André Aranha Corrêa do Lago has been nominated by Brazil as President of the next climate conference (COP30). The career diplomat has 25 years of negotiating experience and is well-connected. At COP30, he has the enormous task of involving the USA despite Trump and finding new approaches to the problematic issue of climate financing.
By Daniela Chiaretti
The new Bulgarian Prime Minister Rossen Scheljaskov traveled to Strasbourg for a series of introductory meetings. In Sofia, the former transport minister is holding together an unstable minority government characterized by foreign policy contradictions.
By Frank Stier
At a time when countless German-Chinese exchange programs are being discontinued and long-standing networks are petering out, Katja Hellkötter stoically continues with the exchange in her Berlin cultural venue C*Space.
By Redaktion Table
Zhang Yu has connected Germany and China through art and culture for 20 years. Intercultural dialog is more important today than ever, says the former entrepreneur. Her next major project is a concert of Chinese rock music and German classical music at the Berlin Philharmonie.
By Redaktion Table
As Chief Executive of the VKU, Ingbert Liebing is responsible for over 1,500 companies in the municipal sector. Why municipal utilities are a German specialty and what challenges this entails in the EU.
By Redaktion Table
The Romanian Cosmin Boiangiu has headed the European Labor Authority (ELA) almost from the beginning. In this legislature, he and some others hoped for new competencies for the agency.
By Alina Leimbach
With FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl, Austria could have an ultra-right head of government. Who is the man who wants to be the "people's chancellor", but for whom not even his own voters are enthusiastic?
By Lukas Bayer
China's new ambassador to France will probably have to do some image work first. Deng Li's predecessor Lu Shaye had mainly made a name for himself with controversies in recent years. Can Deng revive the image of his home country in the midst of the trade dispute over cognac and electric cars?
By Redaktion Table
Beena Sharma is working on capturing CO2 from industrial processes and reusing it. She also advocates a stronger role for women in the energy transition. She is convinced that the necessary innovations in renewables are only possible with more diversity.
By Redaktion Table
The lifestyle of his home country and the question of how different cultures influence each other are at the heart of Zhang Shengjia's work. In his latest film "Birthday Cakes from China", the artist and filmmaker from Shenzhen examines the history of Chinese birthday cakes.
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