Going forward, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) will control the power centers that will be crucial for the direction of Germany's China policy. However, the centrifugal forces of diverging interests threaten to undermine the government's coordinated China policy. Table.Briefings outlines where conflicts can be expected.
By Leonardo Pape
Expropriated households are to receive transparent compensation through housing coupons and appropriate relocation. The measure is also seen as a recipe against vacancies and is intended to relieve the overheated real estate market. However, many people affected fear losing their homes for good.
By Fabian Peltsch
The legal basis for the Special Tribunal against the crime of aggression is ready. Now, after the departure of the USA, Europeans and Western partners must have the courage to push ahead with the Tribunal on their own.
By Stephan Israel
The Commission wants to unleash the Single Market. The ten greatest barriers are to be tackled. A draft of the communication, which the College intends to adopt on May 21, is available to Table.Briefings.
By Markus Grabitz
The newspaper "Berliner Zeitung" maintains a close cooperation with the China Media Group. Under the guise of a journalistic exchange, content is created that spreads state narratives – without clear classification or journalistic distance.
By Manuel Liu
On Sunday, Romania will once again attempt to elect a president. The right-wing candidate Simion is ahead in the polls. He sees himself as the representative of the nationalist Georgescu, who was excluded from the election.
By Frank Stier
The end of sanctions against European parliamentarians will not lead to decisive improvements between the EU and China in the short term. Criticism has been directed at the continued restrictions against former MEPs and actors such as MERICS – and the lack of transparency on the part of the EU Parliament's leadership.
By Amelie Richter
They are considered power guzzlers, the backbone of digitalization and an aid in managing the transformation: waste heat from servers or data centers can be used locally to reduce the use of fossil fuels for heating.
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It is yet unclear who will become Germany's environment minister. But one thing is clear: In the future, the Ministry of the Environment will be solely responsible for climate action, including international negotiations. This strengthens this Ministry – but takes the pressure off other ministries to achieve the climate targets.
By Bernhard Pötter
Mark Carney's election victory in Canada prevents a drastic rollback of climate policy. However, numerous hurdles prevent greater ambitions. Canada's new climate target is not overly ambitious, and the oil and gas sector has strong supporters in the provinces. Moreover, Carney only heads a minority government and must constantly seek new majorities in parliament.
By Nico Beckert
