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April 9th, 2025

German government: The coalition partners' plans for Europe.

The CDU/CSU and SPD are decidedly pro-European in their coalition agreement. Read what they specifically intend to do and how they want to avoid German votes.

By Till Hoppe

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April 9th, 2025

Tariff spiral: Global container traffic in a race against time

Beijing and Washington are tightening the tariff spiral. Around the world, containers are being loaded at the last minute in an effort to ship as many goods as possible to the United States. Yet consumers are already beginning to feel the effects.

By Angela Köckritz

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April 9th, 2025

German coalition contract: The details on climate and energy policy

According to the coalition contract, the Christian Democrats/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) and Social Democrats (SPD) are essentially continuing the course of the previous government. However, the new coalition wants to place greater emphasis on market instruments, the reduction of bureaucracy and technical solutions such as CCS.

By Bernhard Pötter

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April 9th, 2025

Tariffs: How Trump harms climate action worldwide and in the US

The realignment of US trade policy is damaging the fight against global warming: uncertainty and crises mean less investment in climate action and the greentech industry is suffering. One particularly dangerous aspect of the tariff conflict has hardly been discussed so far.

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April 8th, 2025

Trade: How Trump's tariffs are perceived in China – and what else Beijing has in its arsenal

US President Trump plans to impose tariffs of 104 percent on Chinese goods. China threatens to fight the US to the end in the tariff dispute. Chinese newspapers and social media agree on who will suffer the most: the average American citizen.

By Jörn Petring

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April 8th, 2025

Tariff spiral: Trade conflict between US and China also affects the EU.

US President Trump imposes additional tariffs of 104% on Chinese goods. However, Beijing does not want to back down. The trade conflict between the two economic powers also has the EU Commission and industry up in arms.

By Till Hoppe

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April 8th, 2025

LNG: Chances of higher imports from the US.

US President Donald Trump wants the EU to buy more gas, oil and coal. However, the price of gas could at least rise in the short term as a result of the tariff policy. In addition, emissaries from Brussels have so far met with little real interest in Washington.

By Manuel Berkel

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April 8th, 2025

Communist Party: How the new 'power manager' is supposed to protect Xi

The initial course is being set in the run-up to the next party congress. In a surprising role swap, Xi's confidant Shi Taifeng will become the new "head of personnel". This could be one of many staffing decisions expected this year.

By Andreas Landwehr

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April 7th, 2025

Commission NGO contracts: Court of Auditors criticizes lack of transparency.

The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is calling on the Commission to improve the transparency of NGO funding. In its report, it lists numerous points of criticism. Among other things, it criticizes the fact that NGOs were encouraged to lobby EU institutions with agreements on operating grants.

By Markus Grabitz

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April 7th, 2025

Trump tariffs: Europe is playing for time.

Will the devastating reaction of the markets force the US President to give in? The Commission and member states are taking their time with countermeasures and are tempting Trump with a customs agreement. At the same time, the strategy glosses over internal differences.

By Marc Winkelmann