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DSA: Commission accuses TikTok of addictive design
The European Commission has provisionally found that TikTok is in breach of key provisions of the Digital Services Act (DSA), citing what it describes as the platform’s “addictive design.” The preliminary findings follow an investigation that has been ongoing since 2024 and also focus on TikTok’s algorithmic recommendation systems.
By Corinna Visser
Security.Table
Weaponized Food and the New Frontline of Security
Food is increasingly being used as a weapon, write Benedetta Berti and Erin Sikorsky, members of the Munich Security Conference’s Food Security Task Force. NATO countries should therefore prepare for the targeted manipulation of food systems as a hybrid threat.
By Benedetta Berti and Erin Sikorsky
Europe.Table
International climate policy: How Europe wants to change its strategy
After a disappointing COP30, the European Union is preparing a strategic realignment of its international climate diplomacy. In particular, Brussels wants to make greater use of trade, financial and development policy to strengthen alliances and advance climate goals.
By Lukas Knigge
Security.Table
Munich as a defense location: Why so many defense companies are based in Bavaria
Shortly before the Munich Security Conference, the defense ecosystem in the greater Munich area has received another boost. New alliances are taking shape, while the Free State of Bavaria is adjusting the legal framework to further strengthen the sector.
By Katharina Horban
China.Table
Growth: What tepid provincial forecasts mean for China’s economic planners
Many Chinese provinces and regions have lowered their economic targets for this year. The adjustments are seen as a signal that the leadership in Beijing may also announce a lower national growth target.
By Jörn Petring
Europe.Table
Draft port strategy: More robust action against investors from China
Investments from third countries in EU ports are to be subject to stricter controls. This is stipulated in a draft of the port strategy, which is available to Table.Briefings.
By Markus Grabitz
Security.Table
Arms exports: Industry praises measures to speed up controls
New rules for controlling arms exports are intended to ease the burden on the defense industry and supervisory authorities. Tech companies in particular could benefit from this.
By Robert Wallenhauer
Europe.Table
Why the 20th package of sanctions against Russia is hanging in the balance
The EU hopes to finalize the 20th sanctions package on the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but the timetable is looking shaky. Ambitious plans for a ban on services for all Russian energy exports by sea are causing particular complications.
By Stephan Israel and Viktor Funk
Africa.Table
KfW: Increasing commitments to Africa despite budget cuts
Germany’s shift in development cooperation policy is increasingly shaping the work of the state development bank KfW. Last year, it offset declining budget resources with a substantial rise in market-based financing. Despite this, it is sharpening its regional focus on Africa.
By David Renke
China.Table
Oceania: The race for the Pacific islands
Germany wants to become more involved in Oceania. China is investing heavily in this region. This is causing great unease among traditionally powerful players such as the USA, Australia and New Zealand.
By Angela Köckritz
China.Table
Inhaltsverzeichnis – Ausgabe 1261 vom February 9th, 2026
- MSC: A vast sense of uncertainty in Asia
- Gold rush: The dynamics of China’s herd mentality
- Hong Kong: “Merz should insist on Lai’s release”
- Japan: One step closer to revising the pacifist constitution
- Coal consumption: Emissions cuts could be delayed
- Software glitch: Nio recalls hundreds of thousands of vehicles
- Opinion: The military purge is, in truth, a power quake
Europe.Table
Inhaltsverzeichnis – Ausgabe 1125 vom February 10th, 2026
- Competitiveness: Von der Leyen stands by calls for European preference criteria
- United Kingdom: Why Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is still clinging on
- Munich Security Report 2026: How Europe should counter Trump’s attacks on the rules-based world order
- CAP: Reform risks greater complexity, EU auditors warn
- WhatsApp: Commission complains about lockout of third-party AI assistants
- Sustainability: Commission bans companies from destroying unsold clothing
- The Netherlands: MEP to become foreign minister in The Hague
- Must Reads: European unity becomes Polish reason of state
- Time.Table: Ethics and politics – Who decides what is right?
- Documents: Letter from Ursula von der Leyen on the leaders’ retreat
- Executive Moves: Maran elected as new chair of European Parliament’s ENVI committee
- Opinion: Trump’s oil frenzy has no upsides
Security.Table
Inhaltsverzeichnis – Ausgabe 398 vom February 10th, 2026
- MSC 2026: Why the upsets in the transatlantic relationship overshadow other conflicts in Munich
- Hybrid threats: Why the West is increasingly proactive
- Hypersonic weapons: Federal agency Sprind invests in defense company for the first time
- Greenland: NATO to launch “Arctic Sentry” mission in the next few days
- Must Reads: How car manufacturers could build drones in the future
- Heads: Claudia Steinhoff leaves Quantum Systems to join Alpine Eagle
- Opinion: No turning point in arms export policy
Climate.Table
Inhaltsverzeichnis – Ausgabe 342 vom February 10th, 2026
- Germany’s Climate Action Program: Where the draft falls short
- Geothermal energy: How it could drive the heating transition
- COP31: How Europe wants to change its strategy
- German grid connections: Broad criticism of draft law from Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
- IPBES: Why companies should do more to protect biodiversity
- DIHK climate paper: Green power providers criticize draft in open letter
- EU’s 2040 climate target: Several options for international allowances
- Emissions trading: China pushes ahead with expansion to new sectors
- Five-year plan: China aims for coal consumption plateau, not decline – for now
- Methane regulation: US Democrats argue against softening
- Must Reads: Industry criticizes EU plans for CBAM exemptions
- Opinion: Trump’s oil frenzy has no upsides
Africa.Table
Inhaltsverzeichnis – Ausgabe 281 vom February 10th, 2026
- Talk of the Town: The AI hurdles facing Africa
- Car exports from China: Volkswagen’s strategic advantage
- Food warfare: MSC report recognizes new dimension
- Survey: German economy cautiously optimistic about Africa
- Must Reads: South Africa withdraws Monusco troops
- Heads: Nick Checker – Trump’s Africa man for the transition
- Dessert: Berlin Congo Conference commemorative plaque disappears without trace
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