The EU Parliament is officially still in its summer recess. For the start in September, Bernd Lange, Chair of the Committee on International Trade, has a packed to-do list: The EU supply chain law is taking shape, and the EU Commission's proposal for a marketing ban on products made with forced labor is expected. In December, the trade committee will travel to Taiwan. Amelie Richter and Till Hoppe spoke with Lange.
By Amelie Richter
The manufacturer with the star sells more than a third of its cars in China. One-fifth of the shares are in Chinese hands. There is repeated speculation about a takeover.
By Markus Grabitz
The market for sustainable investments is growing rapidly, but it needs a better framework, says Silke Stremlau. She has been chair of the German government's Sustainable Finance Advisory Council since this summer. She believes the EU taxonomy is the right approach – but it still has fundamental flaws, as she explains in an interview with Leonie Düngefeld.
By Leonie Düngefeld
The situation surrounding Taiwan's status quo is not calming down. Starting next month, Taipei is holding formal trade talks with the US. The negotiations are primarily of political significance: True free trade is currently unthinkable for the US. However, a cooperation agreement would strengthen Taiwan's position as an independent player.
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Due to power rationing, production lines of large industrial plants in parts of China are once again at a standstill. After last year's energy crisis, renewed power cuts are to be prevented by all means. But even China's powerful Communist Party can do nothing against the persistent drought and the failure of hydroelectric power plants. On the contrary, past failures are now becoming apparent.
By Nico Beckert
The manufacturer with the star sells more than a third of its cars in China. One-fifth of the shares are in Chinese hands. There is repeated speculation about a takeover.
By Markus Grabitz
Who pays for the Internet? The EU Commission is currently looking into whether changes need to be made to the current model: Should particularly large providers of Internet services bear a larger share and pay more for the data traffic for which they are jointly responsible, in other words, a kind of content toll? This is controversial – and the EU Commission is causing uncertainty.
By Falk Steiner
Forest fires are becoming an ever greater challenge and are no longer a rarity – even in Central Europe. Many countries are overwhelmed and EU civil protection reaches its limits. What is the best way to counter the growing threat?
By Timo Landenberger
In a recently published paper, scientists warn against expecting too much from Open RAN: As things stand, this initiative will not reduce dependence on China in mobile communications technology.
By Falk Steiner
For months, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has been delaying the publication of a report on the situation of the Uyghurs in China. Now Special Rapporteur Tomoya Obokata reacted first and made serious accusations against the government in Beijing. The timing is delicate. Just last week, the People's Republic ratified two conventions against forced labor.
By Marcel Grzanna
