smuggling over 250 Vietnamese migrants to Germany
31 May 2021 In the early hours of 31 May, some 740 police officers carried...
Deutsch-Französischer Ministerrat: Erklärung von Berlin am 31. Mai 2021
Die Beschlüsse des binationalen Ministerrates sind in der „Deutsch-Französischen Erklärung von Berlin“ PDF, 194 KB, nicht barrierefrei festgehalten:...
State aid: EU Commission approves €10 billion German scheme compensating companies for damages due to coronavirus
The European Commission has found a €10 billion German scheme to compensate companies for damages...
IEU Energy Monitoring for 27 May 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: FIT FOR 55 Speech by EU Commissioner Simson at the...
IEU Climate Monitoring for 20 May 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: IMF IMF Background Paper on Integrating Climate Change into Article...
IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2021 Article IV Mission to Germany
May 20, 2021 A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the...
IEU Energy Monitoring for 19 May 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: HYDROGEN MEPs advocate push for renewable hydrogen, integration of energy...
German Federal Constitutional Court: Unsuccessful applications for an order of execution relating to the judgment of the Second Senate on the ECB’s asset purchase programme PSPP
Source Bundesverfassungsgericht, Germany: Press Release No. 38/2021 of 18 May 2021 German version of this...
Judgment of the EU Court of Justice in Case C-505/19: Germany (Notice rouge d’Interpol, Principles of Community law)
The principle prohibiting the duplication of proceedings can preclude the arrest, within the Schengen Area...