Today, German Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier is hosting a virtual conference on hydrogen as an energy source. Numerous international experts are taking part.
We therefore need to take the decisions in the EU now so that we can have a European
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy is holding the European Competition Day in Berlin on 7 and 8 September 2020. The event is the central conference on competition policy during Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the EU.
We have a shared goal: to maintain fair conditions for competition on the EU Single
German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed with EU heads of state and government how they can strengthen their efforts in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in light of sharply rising infection rates across Europe.
In the months since the outset of the pandemic, European partners have embraced a
On 25 September 2020, the Council approved 87.4 billion euro of financial support to 16 member states in the form of EU loans under SURE – a temporary EU instrument to mitigate unemployment risks during the COVID-19 crisis.
The guarantee agreements with the Commission have been finalised.
Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the EU will do all it can to bring about consensus on the European Commission’s proposals to reform the common asylum policy. An additional, in-person meeting of the EU home affairs ministers in November will allow further bilateral discussions.
“I am pleased that many member states have avoided knee-jerk reactions and are instead
With this declaration, the Council emphasises that the fight against antisemitism is a cross-cutting issue involving various levels of government and policies at local, national and European level. Awareness of antisemitism therefore needs to be raised across policy areas and responsibilities.
The EU member states have agreed to mainstream the prevention and countering of antisemitism
EU agriculture ministers backed Federal Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner’s initiative. Lessons from the coronavirus crisis, animal transports and product provenance were also discussed at the Informal Meeting of EU Agriculture Ministers in Koblenz.
Animal welfare must have priority.
The situation in the eastern Mediterranean is tense – the Foreign Minister travells to Cyprus and Greece to explore solutions with his interlocutors.
solution in the eastern Mediterranean acceptable to Greece, Cyprus and Turkey seems to have
Europe is to grow even closer together – on railways as well. To this end, Germany, Austria, France and Switzerland want to offer new cross-border night train connections beginning in 2021. Leading partner railway companies agreed to the measure in a joint declaration.
Info The following railway companies have agreed to expand their already successful
The attacks in Paris, Nice, Vienna and Dresden are „attacks on our free societies and our way of life“ declared Chancellor Angela Merkel after a videoconference with EU partners. „An uncompromising stance to uphold the free and democratic order“ will be taken in the fight against terrorism.
societies need to confront terrorism and anti-democratic behaviour, and that they have
