Closer to an agreement on EU Asylum reform (DE)
For a whole day, the Council and the EU Parliament struggled to reach a compromise. They succeeded on some points, such as the border procedure and crisis situations. Others remain disputed. (…) Damian Boeselager, who is negotiating for the Greens faction, said that he would not be surprised “if the Parliament moves more towards the […]
Ukraine: EU accession negotiations in sight?
EU Commission recommends accession talks with Ukraine: Interview with Damian Boeselager, Member of the European Parliament, Volt Here you can listen to the entire interview: https://www1.wdr.de/mediathek/audio/wdr5/wdr5-europamagazin/audio-ukraine-eu-beitrittsverhandlungen-in-sicht-100.html
The Data Act – Opportunities and potential hurdles (DE)
The EP and Council reached an agreement on the Data Act. MEP Damian Boeselager (Volt) discusses what this means for businesses concretely with Tim Krögel, Head of the representation of the German Association of Crafts: https://www.zdh.de/ueber-uns/fachbereich-europapolitik/bruesseler-handwerksgespraech/der-data-act-chancen-und-moegliche-huerden-fuer-das-handwerk/?mtm_kwd=zdh&cHash=f3fc0b2619cf425554c01a57971c4807
Fight against division: How a former consultant wants to save Europel (DE)
Damian Boeselager has co-founded a pan-European party: he wants to unite Europe with Volt. But the challenges to achieve this are great. Read the full article here: https://www.24rhein.de/welt/politik/retten-will-kampf-gegen-die-spaltung-wie-ein-unternehmensberater-europa-92640145.html
Ukraine: EU accession negotiations in sight?
EU Commission recommends accession talks with Ukraine: Interview with Damian Boeselager, Member of the European Parliament, Volt. Starts at minute 1:15: https://www1.wdr.de/mediathek/audio/wdr5/wdr5-europamagazin/audio-ukraine-eu-beitrittsverhandlungen-in-sicht-100.html
Auslegungssache 97: Aus dem EU Maschinenraum (DE)
How does a trilogue work, what do lobbyists do in the policy-making process and what was my role in all of this? In this podcast with c’t, I explain how my two data laws, the Data Act and the Data Governance Act, came about. Los gehts in Minute 13:13 hier: https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Auslegungssache-97-Aus-dem-EU-Maschinenraum-9530708.html
EU governments settle on rules for how non-EU citizens could move around Europe
After months of discussion, EU governments have reached a common position on new rules regarding the EU’s long-term residence status for non-EU nationals living in Europe. What is the EU’s long-term residence status? Under a 2003 directive, third-country nationals can in theory acquire EU-wide long-term resident status if they have lived ‘legally’ in an EU […]
Commission unveils package to attract migrant workers to EU labour market
The European Commission put forward a series of voluntary measures to facilitate the employment of third-country nationals in the EU in a bid to boost legal migration pathways and help member states address widespread skills and labour shortages. Read the full article here: https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/commission-unveils-package-to-attract-migrant-workers-to-eu-labour-market/
Damian Boeselager – Best practices for the EU
“We are extremely EU-friendly”, says Damian Boeselager, a member of the pan-European Volt party. Nevertheless, the party co-founder sees room for improvement – and is running again in the 2024 European elections. Read the full article here: https://table.media/europe/en/heads-en/damian-boeselager-best-practice-for-the-eu/
The ex-McKinseyian who wants to change Brussels with his party
In Brussels, ex-McKinsey consultant Damian Boeselager is considered to be as tenacious as he is knowledgeable about the law. Why does someone like him sacrifice a lucrative career for the small party Volt? An encounter. Read the full article here: https://www.wiwo.de/my/politik/europa/damian-boeselager-in-bruessel-der-ex-mckinseyianer-der-mit-seiner-kleinstpartei-bruessel-veraendern-will/29026200.html
