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European election

ARCHIV - ILLUSTRATION - Ein Mann steckt am 20.02.2014 in in Frankfurt (Oder,Brandenburg) eine Europafahne in den Schlitz einer Wahlurne.
ARCHIV - ILLUSTRATION - Ein Mann steckt […]
Manfred Weber (R), European People's Party (EPP) candidate and Frans Timmermans, Party of European Socialists (PES) candidate, pose prior to a TV debate at the studios of public broadcaster ZDF in Berlin on May 16, 2019. Photo: John MacDougall / AFP
Manfred Weber (R), European People's Par […]
Candidates for the upcoming European Commission president elections pose ahead of the Eurovision presidential debate at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, on May 15, 2019. Photo: Aris Oikonomou / AFP
Candidates for the upcoming European Com […]
A person begs for money from passers-by in central London. Photo: Daniel Leal-Olivas / AFP
A person begs for money from passers-by […]
Where is the EU headed?

EU budget

Foto: dpa
Foto: dpa
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) speaks during a press conference with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) spea […]
A pile of annual reports 2018 of the Court of Auditors Rhineland-Palatinate lies on a table during a press conference. Photo: Andreas Arnold/dpa/archive
A pile of annual reports 2018 of the Cou […]
Italy's draft budget agreed on December 29 includes 32 billion euros ($28 billion) in extra spending. Photo: Philippe Huguen / AFP
Italy's draft budget agreed on December […]
A new framework for funding the future of Europe

Brexit

A person begs for money from passers-by in central London. Photo: Daniel Leal-Olivas / AFP
A person begs for money from passers-by […]
British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks at the Welsh Conservative party conference at Llangollen Pavilion following the voting in the English council elections. May's Conservatives have lost hundreds of seats in local elections, with the pressure on May expected to increase as more results are declared on Friday.
British Prime Minister Theresa May speak […]
Britain’s divorce from the EU

Trade

Photo: dpa
Photo: dpa
Trump has singled out Europe in the trade row, threatening to tax German cars if the EU doesn't lower barriers to US products. Photo: Olivier Douliery / AFP
Trump has singled out Europe in the trad […]
The Swiss flag at the embassy of the country in Berlin.
The Swiss flag at the embassy of the cou […]
Japan and the European Union launched the world's largest open trade zone Friday, covering about a third of the global economy. Photo: Jörg Sarbach/dpa +++ dpa-Bildfunk +++
Japan and the European Union launched t […]
Internal market flourishes, but protectionism looms

Digitalization

Netzwerkkabel hängen am 14.02.2013 in Jülich (Nordrhein-Westfalen) im Forschungszentrum an der Rückseite des Supercomputers Juqueen. Europas schnellster Rechner, Juqueen, geht offiziell an den Start. Mit einer maximalen Rechenleistung von 5,9 Petaflops kann der Supercomputer sechs Billiarden Rechenoperationen pro Sekunde durchführen. Foto: Oliver Berg/dpa +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
Netzwerkkabel hängen am 14.02.2013 in J […]
Telecom network cables pictured in Paris on June 30, 2013. Photo: Thomas Coex / AFP
Telecom network cables pictured in Paris […]
Members of the European Parliament take part in a vote. The majority of the EU member states including Germany have voted for the EU copyright reform package on Monday. Photo: Jean-Francois Badias/AP/dpa/archiv
Members of the European Parliament take […]
A connected continent

Eurozone

ILLUSTRATION - Griechische Euro-Münzen stehen am 07.01.2015 in Köln (Nordrhein-Westfalen) auf einer EU-Fahne. Die Bundesregierung entwickelt einem Medienbericht zufolge konkrete Strategien für einen möglichen Austritt Griechenlands aus der Eurozone. Foto: Oliver Berg/dpa +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
ILLUSTRATION - Griechische Euro-Münzen […]
Unemployment in the eurozone is falling, the latest data show. Photo: Sebastien Bozon / AFP
Unemployment in the eurozone is falling, […]
Unemployment in the eurozone is falling, the latest data show. Photo: Sebastien Bozon / AFP
Unemployment in the eurozone is falling, […]
A grocery cart brimming with items for Christmas is pushed through a supermarket in Frankfurt on the Main, Germany. Photo: Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa/archive
A grocery cart brimming with items for C […]
Many states, one currency

Elections

Manfred Weber (R), European People's Party (EPP) candidate and Frans Timmermans, Party of European Socialists (PES) candidate, pose prior to a TV debate at the studios of public broadcaster ZDF in Berlin on May 16, 2019. Photo: John MacDougall / AFP
Manfred Weber (R), European People's Par […]
Candidates for the upcoming European Commission president elections pose ahead of the Eurovision presidential debate at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, on May 15, 2019. Photo: Aris Oikonomou / AFP
Candidates for the upcoming European Com […]
ILLUSTRATION: A woman holds a European flag in the slot of a ballot box (posed photograph). From 23 to 26 May 2019, the citizens of the European Union will elect the European Parliament for the ninth time. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB
ILLUSTRATION: A woman holds a European f […]
The populist challenge

Migrants

A person begs for money from passers-by in central London. Photo: Daniel Leal-Olivas / AFP
A person begs for money from passers-by […]
Les députés européens participent à un vote, le 26 mars 2019 au Parlement européen à Strasbourg
Les députés européens participent à un vote, le 26 mars 2019 au Parlement européen à Strasbourg
Les députés européens participent à […]
A migrant kneels outside a tent in a make shift camp in the vicinity of the former 'Jungle' camp site, near the northern French port city of Calais on February 18, 2019. Photo: Philippe Huguen / AFP
A migrant kneels outside a tent in a mak […]
A new home in Europe?

Europe's youth

Schüler der Edith-Stein-Schule präsentieren am 06.09.2017 in Erfurt (Thüringen) die selbstgestalteten Wahlplakate für die U18-Bundestagswahl. Foto: Martin Schutt/dpa
Schüler der Edith-Stein-Schule präsent […]
Teacher Romy Budach (C) from Frankfurt Oder's Chamber of Trades oversees the two Polish apprentices Dominika (L) and Monika during their apprenticeship to become hairdressers in Frankfurt Oder, Germany, 18 May 2017. 16 Polish 2nd and 3rd year hairdressing apprentices are currently doing a three-week hairdressing and cosmetics internship at Frankfurt Oder's Chamber of Trades. This student exchange takes place within the framework of the european youth exchange program "Erasmus+". Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB
Teacher Romy Budach (C) from Frankfurt O […]
A female student reads a book about the ERASMUS programme in Berlin. Photo: Jens Kalaene/dpa/archive
A female student reads a book about the […]
Worker in the Vatican in Rome. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa/archive
Worker in the Vatican in Rome. Photo: Mi […]
Endless opportunities or no future?

EU enlargement

ARCHIV - Zwei Männer feiern am 01.01.2007 vor einer EU-Fahne den EU-Beitritt Rumäniens in Bukarest. EPA/ROBERT GHEMENT (zu dpa Berichterstattung vor dem EU-Gipfel) +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
ARCHIV - Zwei Männer feiern am 01.01.2 […]
Workers set up a sign reading 'Republic of North Macedonia' at the Macedonia-Greece border near Gevgelija, Macedonia on February 13, 2019. Photo: Robert Atanasovski / AFP
Workers set up a sign reading 'Republic […]
Macedonian PM Zoran Zaev (C) waves a Macedonian flag during a 'Yes' rally ahead of a referendum on whether to change the country's name to 'The Republic of North Macedonia' in Skopje on September 16, 2018. Photo: Robert Atanasovski / AFP
Macedonian PM Zoran Zaev (C) waves a Mac […]
The Union is growing

Defence and security

25.04.2018, Brandenburg, Schönefeld: Das zweistrahliges Mehrzweckkampfflugzeug Dassault Rafale aus Frankreich ist bei der Raumfahrtausstellung (ILA) ausgestellt. Bis Sonntag präsentierten 1100 Aussteller aus 41 Ländern ihre Neuheiten von Flugzeugen über Drohnen und Flugtaxis bis hin zu Raketentechnik. (zu dpa "Ein Kampfjet für Europa - Berlin und Paris gehen in Rüstungsoffensive" am 26.04.2018)
25.04.2018, Brandenburg, Schönefeld: Da […]
A policeman aims an LBD 40 40-millimetre rubber defensive bullet launcher with an attached camera during clashes with protesters in Paris on February 2, 2019
A policeman aims an LBD 40 40-millimetre […]
A continent's preparations for a world of challenges