Almost two years after the Schrems II ruling and the Privacy Shield case, the legal situation for transatlantic data transfers remains precarious. Companies that transfer personal data from the EU to the US can currently hardly do so with legal certainty. And an actual, substantial agreement remains up in the air. Nevertheless, there is some hope.
By Falk Steiner
The world turned upside down: While Beijing, which is generally stricter, undergoes a somewhat relaxed half-lockdown and now already eases it again, the restrictions in Shanghai, which is supposed to be more liberal, continue unabated. After a brief relaxation, two million people are once again sent into lockdown.
By Frank Sieren
At the Shangri-La Forum, China and the United States trade blows: US Secretary of Defense Austin criticizes Beijing's growing provocations, China threatens war.
By Michael Radunski
In the USA, the import of products manufactured in Xinjiang using forced labor is to be completely banned by law. What can then no longer be imported there will end up on the EU market, human rights organizations warn. The European Parliament has presented its proposal for an import ban.
By Amelie Richter
To reduce its dependence on Russia and China for raw materials and energy imports, the German government wants to work more closely with countries in South America. Meanwhile, an initiative warns of human rights violations and environmental destruction in new raw materials supply chains.
By Leonie Düngefeld
With great pomp, the EU Commission presented its proposal to promote the domestic semiconductor industry. But there is criticism among the member states: smaller countries are afraid of being left empty-handed, and governments and experts doubt the practicality of the planned crisis mechanism.
By Till Hoppe
The ETS reform initially failed at its first reading in the EU Parliament. New alliances must now be forged in the Environment Committee, which will then survive the new vote in July. The lines of conflict remain the same for the time being, but new compromises could well ensure greater satisfaction.
By Lukas Knigge
It appears that China wants to build a naval base in Cambodia. Beijing denies this and claims that the project is merely a modernization of existing facilities. But the strategic advantages of the site perfectly fit China's foreign policy goals.
By Michael Radunski
The import of products manufactured using forced labor in Xinjiang is to be completely banned by law in the United States. Everything that can then no longer be imported there will end up on the EU market, human rights organizations fear. The European Parliament has presented its proposal for an import ban.
By Amelie Richter
The revision of the EU's LULUCF Regulation (Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry) aims to set binding targets for natural CO2 storage for the first time. On Wednesday, the European Parliament voted on its position but fell short of the ambitions of the Environment Committee. In the area of burden sharing (ESR), there are to be stricter rules for EU states.
By Timo Landenberger
