Jan Philipp Albrecht, once the European Parliament's rapporteur for the General Data Protection Regulation, is calling for more pragmatism from the supervisory authorities. Concerns in Germany have sometimes gone too far.
By Till Hoppe
Tesla once again offers financial car purchase incentives in the tough price war on the Chinese car market. The pressure on car manufacturers' margins is increasing.
By Redaktion Table
The Vice Chairman of the Political Consultative Conference CPPCC, Zhang Xiaoming, surprisingly lost his post before the "Two Sessions." Zhang spent his career in Hong Kong and was considered a hardliner.
By Redaktion Table
In talks with members of the Chinese government, representatives of the US Chamber of Commerce receive assurances that the environment for foreign companies will improve. Vice President Han Zheng promised a further opening-up policy.
By Redaktion Table
BYD wants to expand with electric cars in Japan. China's EV leader plans to launch a new model every year in Japan until 2026. The company has only been active there since last year.
By Christiane Kuehl
The European Parliament has criticized the appointment of Markus Pieper (CDU) as the Commission's SME Envoy. MEPs want to know whether candidates performed better in the application process. They wonder whether Ursula von der Leyen preferred a party colleague.
By Markus Grabitz
In a compromise package for the trilogue on the Packaging Ordinance on Monday, rapporteur Frédérique Ries (Renew) proposes an exemption: In countries that have already achieved recycling targets, bans on certain single-use packaging should not apply.
By Leonie Düngefeld
The EU member states are still learning how to defend against and deal with major digital disasters – an ENISA study now shows that the 27 different approaches also contain some good ideas for the others.
By Falk Steiner
The Commission releases €137 billion for Poland. The money had been frozen due to breaches of the rule of law by the previous PIS government. The Commission intends to publish its decision next week.
By Markus Grabitz
In a joint letter to the EU Commission, ministers from nine European countries warn against an intra-EU subsidy race.
By Marc Winkelmann
