Germany is viewed with extreme skepticism in Italy: Angela Merkel is popular, but it is uncertain what German politics will look like after her. That makes many in the EU's third strongest economy doubt Germany. And yet, the change in Germany also presents an opportunity for Italy and its Prime Minister Mario Draghi, analyzes the head of ECFR's Rome office, Arturo Varvelli, in his article.
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A European battery passport could make cell production more transparent and thus ensure greater sustainability. But for batteries for EVs and e-scooters to become environmentally friendly and socially acceptable, the raw materials would also have to come from Europe, writes Roberto García Martínez.
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After the pandemic, the EU states must simultaneously consolidate their budgets and massively increase climate protection investments. Therefore, these expenditures should be excluded from the calculation of deficits and debts in the Stability Pact, demands the Director of the Brussels think tank Bruegel.
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The market for electric vehicles is developing far more dynamically than could have been expected years ago. Countries that fail to recognize the trend now and convert their economies will face high subsequent costs in the future, believe former International Monetary Fund Vice President Min Zhu and economists Fuad Hasanov and Reda Cherif . The trio of state-affiliated economists believe: market forces in emerging markets will drivethe electric revolution much faster than the stolid players in established industrialized countries have so far expected.
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Modern societies were built on the promise of water security. Flood disasters and the increasingly evident failure of our institutions pose a direct threat to the acceptance of the state, warns Giulio Boccaletti of Oxford University.
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The shine of China's free-market reforms is peeling off due to constant arbitrary interference by nation and party. And even with Beijing's policy of opening up the country, which it has promised for the past 40 years, no state can be formed upon. This has once again been proven by the low number of foreigners residing in China. The new census counted 845,697 foreigners in the whole country. This equals only 0.06 percent of the population. With its proportion of foreigners, the supposedly globalized People's Republic brings up the rear among all other major nations.
By Amelie Richter
The director of the Institute of World Economy and Politics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Yu Yongding, expresses concern about China's growth prospects for the second half of the year. He harbors doubts about the zero-covid strategy and urges the right fiscal and monetary policies to ensure that measures also reach small and medium-sized enterprises.
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The market for EVs is developing far more dynamically than could have been expected years ago, write economists Fuad Hasanov, Reda Cherif and Min Zhu. Countries that fail to recognize the trend now and convert their economies would bear high consequential costs in the future. There is pressure to act, especially for emerging economies.
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In September, the school year started with a series of new textbooks. According to a decree issued by the Ministry of Education, "Xi Jinping Thought on Special Chinese Socialism for the New Age" was to be included. Beijing is not just boosting the cult of personality through this. A year before the big election party congress, it is also a sign that Xi is willing and is going to continue to rule China – after all, his thoughts are now compulsory reading material in all schools.
By Amelie Richter
