Critical raw materials: the EU member states' strategies
The EU and its member states want to be more strategic in securing critical raw materials. Few have an actual strategy, let alone concrete goals.
By Leonie Düngefeld
The EU and its member states want to be more strategic in securing critical raw materials. Few have an actual strategy, let alone concrete goals.
By Leonie Düngefeld
Xi Jinping gathered six yes-men around him in the Standing Committee. Nevertheless, each member brings his own profile to the table. The first predictions indicate tough times ahead for trade policy – and the German economy.
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The dispute over the planned stake of the Chinese state-owned company Cosco in a container terminal at the Port of Hamburg is coming to a head. Both the Green Party and the opposition increase the pressure on Chancellor Olaf Scholz. But it appears he wants to sit out the conflict.
By Michael Radunski
The 20th Party Congress is barely over as the People's Republic releases its economic data: The economy grew stronger than expected. Nevertheless, stock market prices collapse. Investors expect a particularly grim outlook for the battered tech sector.
By Redaktion Table
This Wednesday, Chancellor Scholz will travel to Paris in an attempt to improve strained Franco-German relations. However, the causes of the latest spat are not only found in differences in contents. Berlin observers also blame the German government.
By Till Hoppe
After massive criticism of the sale of shares in the Port of Hamburg to the Chinese state-owned company Cosco, a last-minute compromise now seems imminent. According to the compromise, the Chinese side would take a smaller share in the terminal and thus settle for minor influence. At the same time, Germany wants to push for a "European port initiative" to prevent China from playing European port locations off against each other.
By Redaktion Table
The head of the right-wing Fratelli d'Italia party has been sworn in as Prime Minister. She describes herself as pro-European and pro-Western – but is in coalition with the pro-Russian Salvini and Berlusconi. Meloni's first major challenges are the energy crisis and inflation.
By Isabel Cuesta Camacho
The CP's power center, the Politburo Standing Committee, is now staffed exclusively by Xi loyalists. The final day was overshadowed by an incident surrounding the 79-year-old former Party leader Hu Jintao: The frail-looking Hu was escorted out of the hall shortly after the start of the meeting – for unknown reasons.
By Christiane Kuehl
After massive criticism of the sale of shares in the Port of Hamburg to the Chinese state-owned company Cosco, a last-minute compromise now seems imminent. According to the compromise, the Chinese side would take a smaller share in the terminal and thus settle for minor influence. At the same time, Germany wants to push for a "European port initiative" to prevent China from playing European port locations off against each other.
By Frank Sieren
German Economy Minister Habeck presented possible support instruments to ensure a stable supply of raw materials to German industry yesterday. He said that everyone recognized the urgency and direction of the measures. This does not sound like the raw materials paradigm change NGOs call for.
By Leonie Düngefeld