The EU Commission wants to ban the sale of products made from forced labor – and is already accepting verifiable evidence for this. And there is already plenty of evidence in the Chinese region of Xinjiang. However, it will still take some time before the ban is introduced.
By Amelie Richter
Ursula von der Leyen received much praise for her speech in the European Parliament yesterday. A second look reveals that some of her proposals have merely been repackaged. But there were surprises, such as the strong emphasis on the middle class. An overview of the most important points and initial assessments.
By Redaktion Table
The European Commission is planning a regulation on the freedom of the media. The draft is already known – and is causing considerable criticism, and not just among publishers. Another bone of contention is the amount of power that the Commission envisages for itself.
By Corinna Visser