US President Joe Biden wants to support domestic green industries with billions. In Europe, many now smell protectionism and a disadvantage for their own economy. Trade experts and companies are more relaxed than politicians.
By Nico Beckert
At the Western Balkans Summit in Tirana, the EU demonstrates that it is finally taking the geopolitical importance of the region seriously. In addition to a new commitment to the enlargement perspective for the six countries, there are also concrete initiatives to bind the Western Balkans more strongly to the EU.
By Stephan Israel