More tapas, less one-pot:The unanimity rule, under which all member states must agree unanimously on certain sensitive issues, is a thorn in the side of many of Europe's citizens, as the conference on the future of Europe revealed. Will there be a far-reaching reform of the European project?
By Claire Stam
In the event that Russia turns off the gas tap to additional member states, the EU should be prepared, write Isabella M. Weber and Karsten Neuhoff. Negotiations on contingency plans should begin immediately. In doing so, they say, particular attention should be paid to issues of fairness, solidarity and legitimacy.
By Redaktion Table
The lockdown-related production halts in the greater Shanghai area cut into companies' sales. What are the legal options for defending against unjustified COVID-19 measures? What are the chances of emerging as a winner from legal disputes? What needs to be considered when it comes to damage claims by suppliers? The experts Sebastian Wiendieck and Felix Engelhardt from the law firm Rödl Partner China provide answers to the most important questions.
By Redaktion Table
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced the European Union to accelerate the pace of our energy and climate policy. Since the Kremlin has increasingly used energy as a tool for political influence, we must deprive it of its leverage by radically reducing our dependence on fossil-fuel imports from Russia.
By Redaktion Table
Global economic growth threatens to slow in the coming months. But a hard recession is not looming, according to most economic forecasts. Stephen S. Roach is more skeptical, citing three reasons for his pessimism. Above all, a weak China could drag the global economy down with it.
By Redaktion Table
Vins d'Alsace and pierogis – that's what's on the Brussels menu this week.
By Claire Stam
China's lockdown-plagued citizens are using the Internet to express their discontent publicly. Online protests and political jokes (段子) are all the rage. Behind their temporary tolerance lies Beijing's calculation. After all, they also serve as an outlet to let off steam dangerous to the regime.
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The impact of the social credit system for companies is often underestimated. Yet, it provides concrete data on the potential reliability of business partners. By also covering local German companies, it increasingly has an impact beyond the country's borders.
By Redaktion Table
Putin's cold-blooded attack on Ukraine has shown that the member states of the European Union have many more common tasks to perform than the EU Treaty currently provides.
By Redaktion Table
For years, economic cooperation with China was motivated by the idea of "change through trade". The noble hope behind it: The People's Republic would open up by integrating deeper into the international community and increasingly adapt democratic elements in its political system. The former Vice President of the European Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, Stefan Sack, draws a sobering conclusion. "Change through trade" has worked out, he says, but not at all in the way Germany and Europe had hoped. Instead, we are the ones who have adapted our behavior to Chinese preferences due to the "dependencies of our supply chains and the greed for new growth markets.
By Marcel Grzanna
