european elections

Following the European elections, numerous fundamental decisions regarding the orientation of policy are looming. These include the size of the EU budget, the Green Deal, and trade agreements.

The makeup of the new EU Parliament will soon be known. The traditional parties of the centre will have to decide where to set the boundaries for right of centre parties with whom they will not cooperate.

Election slogans like "Efficiency instead of bureaucracy" or "Reason instead of ideology" don't exactly help voters to understand what parties stand for. Especially if they have never even heard of the party.

What to choose in the European elections? The "Party of Reason" or the "Party of Progress"? Or the "Voice of the Last Generation"? Definitely red? Or black? Beware: Europe's colour spectrum is different from that of the Federal Republic.

Germany's commercial banks have called on the government to introduce extensive reforms to get the economy moving again. And they are pressing for a postponement to the introduction of Basel III.