At Auto China 2024, Germany's traditional brands Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz present themselves as fighters. However, strong competition and brutal price dumping in the NEV market will not make the next few years easy.
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Seven years after his Sorbonne speech, French President Emmanuel Macron returned to the renowned Parisian university. There, he called for a new paradigm for security and industrial policy – and pleaded for a "common investment shock".
By Claire Stam
Germany's largest car manufacturer missed the start into the era of electric vehicles in China and is under pressure. At the start of the Beijing Motor Show, however, the group's executives remain optimistic.
By Jörn Petring
The Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin will inform visitors about the course of COP29 host Azerbaijan, the 'COP Troika' and Germany's climate finances. But many of the most interesting questions will only be touched on unofficially.
By Bernhard Pötter
The fossil fuel phase-out will be a core issue at the Petersberg Dialogue. But which countries will be allowed to produce and sell oil and gas, and how long? The cheapest, cleanest, or poorest producers? Developing countries are particularly affected.
By Nico Beckert
The new Commission will have to tackle new tasks in digital policy. Parliamentarians are calling for a focus on the implementation and improvement of existing laws. Legislation should also become more flexible.
By Corinna Visser
For the first time, Germany has arrested an employee of a Chinese secret agency. Jian G., who worked for the AfD Member of the European Parliament Maximilian Krah, had already come under suspicion several months ago.
By Marcel Grzanna
MEPs will be elected in the European elections in June, but the poker game for high-ranking Commission jobs has long since begun. The Italian head of government Meloni in particular seems to be studying her hand carefully.
By Redaktion Table
The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTI) advocates for CO2 compensations based on scientific standards. Within the initiative, there is now a conflict: Representatives of market mechanisms are clashing with defenders of scientific integrity.
By Redaktion Table
In 2021/22, a record 1.3 trillion dollars was invested worldwide in combating the climate crisis. At the World Bank meeting, countries pledged more money for the protection of common goods. German Climate Envoy Jennifer Morgan also emphasized the responsibility of wealthy emerging countries to contribute financially.
By Bernhard Pötter
