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Opinion

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.

By Redaktion Table

Feature

EU Parliament calls on Commission to ban forced labor

In the USA, the import of products manufactured in Xinjiang using forced labor is to be completely banned by law. What can then no longer be imported there will end up on the EU market, human rights organizations warn. The European Parliament has presented its proposal for an import ban.

By Amelie Richter

Feature

Criticism of the Chips Act stirs

With great pomp, the EU Commission presented its proposal to promote the domestic semiconductor industry. But there is criticism among the member states: smaller countries are afraid of being left empty-handed, and governments and experts doubt the practicality of the planned crisis mechanism.

By Till Hoppe