Against the backdrop of the Ukraine crisis, Brussels and Washington are looking for alternatives to Russian gas. The favorite is liquefied gas from the USA – despite the massive problems with climate protection. In the long term, the entire gas market could be reorganized.
By Redaktion Table
At the start of the DSA trilogue, one item, in particular, is on the agenda: defining the main points of contention to be negotiated in the coming weeks. Even if the players seem to be largely in agreement on the broad lines, the differences between the Council's and the Parliament's positions could still take up several days of negotiations.
By Redaktion Table
After six days of voting, parliamentarians re-elect Sergio Mattarella as head of state. While the re-election provides the country with some stability, it highlights Italy's political fragility: The parliamentary groups cannot find suitable candidates for renewal or reach agreements.
By Redaktion Table
China won 100 medals at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, more than any other country. The People's Republic will certainly not reach the first rank in the medal table this time at this year's Winter Olympics. However, China's athletes have been winning medals in short track and ski freestyle for years. They also have good chances in these disciplines this time. In cross-country skiing, bobsleigh and ski jumping, on the other hand, China is expected to have a hard time. Even the myriad of foreign coaches of the Chinese teams could not change that.
By Christiane Kuehl
China is challenging Europe's decades-long supremacy in technical norms and standards, especially in emerging technologies. The EU Commission now wants to take countermeasures with a new strategy – and is taking its cue from Beijing.
By Till Hoppe
Until 2007, China had no antitrust laws. The legal framework has undergone a dazzling development ever since, says Swiss lawyer Adrian Emch, who has lived in Beijing since 2008. Frank Sieren spoke with Emch.
By Frank Sieren
China is challenging Europe's decades-long supremacy in technical norms and standards, especially in emerging technologies. The EU Commission now wants to take countermeasures with a new strategy – and is taking its cue from Beijing.
By Till Hoppe
By 2025, the European Health Data Space (EHDS) is to promote new digital health services and enable GDPR-compliant access to health data. The EU Commission intends to present a regulation proposal in April. Given the very different starting points and degrees of digitization among individual member states, the magnitude of the task quickly becomes clear.
By Eugenie Ankowitsch
The trade statistics of 2021 show no sign of decoupling. The Chinese economy is more embedded into the global economy than ever before. Both China's imports and exports have grown by around 30 percent. However, China is buying less from the US and more from Asia and New Silk Road countries. The Americans' policy has dried up.
By Frank Sieren
The movement profiles of Beijing's recent Covid cases have inadvertently sparked a controversy about redistribution. One profile reveals days of rampant luxury shopping; the other shows harsh night shifts of day labor in menial jobs. How does that fit in with socialism?
By Redaktion Table
