Try

Your contact for new licenses

Vertriebsteam

+49 30 30 809 520 subscription@table.media

Your contact for general inquiries

Service Team

+49 30 30 809 520 service@table.media

Try for free Request offer Order now

Your contact for new licenses

Vertriebsteam

+49 30 30 809 520 subscription@table.media

Your contact for general inquiries

Service Team

+49 30 30 809 520 service@table.media

Table.Briefings

Feature

Feature

March 24th, 2025

SME Envoy: Commission disappoints economy.

Commission President von der Leyen is reneging on her promise to appoint a high-ranking special envoy to represent the interests of SMEs. For this, she is now receiving clear criticism.

By Till Hoppe

Klimakleber blockieren den Verkehr auf der Sonnenstraße, Protestaktion der Letzten Generation, München, 20.12.2022 Deuts

Feature

March 24th, 2025

Accusations against Last Generation: Climate NGOs warn of a culture war.

The Munich Public Prosecutor General's Office has charged five climate activists from Last Generation with forming a "criminal organization." NGOs now fear a "climate of intimidation" and a "criminalization of climate activists." The new federal government must prevent climate policy from becoming a culture war.

Feature

March 24th, 2025

Autonomous driving: Mass market breakthrough is imminent

China is on the cusp of transitioning from experimentation to large-scale roll-out of autonomous driving. The competition is already so fierce that even Tesla is starting to sweat.

By Jörn Petring

Feature

March 24th, 2025

Charm offensive: How China channels the anger of the Muslim world

Criticism of China's oppression of the Uyghurs and their faith is stirring in Indonesia, too. How the Chinese state leadership manages to co-opt Muslim organizations and spruce up its own image.

By Angela Köckritz

Feature

March 23rd, 2025

Viktor Orbán: Why he continues to escalate in isolation

Unanimity in the EU also works against Viktor Orbán: this was demonstrated by the heads of state and government at last week's summit. Orbán is isolated in Brussels, but Hungary's head of government continues to escalate at home. However, his business model could be reaching its limits.

By Stephan Israel

Feature

March 23rd, 2025

Deep-sea cables: Why the threat to Taiwan is growing

A new submersible cutting device allows deep-sea cables to be cut precisely at depths of up to 4,000 meters. This technology gives China completely new sabotage capabilities. Taiwanese experts in particular are alarmed.

By David Demes

Feature

March 20th, 2025

EU-Turkey: Imamoğlu arrest calls rapprochement into question

Turkey has recently moved closer to the EU states in the Ukraine negotiations. However, President Erdoğan's actions against the opposition are likely to stand in the way of closer cooperation.

By Till Hoppe

Feature

March 20th, 2025

Industrial policy: What conditions should apply to Chinese investments

The profile of Chinese investments in Europe has largely shifted – away from company takeovers and infrastructure stakes towards building new production facilities. However, the political debate often fails to adequately discuss what conditions should be attached to such investments.

By Leonardo Pape

Feature

March 19th, 2025

EU struggles to find the right way to support Ukraine at summit.

The EU summit was actually supposed to focus on Europe's competitiveness. However, discussions about support for Ukraine and the White Paper on defense are likely to overshadow the meeting.

By Stephan Israel

Feature

March 19th, 2025

Climate lawsuit against RWE: The role of science

The Hamm Higher Regional Court in Germany will announce a decision in the lawsuit against RWE in April. For two days, the court heard complex technical details – in order to clarify one issue: How serious is the flood risk to Saúl Luciano Lliuya's house in the Peruvian city of Huaraz? The case shows how much climate lawsuits now rely on scientific findings.

By Alexandra Endres