The Commission has proposed two omnibus laws: Firstly, there are to be simplifications to the Supply Chain Act, sustainability reporting and the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM). Secondly, guarantees are to boost investment by EUR 50 billion and bureaucracy is to be reduced in the Invest EU Fund.
By Marc Winkelmann
The terms have not yet been defined down to the last letter, but the draft agreement between the USA and Ukraine on an investment and reconstruction fund that has become public puts Zelenskiy in a good position.
By Viktor Funk
The EU should become an attractive hub for green production: That is Brussels' signal to its own industry and Washington with the Clean Industrial Deal. Even if funding matters remain unresolved, the plan has been welcomed in Europe.
By Lukas Knigge
The EU should remain an attractive investment location. This is the signal that Brussels is sending to its own industry, but also to Washington, with the Clean Industrial Deal. The member states in particular are called upon to act. The EU Commission is sending a clear rejection to Moscow.
By Lukas Knigge
In a discussion organized by Table.Briefings and Merics, the China strategy of the coalition that was voted out of office has not had its day. But when it comes to de-risking in particular, there is a wide gap between desire and reality. BDI representative Strack calls for better conditions for domestic industry and new EU free trade initiatives.
By Leonardo Pape
Threatening, cutting funding, firing government employees: In just a few weeks, the new US government has dismantled the country's environmental and climate policy institutions and research programs built up over decades. The damage to science, administration and politics is hard to predict.
By Isabel Adler
Donald Trump wants to free Russia from its "borderless friendship" with China and is therefore reaching out to Putin. Could the move succeed?
By Angela Köckritz
The EU Commission wants to present its plans to simplify sustainability laws. However, the substantive dispute is unlikely to be over after that – the differences between the various camps are too great.
By Marc Winkelmann
Expectations of the EU Commission's climate and industry package are high. The Clean Industrial Deal is intended to restore Europe's competitiveness. The plans are welcomed across the board, but they will hardly solve all the problems.
By Lukas Knigge
China expertise remains rare in the new German parliament. But with Johannes Volkmann and Florian Dorn, two new China experts could shape the direction of the CDU/CSU. The ranks of the FDP are losing decidedly China-critical voices, while the SPD and the Left Party have to reinvent their positions.
By Leonardo Pape
