French President Emmanuel Macron has laid out his line in several interviews in the run-up to the summit with Xi Jinping: While he supports tough demands on trade, he wants China to be involved in major global crises.
By Christiane Kuehl
Crisis-ridden Lebanon is receiving €1 billion from Brussels to prevent Syrians from fleeing to Cyprus. With this deal, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is meeting the demands of the Cypriot president.
By Stephan Israel
A year ago, Chancellor Scholz invited President Macron to a restaurant at his home in Potsdam, and yesterday the two met for dinner in Paris. The meeting is also likely to serve as preparation for the Chinese head of state's visit.
By Redaktion Table
The USA is calling on China and Russia to commit that artificial intelligence must not be used to decide on the use of nuclear weapons. The United States, the UK and France have already pledged this.
By Redaktion Table
Jeremiah Manele will become the new Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands. Beijing should be pleased with the election of the former foreign minister.
By Fabian Peltsch
"We must do everything we can to engage China on major global issues," Emmanuel Macron said ahead of Xi Jinping's planned visit to France on Monday. Without China, there would be no stable peace in the world's conflict regions.
By Redaktion Table
Just weeks before the official inauguration of Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, China carried out 'combat readiness patrols' near the island for the second time in a week.
By Fabian Peltsch
The Chairman of the Europe Committee wants to reimburse the EU states for part of the costs when they jointly procure armaments. The money for this is to come from a new EU fund.
By Nana Brink
Green MEPs have presented their vision for a sustainable industrial policy. Among other things, they are calling for better coordination between member states when it comes to subsidies in order to reduce disadvantages for small member states.
By Lukas Knigge
The European Commission is investigating 20 airlines on suspicion of greenwashing. In addition to questionable compensation for their greenhouse gas emissions, other green promises are also under scrutiny.
By Lukas Bayer
