Many companies within the EU Chamber of Commerce are dissatisfied with China's strict rules on data exchange with other countries. For the majority, these regulations pose a barrier to business. The announcement of simplifications comes at just the right time.
By Christiane Kuehl
Two luxury cars, hundreds of thousands of euros in cash and various hard disks have been seized by EU investigators from suspected tax fraudsters. The suspects allegedly failed to declare goods from China correctly.
By Max Mustermann
Joe Biden has repeated that he considers Xi Jinping a dictator. This time, however, the outcry from Beijing was surprisingly quiet. Both presidents are genuinely interested in a rapprochement and support each other in difficult policy areas.
By Michael Radunski
One important outcome of the Xi-Biden summit is the pledge to cooperate more in the fight against illegal drug imports from China. So far, China did not seem to have consistently prevented exports. Evil rumors suggested revenge for the Opium Wars.
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The criticism of the EU regulation on synthetic fuels is substantial: Delegated acts of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) are rendering planned facilities in the EU economically unviable. Additionally, importation is nearly impossible.
By Markus Grabitz
An expert panel has recommended that the oil and gas country Norway should draw up a plan for phasing out its fossil fuel industries in order to achieve its planned climate neutrality by 2050. However, the government continues to focus on oil, gas and carbon storage.
By Amy Finch
The two presidents managed to stabilize the tense relations to a certain extent during their meeting. The meeting took place in a decidedly friendly atmosphere. There were also tangible results.
By Michael Radunski
Many companies within the EU Chamber of Commerce are dissatisfied with China's strict rules on data exchange with other countries. For the majority, these regulations pose a barrier to business. The announcement of simplifications comes at just the right time.
By Christiane Kuehl
The EU Commission is fleshing out its plans for legal labor migration. A talent pool for foreign applicants is planned. However, it is not clear how much the EU Talent Pool will achieve. This is because participation is voluntary. Facilitating the recognition of foreign qualifications is also only a recommendation.
By Alina Leimbach
An embarrassment for the German government, a serious problem for climate policy: The ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court means that the German government is short of 60 billion euros for the green transformation: The funds for heating replacement, electromobility, chip subsidies, rail investments and electricity price discounts are on the table.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
