TAG: Competition
Climate entrepreneurs are coming for Europe’s money
BRUSSELS — Stefan Borgas already runs a multibillion-dollar Austrian company that supplies iron and steel factories. But that’s not exactly why he was in Brussels. Borgas was in the capital of the European Union seeking millions for a pet project that doe...
4 months ago
Von der Leyen is in! Let the fighting over the next European Commission begin.
STRASBOURG — Ursula von der Leyen will spend the next five years as president of the European Commission. But getting the approval of EU leaders and MEPs is just the start. Now, she needs to start work on a puzzle so complicated it'll make solving a Rubik...
2 months ago
Ursula von der Leyen’s new European Commission
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday handed out the top jobs in her team.There are now only two layers of command: executive vice presidents and commissioners. The previous third layer of vice presidents has been dropped. Here’s t...
4 weeks ago
European Parliament inches toward commissioner hearings in November
BRUSSELS — The hearings for European commissioners look increasingly likely to be held from Nov. 4 to Nov. 12 after a majority of chairs of European Parliament committees backed those dates Tuesday.A final decision will be taken Wednesday by the Conferenc...
2 weeks ago
European commissioner hearings confirmed for November
The hearings for European commissioners will be held from Nov. 4 to Nov. 12, senior members of the European Parliament decided Wednesday.Holding the hearings in November means the earliest date for the new European Commission to start work is early Decemb...
1 week ago
7 ways the US is beating Europe
BRUSSELS ― The United States and the European Union have faced similar challenges over the past couple of decades, with the financial crash and the Covid pandemic wreaking economic havoc, taking years to recover from.But of the two, it's America that has...
1 week ago
Two proposed timetables put forward for commissioner hearings
The European Parliament is pondering whether to grill the six executive vice-presidents first or last in next month's hearings for European commissioners-designate, according to two proposed schedules seen by POLITICO.The hearings will take place from Nov...
1 week ago