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Feature | Belgium

Budget dispute: Belgium's government is on the brink

The right-wing liberal coalition in Brussels is arguing about savings of ten billion euros. Prime Minister De Wever is threatening to resign – Belgium could find itself in a similar situation to its neighbor France.

By Eric Bonse

Portrait of Jarek Kutylowski, CEO of Deepl, in Cologne, Germany, July 11, 2025. Portrait de Jarek Kutylowski, CEO de Deepl, a Cologne, Allemagne, 11 Juillet 2025.
News | Artificial intelligence

DeepL CEO: “The easiest way would be not to have an AI Act”

DeepL founder and CEO Jarek Kutyłowski believes in Europe as a center for AI development. However, in his view, Europe needs to be bolder and improve the framework conditions. He considers the AI Act to be a hindrance.

By Corinna Visser

Feature | Environmental Council

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.

By Lukas Knigge

News | Transportation

Lisbon: EU investigates alleged Chinese subsidies in metro tender

Brussels is taking a closer look at a bid for the construction of a new metro line in Lisbon. The suspicion: possible illegal state subsidies from China, which may have given the CRRC rail group a competitive advantage.

By Amelie Richter

Opinion | CBAM

ZVEI: CBAM as a boomerang – lots of fuss, little effect

China is now supplying climate-friendly steel to Europe. The technical capacities of Chinese plants for the production of green steel are higher than the annual production of crude steel in Europe. This has consequences in connection with the CBAM border adjustment mechanism.

By Wolfgang Weber

News | Green hydrogen

Green hydrogen: Chinese companies receive EU certification

Two Chinese production facilities for green ammonia have received certificates for the production of green hydrogen in accordance with EU standards. Until now, the European requirements have been considered difficult to meet.

By Manuel Berkel