Competitiveness
Von der Leyen threads the climate needle to keep her job
It was a love fest on election day. The fights begin after.
To do: 6 thorny issues lurking in MEPs’ inboxes
Hungary’s gatherings get cold shoulder after Putin visit
Harnessing the power of digital product identification
Britain finally has a female chancellor. It only took 800 years.
Sweden nominates EU minister as its next European commissioner
Macron loses clout to European free traders as he does battle at home
The call for an EU Action Plan for rare diseases
Driving excellence: A new EU Action Plan for rare diseases that drives innovation, creativity and competitiveness can position the EU as a leader on the global stage.
US political uncertainty crashes central bank retreat in Portugal
Reports of financial chaos in France have been vastly overstated, Europe’s economic elite say. Instead, the U.S. election is the one to watch.
EU finalizes up to €1B in aid to Egypt as part of migration deal
Brussels has made similar deals with Tunisia, Mauritania and Turkey to curb irregular migration into the EU.
Paris was on the cusp of becoming the EU’s finance hub. Then came the election.
The French vote could deal a massive blow to the capital’s post-Brexit ambitions.
Why Washington is waiting on ‘Super Mario’
The former Italian prime minister is preparing to issue a sweeping report on economic competitiveness that sets up Europe to take on China — and America.
Czechia slams Germany over drug stockpiling
A German policy requiring pharmaceutical companies to hold six months worth of certain types of stock will squeeze other countries, says Czech deputy health minister.
A punch-up in parliament reveals Italy’s deepest scars
The Meloni coalition’s plan to give more power to ‘virtuous’ regions has inflamed the country’s North-South divide.
Gulf money’s targeting of European telecoms raises hackles
State-owned Gulf telecoms giants are scooping up European assets as the EU becomes more dubious about foreign investors.
French Greens risk extinction. That could benefit von der Leyen.
The environmental movement in France is bracing for an EU election debacle, according to the latest polls.
EU Green Deal? No, thanks: Germany’s liberals want a weaker ‘Yellow Deal’
Germany’s Free Democrats say their backing for the next EU top executive hinges on weakening EU climate laws — a clear shot at Ursula von der Leyen.
Germany backs down in gas levy fight
The climbdown comes after the EU threatened legal action and capitals warned the fees were making it harder to quit Russian energy.
Germany and France push for mega-deals in competition overhaul
Still smarting from the veto of the Alstom-Siemens deal, Paris and Berlin want Brussels to focus on forging champions.
What to expect from a more right-wing European Parliament
POLITICO dissects what a rightward shift means for everything from agriculture to defense.
A beginner’s guide to the EU election
373 million voters are eligible to choose 720 MEPs in the Brussels bubble. This is how the election works and why it matters.
Close Macron ally says Paris wants top EU job for Draghi
Pascal Canfin says “everyone in presidential ecosystem” wants the former Italian prime minister at the top table in Brussels.
The front-runners for the next European Commission
Even before the European election, maneuvering is underway for top jobs in Brussels.
Hungary teases veto over new EU Russian gas sanctions
Budapest opposes measures “that might have a negative impact on EU gas market” — a stance that could kill the EU’s effort to squeeze Moscow’s gas revenue.
France lands record €15B in foreign investments as Macron hosts business summit
Microsoft, Amazon and Pfizer are among the firms set to pledge billions of dollars in investments at the ‘Choose France’ summit in Versailles.
Black Sea offshore natural gas bolsters EU energy security
The Neptun Deep project to produce natural gas offshore at the Black Sea is the key to reducing dependence on gas imports and strengthening the EU’s energy security.
There’s another Chinese electric vehicle threat: Buses
Chinese companies have a third of Europe’s e-bus market and local bus makers want the EU to get involved.
Dust off your CV: The EU is going to need a new trade chief
With Valdis Dombrovskis expected to move on, POLITICO profiles the ideal candidate to replace him.
France tops UK (again) in foreign investment race amid European slowdown
The U.K. bucked a Europe-wide trend of declining investments.
EU shouldn’t leave newer members behind, Dombrovskis says on enlargement anniversary
Twenty years after 10 countries in Central and Eastern Europe joined the EU, it’s time for Ukraine and Moldova to join the club too, commissioner argues.