Only two Western leaders will pay their respects to Xi Jinping on Wednesday: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. What are their motives?
By Amelie Richter and Angela Köckritz
Paris and Berlin had prepared intensively for the 25th Council of Ministers. The governments resolved points of contention and agreed on many new areas of cooperation. The economic agenda dominates.
By Markus Grabitz, Corinna Visser, Stephan Israel, Manuel Berkel and János Allenbach-Ammann
The Foreign Affairs Commissioner is expecting input from the Member States this week for the 19th sanctions package. At the Foreign Affairs Council, Commissioner Vladis Dombrovskis held out the prospect of an options paper on how Russian state bank funds could be better utilized.
By Stephan Israel
Although the Bundeswehr has approved the procurement of "loitering munitions," it still lacks a strategy for the use of artificial intelligence. Industry is pushing ahead, and the Defense Ministry has announced a concept for the fall.
By Wilhelmine Stenglin
While start-ups like DeepSeek grab headlines, established giant Tencent remains the dominant player in China’s AI universe. The company can channel its massive profits into research and development.
By Jörn Petring
The recent ECJ ruling on safe countries of origin attracted widespread media attention. However, it will hardly have any impact once the CEAS reform takes effect. Overall, it seems that the executive will determine migration policy in the future – which primarily affects African refugees.
By Lucia Weiß
Drones, electronic warfare and glide bombs are defining the fighting in Ukraine. The defenders remain resilient despite exhaustion, while tensions are mounting among Russian troops. In cooperation with Reaktion Group Consulting, Table.Briefings analyzes the situation in Ukraine.
By Redaktion Table
In Copenhagen, the defense and foreign ministers are looking for ways to further tighten the sanctions regime against Russia and increase support for Ukraine. Calls to make better use of Russian state bank funds are growing in volume.
By Stephan Israel
The AI Act is already a complex set of regulations. Now, the Digital Ministry has provided for a complex supervisory structure in the implementation of the AI regulation. Bitkom calls it pragmatic; others call it a jungle.
By Corinna Visser
For the first time in seven years, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is setting foot on Chinese soil again. What does President Xi Jinping hope to gain from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit? And what would a rapprochement between China and India mean for Donald Trump?
By Angela Köckritz
