With Brazil, an ambitious presidency is taking over the next COP. Although there are hardly any critical formal decisions to be made, COP President-designate André Corrêa do Lago wants to achieve a "turning point" in implementing climate targets – by reforming the system.
By Bernhard Pötter
The US delegation with Vice-President Vance and his wife will arrive in Greenland on Friday. However, following protests on the island and from Copenhagen, the visitors have canceled the tourist part, which is also welcomed in Brussels.
By Stephan Israel
To achieve the German and European climate targets, regulations actually need to be tightened. However, the coalition papers from the ongoing government talks contain a number of announcements to soften climate action measures.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
The EU Commission presented a new crisis preparedness strategy on Wednesday. It proposes 30 measures to ensure that member states are better prepared for complex threats ranging from cyber attacks and disinformation campaigns to natural disasters.
By Stephan Israel
The Chinese telecom equipment supplier Huawei is under suspicion of corruption, casting a spotlight on the lobbying efforts of Chinese tech companies in Europe and fueling calls for the exclusion of Huawei and others.
By Marcel Grzanna
The EU Trade Commissioner is trying to avert Trump's tariffs at the last minute. The Chinese leadership is aware of the EU's woes and is unlikely to make any concessions.
By Amelie Richter
The CDU/CSU and SPD negotiators have formulated their joint and opposing ideas on energy and climate. They are still far apart on many critical points. However, important decisions on climate are also being made in the working group on foreign and development policy.
By Bernhard Pötter
Intensively discussed and soon to be enshrined in the draft coalition agreement: Germany is committed to a self-confident, European-coordinated China policy. The foreign policy working group's paper states that a reserved security policy must be a thing of the past.
By Fabian Peltsch
France's President will receive Volodymyr Zelenskiy this evening in Paris and on Thursday the supporters of Ukraine at the summit of the "Coalition of the Willing." In view of the rapprochement between Washington and Moscow, the previously ailing head of state is slipping into a leadership role.
By Claire Stam
Hong Kong's richest man, Li Ka-shing, defies the imposed patriotism of the Chinese central government. Despite Beijing's criticism, he plans to sell two ports on the Panama Canal to US investors. He even accepts legal trouble for his business empire.
By Marcel Grzanna
