Antonia Zimmermann
The EU’s controversial business supply chain oversight rules live on — at a cost
A landmark piece of Brussels’ ambition to put a greener and more human face on international business cleared a major hurdle on Friday — but not without taking major hits along the road. Overcoming weeks of pushback from national capitals, European Union...
6 months ago
The EU compromise machine is breaking — and everyone’s blaming Germany
EU policymaking is going off the rails as the election nears.The main culprit? Germany’s partisan feuds.From the outside, Brussels’ lawmaking can seem overly procedural and institutionalized. But in recent weeks, drama has riven the EU institutions, with...
6 months ago
Industry bosses to EU: Help us level up in the global green tech race
HANNOVER, Germany — Europe’s industry is ready to take on state-subsidized Chinese and American rivals in the global green tech race — but Brussels must create the right conditions for it to do so.Failure to act will condemn Europe to deindustrialization:...
5 months ago
Fossil fuel giant Norway pitches itself as Europe’s ideal green partner
HANNOVER, Germany — In world politics, just as in life, some partners are more attractive than others. In its bid to diversify away from China in the race for green technologies and raw materials — all while guaranteeing a stable energy supply — the Europ...
5 months ago
‘Blood minerals’: EU accused of fueling conflict with Rwanda deal
Europe’s hunger for minerals for its electric cars and microchips is sparking accusations that it is inflaming conflict in eastern Congo, one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises that has killed 6 million people over recent decades.The outrage was pro...
2 months ago
Is Brexit Britain about to turn into Switzerland — without the fondue?
It’s the one thing nobody wanted to happen. Now it might happen anyway.Brussels hates its relationship with Switzerland: A complex tartiflette of over 120 different bilateral agreements that seems to constantly be up for renegotiation.When Brexit talks be...
2 months ago
I went to Iceland for a road trip. I left with climate anxiety.
JÖKULSÁRLÓN, Iceland — I feel like I am watching the end of humanity. As gusts of wind and rain sweep across the glacial lake of Jökulsárlón, milk-white and light blue icebergs slowly drift toward the Atlantic Ocean, circled by otters and birds. Crowds of...
1 month ago