The Commission has created the conditions for a possible EU-wide right to switch off. The social partner hearings started on Tuesday. Negotiations between employers and trade unions had previously failed.
By Alina Leimbach
According to Head of State Andrzej Duda, Poland would like to advance European relations with the USA and Ukraine during its EU Council Presidency in 2025. To mark the 20th anniversary of EU enlargement, Minister Annalena also urged for a security union.
By Redaktion Table
A recent survey shows: Germans have an ambivalent attitude towards the EU. A small majority would like the EU to take a leading role in climate policy.
By Alexandra Endres
China has attempted to hack the laptops and cell phones of five Belgian elected representatives – successfully in two cases. All of the politicians concerned are members of the Ipac association, which campaigns for human rights in China.
By Carolyn Braun
The two geopolitical rivals, the US and China, also continue their dialog on climate action. The two new climate envoys, Liu Zhenmin and John Podesta, will meet for the first time in early May.
By Christiane Kuehl
The Chinese technology group Huawei is taking more and more market share from its US rival Apple. Despite the US sanctions, the company reported an increase in profits for the fourth quarter in a row. Phone sales increased by 70 percent.
By Redaktion Table
The southern Chinese province of Guangdong has been experiencing heavy rainfall for weeks. The authorities have warned of landslides. Now it has happened: A section of highway has slid down a slope.
By Felix Lee
Following the EU Parliament, the Council also adopted the reform of the Stability and Growth Pact on Monday. This means that new rules for reducing government debt will soon apply.
By Redaktion Table
The new EU Commission should make the European single market even more of a "geopolitical safe space," demand researchers from the Center for European Policy. Domestic manufacturers should be better protected against strategically subsidized competitors from China, for example.
By Till Hoppe
Forests are not in good condition. New evidence now suggests that conventional reforestation may hardly be possible in the future.
By Nicolas Heronymus
