Opinion

EU needs to share the costs of energy independence

Two of the probably most pressing and important goals currently pursued by the EU are closely linked: To achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, the EU needs to massively promote the expansion of renewable energies. At the same time, this also factors into achieving complete independence from Russian energy supplies. However, both goals can only be reached if the EU pursues a plan for joint financing and does not leave the countries to fend for themselves.

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Fight against downward pressure

China's official growth target of 5.5 percent for this year appears increasingly ambitious in view of the many domestic and global challenges. With a large-scale stimulus package announced at the end of May, Beijing nevertheless intends to stay the course.

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Climate targets in the fog of war

Global risks create new challenges. Inflation, food shortages and energy supply, which is being redefined by the Russian war in Ukraine, are closely intertwined and mutually reinforcing. These risks also recently occupied the World Economic Forum in Davos very intensively. That's good, but: It seems that the long-term climate goals of the global community have been lost in the fog of war, and that is by no means in Beijing's interest.

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Will Europe’s embargo on Russian oil succeed?

The oil embargo against Russia will not change President Putin's calculation, warns Daniel Gros. The decisive lever is not to limit imports, but to lower the price of oil. But this requires a significant increase in the production volumes of other countries.

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What's cooking in Brussels

By Claire Stam

How old is China's civilization?

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World trade crisis – WTO faces mammoth task

Postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is now scheduled to be held in mid-June: The 12th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO). From June 12 to 15, 2022, its 164 members are scheduled to meet in Geneva to discuss important issues. This is long overdue. After all, the WTO has a mammoth task on its hands.

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What's cooking in Brussels

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How to engage with China

Contrary to the prevailing narrative in the West, cooperation with China has been the rule rather than the exception for decades, according to Paola Subbachi, professor of international economics at the Queen Mary Global Policy Institute at the University of London. However, should G7 leaders decide to make "core values" the basis of international cooperation, this could well change.

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The "European Moment": tipping Point for the future of the EU

The pandemic, the war in Ukraine: Europe is experiencing a historic moment whose scope should not be underestimated, writes Henning Vöpel. In today's Opinion, the cep director outlines the enormous challenges facing the EU these days.

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