In an own-initiative report, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) call for targeted monitoring of breaches of the rules and more transparency for consumers in the European single market.
By Corinna Visser
The granting of licenses for community-operated oil wells and the faster expansion of refineries aims to strengthen Indonesia’s energy self-sufficiency. This could create future opportunities for foreign investors in the refinery sector.
By Yi Ling Pan
The government in Laos considers the crypto industry in the north of the country to be unprofitable. It wants to stop supplying energy to the industry in March next year.
By Marcel Grzanna
Exports of rare earth magnets from China have fallen. This marks the end of a temporary growth phase. There are rising concerns that Beijing is instrumentalizing exports.
By Marcel Grzanna
Italy is turning the corner and moving ever closer to economic stability. Giorgia Meloni’s government is presenting its draft budget for 2026 in parliament today, with which the deficit is set to shrink below 3%.
By Almut Siefert
France is burdened with the enormous sum of EUR 3,300 billion in debt. The rating agency Standard & Poor’s has now downgraded the credit rating of the second-largest economy in the eurozone to A+.
By Redaktion Table
The center-left politician Tufan Erhurman has won the Turkish Cypriot presidential elections. The surprisingly clear election victory could revive the UN talks on the reunification of Cyprus.
By Redaktion Table
Only 435 out of 22,870 Afghans with a repatriation order from an EU country actually returned in 2024. Germany and 19 other European countries are calling on the EU Commission to provide more options and a joint initiative at EU level.
By Redaktion Table
In a joint statement with Ukrainian MP Halyna Yanchenko, Nathanael Liminski, Minister for Federal and European Affairs in NRW, calls on Europe to learn from Ukraine and forge strong partnerships.
By Maria Mitrov
Taiwan’s largest opposition party, the Kuomintang, elected a new leader on Saturday, promising peace with its powerful neighbor China. Accusations of Chinese influence had previously overshadowed the election campaign.
By Julia Fiedler
