Trade talks: Chinese diplomat to travel to Washington
Diplomat Li Chenggang is expected to travel to Washington this week for talks. There, he is to lay the groundwork for negotiations at the tariff talks.
By Emily Kossak
Diplomat Li Chenggang is expected to travel to Washington this week for talks. There, he is to lay the groundwork for negotiations at the tariff talks.
By Emily Kossak
Amid concerns over China’s export restrictions, Germany and Canada plan to step up cooperation on critical minerals. The agreement reached on Tuesday is nonbinding.
By Manuel Changming Liu
Bosch, Schaeffler, Mahle and ZF are losing patience with the EU Commission. Unfortunately, there are "no signs of the EU Commission changing its mind." The CDU should put pressure on Brussels before the next auto dialogue.
By Markus Grabitz
The minority government under Francois Bayrou could fail in the vote of no confidence due on Sep. 8. Socialists, Greens, and right-wing extremists want to express their distrust of him.
By Redaktion Table
While the German government is against the Italian takeover of Commerzbank, the EU Commission is in favor of cross-border takeovers. It warns that it will use "all available means" to remove national barriers.
By János Allenbach-Ammann and Alexander Wiedmann
Ursula von der Leyen is not interested in a premature departure from Brussels: Commission circles rejected speculation that the Christian Democrat could enter the race to succeed Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
By Stephan Israel
A veto by the Polish president could cut the Polish-financed Starlink connection for Ukraine from October – the background to this is a dispute over social benefits for Ukrainian refugees.
By Redaktion Table
According to insiders, the US government could impose sanctions on EU representatives responsible for implementing the Digital Services Act. Visa restrictions are conceivable.
By Redaktion Table
China continues to build new coal-fired power plants and is missing its targets for retiring older units. Even so, coal consumption in the power sector fell 3.4% in the first half. Experts are now calling for a clear plan to phase out coal.
By Nico Beckert