A new "vision paper" is to set the direction for EU agricultural and food policy over the next five years. There are hardly any concrete announcements, but it is clear that the Commission is turning away from the Farm to Fork Strategy's approach of comprehensively regulating environmental protection and healthy nutrition.
By Julia Dahm
The Chinese professional soccer club Shandong Taishan has withdrawn from the Asian Champions League in the current competition. By dropping out of the final group game, the club is continuing the inglorious history of Chinese soccer.
By Marcel Grzanna
The Federal Police has cooperated with several Chinese security authorities in recent years. It has also exchanged information with authorities suspected of being partly responsible for human rights violations in the People's Republic.
By Emily Kossak
China is planning a gradual opening: Strategic sectors such as telecommunications, biotechnology and medical services are to become accessible to foreign investors.
By Emily Kossak
China is stepping up the protection of its rare earths. To this end, it is calling for proposals to control mining, processing and exports.
By Emily Kossak
Clean energy is becoming an important pillar of the Chinese economy. Three "new" industries are primarily responsible for this.
By Emily Kossak
French President Emmanuel Macron has invited EU counterparts to a second Ukraine meeting in Paris today at short notice. This time, representatives of member states who were not present at the first meeting on Monday have been invited. Canada is also to be present.
By Redaktion Table
The Regulatory Control Council is calling for the next German government to have "clear responsibilities" in order to help reduce bureaucracy in Brussels. In addition, EU projects should be examined for their bureaucratic cost implications for Germany. The EU ex-ante procedure must be restructured.
By Okan Bellikli
In the EU free trade agreements with Mercosur and Mexico, the part relating to trade is to be separated out in order to facilitate ratification, says Bernd Lange, Chairman of the Trade Committee in the European Parliament. This means that the procedure should be the same as for the former agreement with Chile.
By Marc Winkelmann
The new EU Waste Framework Directive provides for "extended producer responsibility." The collection and recycling of textile and shoe waste is to be regulated in this way. Trade associations are calling for lessons to be learned from established systems.
By Leonie Düngefeld
