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News | Raw materials

October 20th, 2025

Rare earth magnets: Customs authority reports curbed exports

Exports of rare earth magnets from China have fallen. This marks the end of a temporary growth phase. There are rising concerns that Beijing is instrumentalizing exports.

By Marcel Grzanna

News

October 20th, 2025

Italy: Meloni’s government presents draft budget

Italy is turning the corner and moving ever closer to economic stability. Giorgia Meloni’s government is presenting its draft budget for 2026 in parliament today, with which the deficit is set to shrink below 3%.

By Almut Siefert

News | Eurozone

October 20th, 2025

S&P lowers rating: France faces higher interest payments

France is burdened with the enormous sum of EUR 3,300 billion in debt. The rating agency Standard & Poor’s has now downgraded the credit rating of the second-largest economy in the eurozone to A+.

By Redaktion Table

News | Cyprus

October 20th, 2025

Moderate Turkish Cypriot politician wins presidential election in first round

The center-left politician Tufan Erhurman has won the Turkish Cypriot presidential elections. The surprisingly clear election victory could revive the UN talks on the reunification of Cyprus.

By Redaktion Table

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October 20th, 2025

20 European states urge more deportations to Afghanistan

Only 435 out of 22,870 Afghans with a repatriation order from an EU country actually returned in 2024. Germany and 19 other European countries are calling on the EU Commission to provide more options and a joint initiative at EU level.

By Redaktion Table

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin, Germany on August 13, 2025, ahead of a call with President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and several European leaders. On Friday, Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska to try to end the war in Ukraine.

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October 20th, 2025

NRW Minister Liminski: “Ukraine has bought the West time”

In a joint statement with Ukrainian MP Halyna Yanchenko, Nathanael Liminski, Minister for Federal and European Affairs in NRW, calls on Europe to learn from Ukraine and forge strong partnerships.

By Maria Mitrov

News | Taiwan

October 19th, 2025

New KMT Chairwoman: Cheng Li-wun promises peace with China

Taiwan’s largest opposition party, the Kuomintang, elected a new leader on Saturday, promising peace with its powerful neighbor China. Accusations of Chinese influence had previously overshadowed the election campaign.

By Julia Fiedler

News | Trade war

October 19th, 2025

Trade dispute: Trump confirms meeting with Xi and sends signals of compromise

US President Donald Trump has confirmed a planned meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea in two weeks’ time. At the same time, he sent signals of compromise in the trade dispute to Beijing.

By Julia Fiedler

News | Espionage

October 19th, 2025

Espionage: China accuses USA of cyberattacks

China accuses the USA of attacking the National Time Service Center (NTSC) through cyberattacks. The two countries report an increase in mutual hacker attacks.

By Julia Fiedler

News | Transparency

October 17th, 2025

Influence of third countries: Committee backs national transparency registers

The Internal Market Committee in the European Parliament supports the Commission’s proposal against outside influence. Member states are to set up a transparency register for organizations that receive funding from third countries.

By Markus Grabitz