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The German government plans to introduce a so-called “industrial electricity price” for energy-intensive industries from January 1, 2026. The governing parties CDU, CSU and SPD have established a target price of 5 cents per kilowatt hour, which is calculated based on the average electricity exchange price. The energy price for industry currently stands at around 14 cents per kilowatt hour. Under the proposal, the industrial electricity price applies to 50 percent of a company

On 19 November 2025, the European Commission has unveiled a new Military Mobility Package and adopted its Defence Industry Transformation Roadmap. The message bluntly calls for speed: Europe’s security depends on getting forces across borders faster and getting new technology into service quicker.    Why Now? Europe is moving toward real-time readiness. Under the Commission’s Readiness 2030 agenda, military mobility and defence-industrial scale-up are treated as key enablers

In the Netherlands, the formation of a new government is a carefully choreographed yet notoriously unpredictable process. After parliamentary elections, appointed informateurs explore which parties can realistically form a governing coalition. What is less visible to international observers—but highly relevant—is the wave of political communication that surrounds this stage. One phenomenon stands out: the mass sending of letters to the informateur .   A Flood of Political Me

On October 21, an alliance of 80 European industrial companies published an open letter containing a stark warning to the European Commission. According to those companies, the core of European climate policy, the Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS I), is putting 200,000 industrial jobs at risk in Germany alone. The ETS and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which are closely linked, have moved to the center of debates about the competitiveness of European industry.

In recent days, Italy has once again witnessed waves of mobilization linked to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with mass demonstrations, general strikes, and growing pressure on Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government to clarify its political stance on the Middle East crisis. The pro-Palestinian demonstrations reignited after the interception by Israeli forces of the Global Sumud Flotilla, a humanitarian initiative calling for the opening of corridors to Gaza. The appeal

Dutch politics is entering a decisive moment, with the upcoming general elections on October 29 set to determine not only the composition...

Local government in England has long been a complicated patchwork of varying systems, reflecting the intermittent enthusiasm of...

On 14 September 2025, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) will elect new local councils, mayors and district administrators. With almost 18...

By announcing his decision to call a vote of no-confidence on September 8, French Prime Minister François Bayrou has chosen to take a...

Forests are vital ecosystems, and tackling deforestation is an urgent priority. The EU’s Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR, Regulation...

On Wednesday, October 29, 2025, the Dutch will go to the polls once again to elect a new House of Representatives. These elections should...

With the proposal on Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) on 16 July 2025, Brussels funding landscape has entered a new area. The...

In Germany, fiscal policy may contain elements of a dance figure called the pirouette: In the new federal budget, the promise given in...

/French version below/ Eighth attempt, eighth failure: yesterday, the Assemblée nationale (Lower House of Parliament) rejected yet...

Updated: Jun 20 On Tuesday 3 June, the Dutch government collapsed, triggering new elections and throwing the country into yet another...

" #EULifeSciencesStrategy  will be crucial for bridging innovation and regulation" said Irene Norstedt, Director of the People...

Trump’s return, initially perceived as a rupture, may prove, unexpectedly and ironically, to act as an accelerant. Less by choice than by...

On the 6th of May, the German parliament (“Bundestag”) elected the conservative Friedrich Merz (CDU) as the country's tenth chancellor in...

In jargon it is called " risk banking ": as in the popular board game, managers of Italian banks deploy their troops to win the...

In a time of political gridlock and mounting crises, a new potential force is emerging on the Dutch political landscape. Frans...