Opinion

What's cooking in Brussels

The all-dominant topic in the coming week will be the gas crisis. The governments in Spain and France have already called on their compatriots to save.

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An inflation-adjusted social contract for Europe

With energy prices high and rising, and inflation soaring, it is starting to look like the late 1970s all over again. But appearances can be deceiving.

By Redaktion Table

What's cooking in Brussels

The Czech Council Presidency will focus on the European Union's energy supply over the winter. It is likely to continue as turbulently as it began.

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Kowtowing to China: How low should you bow?

While it has become uncommon to bang your forehead on the floor in front of China's powerful. But Western business leaders still kowtow to the CP leadership.

By Amelie Richter

How realistic are China's semiconductor ambitions?

Despite big ambitions and big investments, China is struggling to catch up with the US economically and strategically in semiconductor manufacturing. However, South Korean economics professor Keun Lee believes that China can catch up faster from now on. This is not least aided by the high inflation in the USA.

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What's cooking in Strasbourg

Alsatian choucroute on the menu: next Wednesday, MEPs will decide in plenary session in Strasbourg of what the taxonomy should consist.

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Quarantine Updates Shanghai

Author Christian Y. Schmidt is known to the China-interested public for his humorous books and provocative posts on social media. Now he returns with a more serious topic. In book length he has recorded his observations and feelings during the Chinese entry quarantine. This excerpt gives a heavily abridged taste of the book.

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Nature Restoration Law: positive impetus for the Green Deal

Yes, the EU Commission has stayed the course, with Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans and Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius in a leading role. On June 22, they presented the proposal for a regulation to restore nature, which goes back to the European Green Deal.

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What's cooking in Luxembourg

By Claire Stam

With more transparency to more vaccinations

China tries to contain infections with a strict zero-Covid policy and hard lockdowns. These measures are necessary because the vaccination rate is still too low. The population is wary of vaccinations. Nancy Qian explains what it will take to convince people to get vaccinated.

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