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Smartphone market recovers slightly

China's domestic smartphone market grew by 6.5 percent in 2023. This is the first growth since 2021, and it seems that the industry has bottomed out. Competition is also picking up.

By Redaktion Table

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Only slow progress on NZIA negotiations

The Net-Zero Industry Act is intended to attract investment in climate-friendly technologies such as solar panels, wind turbines and heat pumps in the EU member states. However, the trilogue negotiations in Brussels are stalling and the schedule is shaky.

By Till Hoppe

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Business associations call for EU due diligence law to be abandoned

VCI, ZVEI, Gesamtmetall, Stiftung Familienunternehmen, and other German business associations are calling for the EU supply chain law to be stopped at the last hurdle. In a letter to the German government and the EU Council Presidency, they describe the directive as impractical and urge the Council to reject it.

By Leonie Düngefeld

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AI Act: Final text under review

The member states and parliamentarians do not have much time to examine the almost 900-page, four-column document on the AI Act. It is already clear that there is no consensus of opinion either in the German government or in the respective parliamentary groups.

By Corinna Visser

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Macron on Schäuble: France has lost a friend

French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to Wolfgang Schäuble at the state ceremony in the Bundestag. The deceased politician was a great servant of Germany, a great European and a great friend of Germany.

By Okan Bellikli

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EU foreign ministers agree on naval mission in Red Sea

The foreign ministers reached an agreement in principle on securing commercial shipping in the Red Sea. However, many details are still unresolved. There is also little progress in the dispute over a two-state solution in the Middle East. The EU increases pressure on Israel, but a ten-point plan for negotiations fails to gain majority support.

By Eric Bonse

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Several Chinese balloons spotted over Taiwan

Taiwan's authorities report the intrusion of further Chinese balloons into its airspace. In the current case, it is not clear whether the flying objects have a military function.

By Michael Radunski

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Sharp drop in German exports to China

Business for German exporters with China, a key overseas customer, fell significantly in December. Trade with China and the USA accounts for almost half of all German exports.

By Redaktion Table