The Commission is preparing a proposal for more zero-emission vehicles in company fleets. In its position, the environmental NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) takes a hard line against the arguments of the manufacturers' association ACEA.
By Stef Cornelis and Susanne Goetz
Their short-term focus makes financial markets blind to the climate crisis. But too little is happening to change this. Together with more than 50 organizations from around the world, Finanzwende e. V. is calling on the supervisory authorities to finally address climate risks decisively.
By Daniel Mittler and Magdalena Senn
The Franco-German-Spanish program to develop a sixth-generation airborne weapon system is on the brink of collapse. Greens from Germany and France are warning that the FCAS could be canceled without a replacement solution.
By Anton Hofreiter, Sara Nanni, Chantal Kopf, Cyrielle Châtelain, Damien Girard and Catherine Hervieu
Under Donald Trump's leadership, the USA's leading role is dwindling and the rules-based world order is under pressure. Europe's middle powers and their partners must act in a coordinated and sovereign manner to counterbalance Trump's unilateralism.
By Chin-Huat Wong and Wing Thye Woo
In a world without geopolitical tensions, China's pioneering role in clean technology would be welcomed as a boon to humanity. In the face of current political realities, however, it has instead stoked fears about jobs and security.
By Adair Turner
Increasing arms spending will not make the world a safer place. We need to deepen international development cooperation and shape it courageously. Many examples show how peace and stability can be consolidated in this way, writes Melanie Hauenstein.
By Melanie Hauenstein
The politicians Bärbel Kofler and Dominique Potier and the trade unionist Isabelle Schömann are among the pioneers of supply chain laws in Germany, France and the EU. For them, CSDDD creates the necessary legal framework for fair and equitable competition for companies.
By Bärbel Kofler, Isabelle Schömann and Dominique Potier
At the 12th Xiangshan Forum in Beijing, China emphasizes its role as a creator of a new world order. European players are faced with the decision of either just watching or actively influencing the international order.
By Bernt Berger
Cynicism is not an exclusive characteristic of authoritarian systems, writes Almut Wieland-Karimi. In democracies, however, it is more publicly problematized as a close relative of double standards. From both sides, it weakens multinational institutions such as the United Nations.
By Almut Wieland-Karimi
PFAS are omnipresent and hardly degradable. The EU wants to counteract this using classifications. However, disputes over speed and exemptions show: aspirations and reality are far apart.
By Fajer Mushtaq
