Shortly before Chancellor Merz’s trip to China, the German Asia-Pacific Committee and the DIHK are calling for fair competitive conditions. Last year, China once again became Germany’s largest trading partner.
By Leonardo Pape
Ahead of his upcoming trip to China, Chancellor Merz faces the difficult task of striking a balance: addressing pressing issues while not further burdening the relationship.
By Leonardo Pape
The European Union has extended its arms embargo against Zimbabwe for another year. At the same time, it chose not to renew the legal framework underpinning additional restrictive measures, including travel bans and asset freezes.
By Arne Schütte
At the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, Bärbel Kofler, state secretary at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, called for stronger support for AI models based on languages from the Global South. In her view, this is essential in preventing AI from further widening the digital divide between the Global South and the Global North. At the same time, she emphasized the wide range of potential applications of AI in countries of the Global South.
By Leonard Schulz and David Renke
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) will launch new partnerships with research institutions in the Global South in 2026. The program is designed to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through academic cooperation. In recent years, African universities in particular have been among the main beneficiaries of the initiative.
By David Renke
Controversial topics such as the Mercosur agreement and trade relations with China are on the agenda.
By Antonia Zimmermann
France criticizes the attendance of an EU Commissioner in Trump’s first Board of Peace meeting. The Brussels authority had no mandate from the member states for taking this step.
By Redaktion Table
The news agency Reuters reports, citing three insiders, that Washington is setting up a portal on which content that has been blocked as illegal in other countries will be accessible. The State Department is said to be in charge of this.
By Corinna Visser
Many member states want the EU Commission to refrain from interfering as much as possible in the national implementation of the future EU agricultural policy. In the EU Parliament, the timetable for work on the proposal is now taking shape.
By Julia Dahm
More than 30 NGOs are calling for stricter EU regulations for chemicals to improve health and environmental protection and increase competitiveness. Although the reform of the chemicals regulation REACH was announced years ago, what shape the reform will take is now the subject of debate.
By Nicolas Heronymus
