With substantial financial and personnel contributions, China expands its influence in UN organizations. It is a way of asserting national interests: Directors from the People's Republic broker contracts with Chinese companies, deepen cooperation with their government and aim to upset the prevailing value system.
By Marcel Grzanna
Over the past few years, a growing number of organizations in China that support the rights of the LGBTQ community have been forced to close down. The CCP propagates classic role models. Yet people who move outside gender norms have never been more visible.
By Fabian Peltsch
In the fuss about the Building Energy Act, one central question remains unanswered: What happens to gas networks that are not converted to hydrogen? In Berlin, the issue is being pushed aside, but important points on the EU gas market package for decommissioning are being set in the trilogue.
By Manuel Berkel
Today the Bureau of the European Parliament discusses stricter measures against sexual, psychological and physical harassment. The MeToo group in the EP had written to all EP staff in advance and asked for their experience. The results indicate a great need for action.
By Markus Grabitz
The Chair of the German-Chinese parliamentary group and former Federal Minister of the Interior, Hans-Peter Friedrich, is concerned about developments in China: Controls have increased massively, as he himself observed in Beijing and Shanghai. On the other hand, he criticizes the German government for attempting to decouple from China. Michael Radunski and Felix Lee spoke with Friedrich.
By Redaktion Table
Shanghai state-owned SAIC is the first Chinese automaker to dare to manufacture in the EU. The step into the target market will dramatically improve the reputation and legal position of Chinese companies.
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Carlos Ivan Simonsen Leal is president of the Fundação Getulio Vargas, Brazil's most renowned business school. In an interview with Till Hoppe and Caspar Dohmen, he talks about the Mercosur trade agreement, rejection by the West and the great power conflict in the South China Sea.
By Till Hoppe
Shanghai state-owned SAIC is the first Chinese automaker to dare to manufacture in the EU. The step into the target market will dramatically improve the reputation and legal position of Chinese companies.
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Many migrant workers have worked hard in cities for decades, yet they cannot afford to retire. The censors are suppressing a debate about their dreary fate.
By Redaktion Table
Shortly before the vote on the Nature Restoration Law in the European Parliament, there is little to suggest that the EPP is prepared to compromise. The Commission's proposal to deregulate the law on genetic engineering is unlikely to change this – even though it accommodates the Christian Democrats.
By Claire Stam
