The EU is continuing to look for a united approach to dealing with the People's Republic. This became clear during a general debate on China policy in the European Parliament. MEPs criticized EU Commission President von der Leyen's visit with French President Macron. Macron's behavior in particular did not go down well in Strasbourg.
By Amelie Richter
Heat pumps are mainly manufactured in Germany – for the moment. This is because manufacturers from China are pushing into the booming EU market. More and more components are coming from the People's Republic. The photovoltaic debacle is threatening to repeat itself.
By Christiane Kuehl
The draft report on the electricity market design is to be presented to the EU Parliament as early as May 12. In an interview, rapporteur Nicolás González Casares outlines his ideas for the reform for the first time and also addresses the government in Berlin.
By Manuel Berkel
Heat pumps are mainly manufactured in Germany – for the moment. This is because manufacturers from China are pushing into the booming EU market. More and more components are coming from the People's Republic. The photovoltaic debacle is threatening to repeat itself.
By Christiane Kuehl
The Germans have massively lost market share. The downturn in the EV segment and a fierce price war are weighing on sales. Will the car show in Shanghai bring a comeback? Observers are skeptical.
By Jörn Petring
Spain's bloc of leftist parties that keeps Pedro Sánchez in power is beginning to crumble. The candidacy of Yolanda Díaz and her newly formed Sumar platform in the upcoming parliamentary elections is taking votes from the Socialist Sánchez and Podemos, which is increasingly becoming a residual party.
By Isabel Cuesta Camacho
The CDU and Ursula von der Leyen have never been a love affair. The politician is too strict and self-confident, and many in her party find her too brisk and independent. That has not changed under Friedrich Merz. And yet it is clear that even the CDU under Merz would not be against it if von der Leyen would run again in the 2024 European elections.
By Redaktion Table
"We will not remain competitive if we cut ourselves off from China," says Claudia Barkowsky, the Managing Director of the Representative Office of the German Engineering Federation VDMA in China. Speaking with Frank Sieren, the sinologist talks about the success of Chinese machine manufacturers in Germany, the new challenges Germans face in China and how the industry is adapting to them.
By Frank Sieren
His predecessor Bolsonaro got along well with Donald Trump and showed reservations toward China. But Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has a different plan for his country and is courting the leadership in Beijing. Xi Jinping thanks him with much pomp and calls him a "good old friend" in Beijing.
By Jörn Petring
On the second day of her trip, Annalena Baerbock addresses clear words to her hosts. With success. There was a verbal exchange of blows on the subject of human rights. However, the German foreign minister managed to extract a clear commitment from the Chinese leadership on the issue of Russia.
By Michael Radunski
