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The French president's alliance can hope for the most seats in the National Assembly. However, its own majority after the second round of voting is not a safe bet. The left-wing alliance around the anti-capitalist Jean-Luc Mélenchon has made strong gains.
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Almost two years after the Schrems II ruling and the Privacy Shield case, the legal situation for transatlantic data transfers remains precarious. Companies that transfer personal data from the EU to the US can currently hardly do so with legal certainty. And an actual, substantial agreement remains up in the air. Nevertheless, there is some hope.
By Falk Steiner
To reduce its dependence on Russia and China for raw materials and energy imports, the German government wants to work more closely with countries in South America. Meanwhile, an initiative warns of human rights violations and environmental destruction in new raw materials supply chains.
By Leonie Düngefeld