In her State of the Union address, Ursula von der Leyen surprised Parliament by announcing a law to curb short-term rentals (STRs). The key factor will be whether the initiative can create legal clarity.
By Alina Leimbach
The climate conference in Belém has started without the feared fight over the agenda and with a demonstration of unity. The new COP President do Lago has postponed the most important stumbling blocks. He emphasizes transparency and demands it.
By Bernhard Pötter and Lukas Knigge
The Paris Agreement already provided a global goal on adaptation. Ten years later, the GGA with its specific indicators is set to be adopted at COP30. The biggest source of conflict, now and in the future, is a lack of funding.
By Alexandra Endres
Nvidia builds the most powerful chips in the world. Nevertheless, CEO Jensen Huang now claims that China has the better cards in the AI race. What is behind this?
By Jörn Petring
China wants to shake up the aircraft industry. Despite big plans, however, the first model from state-owned manufacturer Comac falls far short of expectations.
By Andreas Landwehr
The last-minute swap of experts leaves room for speculation. Even within the CDU/CSU, support is waning for a lottery-based system for conscription screening.
By Wilhelmine Stenglin
The draft digital omnibus provides for a merger of data laws —but not a shift in the AI rules.
By Corinna Visser
The 30th UN Climate Change Conference starts today, Monday, in Belém. At the last minute, the EU presented its climate targets for 2035 and 2040 to palpable sighs of relief.
By Lukas Knigge
The conference in the rainforest has the potential to lay the foundations for implementing the next decade of climate policy — or to simply generate pretty pictures. The fate of the presidency and geopolitics will determine whether there is an ambitious package.
By Bernhard Pötter
In Belém, the German Chancellor primarily wanted to send a message to his own country: Rather than presenting new ideas, he emphasized his government’s economic policy priorities of competitiveness and innovation. According to him, they do not preclude taking action to tackle climate change.
By Lukas Knigge
