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Climate.Table
COP30: EU can make an impact but its leadership role is faltering
The 30th UN Climate Change Conference starts today, Monday, in Belém. At the last minute, the EU presented its climate targets for 2035 and 2040 to palpable sighs of relief.
Von Lukas Knigge
China.Table
Klingbeil in China: Helpful dialog or shadow foreign policy?
Lars Klingbeil travels to China – the vice-chancellor beats Merz to the punch. Meanwhile, another contentious issue is emerging in the coalition: the policy on China.
Von Angela Köckritz
Climate.Table
Merz in Belém: Climate policy is industrial policy
In Belém, the German Chancellor primarily wanted to send a message to his own country: Rather than presenting new ideas, he emphasized his government’s economic policy priorities of competitiveness and innovation. According to him, they do not preclude taking action to tackle climate change.
Von Lukas Knigge
Security.Table
Upgrading more quickly: much approval for the law on accelerated procurement
The parliamentary groups of the SPD, CDU/CSU and Greens as well as the arms industry are largely in agreement in their assessment of the Act on Accelerated Planning and Procurement for the Bundeswehr (BwPBBG). However, the Greens fear that this will make defense too national in scope.
Von Gabriel Bub
China.Table
Energy storage: How Chinese companies are taking the lead in technology
Energy storage systems are now considered critical infrastructure. Western companies have to produce in China for cost reasons and rely on Chinese suppliers. Parallels with the e-car industry are unmistakable.
Von Jörn Petring
Security.Table
Ukraine frontline update: How Russia is changing the situation in the Donbas in its own favor
Although the big picture of the front in Ukraine shows a stalemate, Russia is gaining the upper hand at key points. The situation is particularly critical around the city of Pokrovsk. In cooperation with Reaktion Group Consulting, Table.Briefings analyzes the situation in Ukraine.
Von Redaktion Table
China.Table
Shein: Weshalb Frankreich die Online-Plattform vorläufig sperrt
Unter Protesten hat Shein seinen ersten Shop in Paris eröffnet. Fast zeitgleich wird die vorläufige Sperrung der Plattform in Frankreich angekündigt. Derweil boomen Shein und Temu mit Milliardenumsätzen in Deutschland weiter.
Von Amelie Richter
Europe.Table
EU climate targets: What the agreements mean for 2035 and 2040
Negotiating right through the night, the EU environment ministers finally reached an agreement on the climate target for 2040 and the NDC for 2035, which is important for COP30. Nevertheless, questions remain.
Von Lukas Knigge
Security.Table
How the arms industry is evolving in the German federal states
In North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein, new clusters have emerged this year in order to cash in on the billion-euro funding program for the German armed forces (Bundeswehr).
Von Lisa-Martina Klein
China.Table
Standardization: China sets standards for future technologies
Standardization is more than just technology. Germany leads in traditional industries, but is at risk of being left behind in key digital technologies. Europe must act strategically in order to help set international standards.
Von Amelie Richter
China.Table
Inhaltsverzeichnis – Ausgabe 1202 vom November 9th, 2025
- Klingbeil in China: Helpful dialog or shadow foreign policy?
- Audrey Tang: “Europe’s political structure focuses on security rather than speed”
- Economic security: Bundestag plans China commission
- Rare earths: China suspends export controls for USA for one year
- Semiconductors: Beijing relaxes export controls for Nexperia chips
- Taiwan: Vice-president speaks to MEPs
- Lower Saxony: Authorities deport Uyghur woman to China
- Opinion: Is Takaichi Sanae the Margaret Thatcher of Japan?
Europe.Table
Inhaltsverzeichnis – Ausgabe 1066 vom November 10th, 2025
- COP30: EU can make an impact but its leadership role is faltering
- Digital Omnibus: No “stop-the-clock” for the AI Act
- Solar: MEPs call for ban on Chinese inverters
- Energy from Russia: White House contradicts Orbán
- Nexperia chips: China relaxes rules for exports to the EU
- Must Reads: Péter Magyar leads in Hungarian polls
- Documents: Global divergence in agricultural yields
- Opinion: ETS 2 under fire
Security.Table
Inhaltsverzeichnis – Ausgabe 360 vom November 10th, 2025
- Military service I: What topics are likely to be covered at the defense committee hearing
- Military service II: Why the bill to strengthen military security raises legal questions
- China: New committee to critically examine economic dependency
- Syria: Ex-Al Qaida leader joins US counter-terrorism alliance
- Space security: ESA wants to raise 1 billion for defense projects
- Must Reads: How China could make NATO’s rearmament more difficult
- Time.Table: Hearing on the Military Service Modernization Act in the Defense Committee
- Documents: SPD motion to review security-related economic relations between Germany and China
- Top 100 of the Table 2025: The ten most important people in the security scene, “Business”
- Heads: Paul Simon Schmidt + Gesine Weber
Climate.Table
Inhaltsverzeichnis – Ausgabe 310 vom November 10th, 2025
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