In the run-up to the European elections, Table.Media regularly publishes a current projection by political scientist Manuel Müller on the composition of the next European Parliament. Seven months before the election, the Socialists, Liberals, Greens, and Left are losing ground. The EPP and right-wing forces are making gains.
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The blanket statement by German Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger on Chinese researchers crosses the line. It contradicts the German Basic Law, which stipulates that no one may be discriminated against based on their ethnic background.
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Ahead of this week's Ecofin meeting of EU finance ministers, the NGO Fiscal Future is calling for the EU framework for economic governance to be relaxed to allow sufficient investment for social and environmental goals. The austerity course that Germany is helping to drive forward would be expensive in the long term, write Carolina Ortega Guttack and Carl Mühlbach.
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Our "China Perspective" column is written by authors from China. Today's article is dedicated to the death of the recently departed former Premier Li Keqiang and the reaction of the Chinese people.
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Excessive emissions, insufficient measures – the transportation sector is the problematic child in Germany and Europe when it comes to climate protection. Now, it has the opportunity to transform into a model student, writes Kim Kohlmeyer of T E. However, to achieve this, the Ministry of Transport must stop dragging its feet.
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The solutions to China's declining birth rates cannot be solely material or monetary. Achieving greater gender equality is just as important.
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German Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger calls for more vigilance in collaborations with China and criticizes the CSC scholarship program. Wuerzburg researchers Doris Fischer and Hannes Gohli call for less generalizing and warn of unintentional social profiling.
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The issue of water is still a blind spot for most political and economic actors in Europe. Yesterday, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) presented its plan for an EU water strategy: Water should be seen as a scarce resource that needs to be protected.
By Claire Stam
The world is closely intertwined with China. Numerous bilateral agreements proclaim "everlasting" and "unbreakable" friendship; some countries even call China their "iron brothers." A look at the past reveals how Xi began to strategically weave his web around the world in 2013.
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India has often been considered an alternative to China and its market. However, the large South Asian country was seen as too volatile and chaotic. This perception has changed. India is currently aligning its policies and could align perfectly with the de-risking approaches of the Europeans.
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