According to information available to Europe.Table, the authority considers the reforms promised by Budapest to be insufficient to eliminate the rule of law deficiencies. Prime Minister Orbán will probably have to do without the urgently needed billions from Brussels for longer.
By Till Hoppe
The head of the UN Development Programme Achim Steiner warns that the dramatic debt levels of poor countries threaten progress on climate protection. Without restructuring the financial system, he says, the Paris Agreement will remain out of reach.
By Bernhard Pötter
Over the last years, Ukraine raised its climate ambition and expanded the use of renewable energy. But the ongoing Russian war undermines this progress and limits the country's climate action. Companies in the renewable energy sector complain about further obstacles.
By Redaktion Table
Two weeks ahead of the UN Biodiversity Conference, the EU is arguing about its own nature conservation laws. In times of crisis, there is particular concern about losing agricultural production areas. Questions about measurability and funding also remain unanswered.
By Timo Landenberger
The clashes in Zhengzhou are the second massive anti-Covid protests in China within a week. The situation in some parts of the country looks increasingly unclear.
By Redaktion Table
A comparison with Olaf Scholz's guest article on China policy shows: The China strategy draft by the Foreign Office resembles the Chancellery's concept in many respects. But strife within the governing coalition is a certainty for political reasons alone.
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On Wednesday afternoon, the European Parliament's website was attacked while a debate on Russia's attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine was still underway. By the evening, the attack was considered to have been averted, but parliamentarians are now discussing whether the EP is sufficiently protected.
By Falk Steiner
On the 70th anniversary of the European Parliament, Green MEP Reinhard Bütikofer praises CDU politician Elmar Brok in an interview with Markus Grabitz and explains how the world's only transnational representation of the people can improve.
By Markus Grabitz
They have nicknames like "German Sister" or "German Leo": Influencers from Germany are perceived as cultural ambassadors in China. There is Melina Weber from Konstanz, for example, who cooks jiaozi in a qipao dress. Or Michael Bochmann-Tao, who explains German history in language courses. But they also attract criticism.
By Fabian Peltsch
Relations between the People's Republic and the EU continue to suffer. In Bali, President Xi Jinping preferred to speak with individual member states rather than with EU representatives.
By Amelie Richter
