The center-right alliance Democratic Alliance (AD) has only narrowly emerged as the winner of the elections in Portugal. A government will be fragile and dependent on other political forces. Party leader Montenegro could therefore have to break one of his election promises.
By Isabel Cuesta Camacho
The last day of the National People's Congress marks a significant change in the reorganization of China's executive branch. MPs passed a law that gives President Xi greater power over the government.
By Jörn Petring
Asia and Oceania are the new capitals of military build-up. No other region in the world has recently sold more weapons, according to a new report by the renowned Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
By Michael Radunski
Joe Biden urges the German government to increase pressure on China and scale back trade. Germany's Economic Minister Robert Habeck traveled to Washington and explained his country's ongoing de-risking efforts – and the compromises Germany is forced to make.
By Helene Bubrowski
The leading candidate of the Renaissance party, Valérie Hayer, held her first election campaign event in Lille on Saturday. She is targeting her main opponent, Marine Le Pen's Rassemblement National, primarily over its position on Russia.
By Claire Stam
Site closures, relocations, restructuring: European works councils are already supposed to be sufficiently informed and consulted on cross-border plans. But in practice, this is rarely the case.
By Alina Leimbach
Portugal is gearing up for snap elections this Sunday. The Socialist Party and the conservative Democratic Alliance are neck and neck in polls. The third place is likely to go to the far-right Chega party – the conservatives also aim to avoid a coalition with them.
By Isabel Cuesta Camacho
Ursula von der Leyen intends to have the ban on combustion engines, scheduled for 2035, reviewed immediately after the European elections. She announced this to Union politicians at the EPP Congress in Bucharest, where delegates elected her as the lead candidate for the European elections.
By Markus Grabitz
China's chief diplomat used the big stage at the People's Congress to clearly show his very different views on the United States and Europe. The former are treated harshly, the latter receive a gift.
By Jörn Petring
The Luxembourg judges of the ECJ have ruled that four standards must be made freely accessible. If this principle were to apply to all standards, it would undermine the current fee-funded standardization system. Among other concerns, the industry fears greater intervention by the Commission.
By Redaktion Table
