The Commission is urging European gas companies to conclude long-term supply contracts for gas, thereby contradicting its climate targets. It even wants to provide more support for terminals in producing countries. What experts criticize about this.
By Manuel Berkel
The USA wants to revoke China's PNTR status – a step that could massively shake up global trade. Business associations warn that this could also have dramatic consequences for German companies.
By Marcel Grzanna
Four archives are supposed to preserve the "seeds of Chinese culture." In this way, Xi Jinping pushes forward the unification of classical and Marxist cultures. The Communist Party presents itself as the rightful guardian of tradition – and uses historiography as an instrument of political power.
By Redaktion Table
For years, the arguably most famous Chinese tech company has had virtually nothing but bad news. But thanks to its AI capabilities, the company is now making a comeback.
By Jörn Petring
According to Keir Starmer, the UK is prepared to take a leading role in a peacekeeping force in Ukraine. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, however, criticizes the discussion as premature and sets conditions. Anyone expecting unity after Emmanuel Macron's micro summit was disappointed.
By Stephan Israel
Member states are reacting cautiously to Ursula von der Leyen's proposal to boost defense spending by using the escape clause of the EU debt rules. According to diplomats, there is still no concrete Commission proposal.
By Marc Winkelmann
Renewables, wind turbines, nuclear power: For populist parties such as the AfD, it is currently particularly worthwhile spreading misinformation about energy and climate policy. But conservative democratic parties are also using distorted representations in their election campaigns. Experts have tips on how to counter this.
By Alexandra Endres
New Zealand is one of the few countries to present a new climate target on time, but experts criticize accounting tricks. The government points out that it is focusing less on reducing emissions abroad than before – and is putting the brakes on domestic climate action measures.
By Nora Hübchen
Emmanuel Macron is inviting several European partners and the NATO Secretary General to a crisis meeting in Paris today. On the agenda is the urgent question of how the Europeans should position themselves with regard to Trump and his unilateral approach to peace negotiations on Ukraine.
By Stephan Israel
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi used the Munich Security Conference for a PR coup: While the US has started to abandon Europe, China presented itself as an advocate of multilateralism.
By Angela Köckritz
