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Scholz's first EU summit

The chancellor is traveling to his first appearance in the circle of heads of state and government. Strong new impulses are hardly to be expected from Olaf Scholz.

By Till Hoppe

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EU gas package: more regression than progress?

The European Commission will officially present its new gas package today. With it, the authority wants to create a legal framework for hydrogen and other low-carbon gases. But environmentalists warn that the drafts contradict the EU's climate goals. In particular the plan to use hydrogen to heat buildings has drawn criticism.

By Timo Landenberger

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CO2 fleet target for passenger cars: Parliament faces "tough job"

Almost quietly, Jan Huitema (Renew) presented his draft report on tightening the CO2 limits for passenger cars and vans last week. The Dutch MEP wants to raise the interim targets proposed by the Commission and calls for a reconsideration of the emissions of plug-in hybrids. This is no easy task, because his draft is already attracting criticism from all political camps.

By Lukas Knigge

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Fragile Hearts: Cancel Culture in China

Nowadays, no one is safe from the public outcry over supposedly improper remarks. Not only global corporations, but even pop stars loyal to the state are now quickly pilloried on the Internet for hurting the "feelings of the people." The government utilizes this patriotic outrage to push its foreign policy agenda.

By Fabian Peltsch

Quarantäne-Zentrum Zhejiang
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Border opening becomes unlikely

The emergence of the Omicron variant strengthens Beijing's zero-covid strategy. Of additional concern is a subtype of the Delta variant, which has now led to another lockdown for half a million people in Zhejiang. Hopes for a border opening are thus fading again. Meanwhile, travel to Hong Kong is still possible – but with new rules.

By Ning Wang

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EU HTA Regulation comes in light version

The controversial project of an EU-wide clinical evaluation of medicinal products and medical devices (Health Technology Assessment, HTA) is coming to an end after years of wrangling. The agreement reached between Parliament and the Council in the summer has now been formally confirmed by the European Parliament. However, there will be no binding assessment of clinical benefit for all member states.

By Eugenie Ankowitsch

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Regulatory chaos around green hydrogen: market ramp-up endangered?

On Wednesday, the European Commission wants to present the revision of the gas market regulations and thus pave the way for low-carbon fuels. In the long term, hopes rest in particular on green hydrogen. But the associated regulatory chaos is jeopardizing the energy transition, observers say. The criteria for production, in particular, are drawing a lot of criticism.

By Timo Landenberger

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DSA: Internal Market Committee agrees on compromises

The European Parliament's Internal Market Committee (IMCO) adopted the rapporteurs' compromise proposals on the Digital Services Act yesterday evening. This morning, the overall report by Danish Social Democrat Christel Schaldemose will be finally voted on in committee, which is considered a formality after yesterday's approval. We have gathered reactions on key aspects of the compromises and give an outlook on possible lines of conflict with the Council.

By Jasmin Kohl

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Beijing targets Macau's casinos

The pandemic has hit the city's casino operators hard. Now Beijing is launching a crackdown on money laundering and illegal gambling. The Chinese special administrative region is about to change fundamentally.

By Redaktion Table

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SenseTime postpones IPO

AI powerhouse Sensetime is first hit by sanctions and is now postponing its IPO indefinitely. The Chinese AI star company has lost its innocence as a tech pioneer by supplying surveillance equipment.

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