What obligations do states have to protect the climate? And what consequences do polluters face? With the support of the UN General Assembly, Vanuatu is now taking these questions to the International Court of Justice in The Hague. This could fuel the climate negotiations – or block everything.
By Bernhard Pötter
Germany's governing parties, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens and the Free Democratic Party (FDP), have restructured Germany's climate policy with numerous new regulations and adjustments. After long negotiations and months of dispute – especially on buildings and transport – the party leaders agreed on various points on Tuesday.
By Bernhard Pötter
With trips to America and China, Taiwan's incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen and former President Ma Ying-jeou are sounding out their parties' foreign policy positions ahead of the presidential elections in January 2024. Above all, Tsai's trip to America holds much more explosive power due to a possible meeting with Kevin McCarthy, the new speaker of the US House of Representatives.
By Fabian Peltsch
CATL is investing billions in a battery cell production facility in Debrecen, Hungary. Locally, this is not going down well with everyone; there are demonstrations and complaints. The battery giant has so far tried in vain to appease the citizens.
By Amelie Richter
Taipei and Beijing are moving cautiously toward each other. While Beijing is now placing greater emphasis on peaceful cooperation with Taiwan, former President Ma Ying-jeou of the opposition KMT is the first former president since 1949 to travel to mainland China this week.
By Frank Sieren
The EU institutions have agreed on an instrument against economic blackmail attempts from China. However, the use of the "anti-coercion instrument" is supposed to be only a last resort. Whether the instrument could now also help in the current prime example of the trade embargo against Lithuania remains open.
By Amelie Richter
A legal opinion is still to show whether the European Media Freedom Act can actually be realized as originally planned. But during the debate on the EMFA in the leading European Parliament's Culture and Media Committee, it became clear that the Parliament wants to hurry, otherwise, there is a threat of new problems.
By Falk Steiner
Yesterday, Energy ministers agreed on their position on the gas market package and the extension of the gas savings target. France's demand that hydrogen from nuclear energy should be counted towards the renewables targets remained unheard. Instead, the Commission signaled concessions on another level.
By Manuel Berkel
Alibaba splits itself into six independent business units. The company wants to become more attractive, especially to investors. Above all, the new subsidiaries are meant to better adapt to new situations than the old mega-company. Because the time of simple growth is over.
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The EU institutions have agreed on an instrument against economic blackmail attempts from China. However, the use of the "anti-coercion instrument" is supposed to be only a last resort. Whether the instrument could now also help in the current prime example of the trade embargo against Lithuania remains open.
By Amelie Richter
