The SPD, Greens and FDP have different policies on China. As a result, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Chancellery are not speaking with one voice. Fatal for Germany, says former Minister Jens Spahn.
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The former head of the Munich Security Conference, Ambassador Ischinger, had high expectations of the Scholz visit following talks with China's foreign minister. Given the meager results, he considers disillusionment understandable.
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To become stronger, the EU must do more for defense and energy security. This was the result of the latest Eurobarometer survey. It also shows that Germans have an above-average interest in the European elections compared to the rest of the EU.
By Marc Winkelmann
When recording emissions data in the automotive industry, only average values have been used to date. An advisory committee to the German government is therefore calling for the measurement system to be reformed and made more honest.
By Lukas Knigge
The EU energy ministers want to speed up the expansion of the electricity grids. Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič advocates frontloading subsidies and more guarantees from state development banks.
By Manuel Berkel
With the exception of Sweden and Austria, all member states support the La Hulpe Declaration. However, there has recently been increasing pressure from the business community against the EU's labor market and social measures.
By Alina Leimbach
China's President Xi Jinping will travel to Europe in May for the first time since the end of the Covid pandemic. He is scheduled to be in Belgrade on May 8 to meet his counterpart Vučić. The chosen date was no coincidence.
By Amelie Richter
BYD delivered on the premium offensive announced back in February. On Tuesday, the car manufacturer presented two premium SUV models in Shenzhen. It initially remained unclear whether these were electric cars or hybrids.
By Redaktion Table
China's economic growth was surprisingly high in the first quarter of 2024: Gross domestic product increased by 5.3 percent compared to the same period last year – exports are primarily responsible for the good news.
By Redaktion Table
Human rights organizations such as the Tibet Initiative and Human Rights Watch Germany have expressed disappointment that the German Chancellor barely raised human rights issues during his visit to China.
By Marcel Grzanna
