FDP Federal Vice-President Johannes Vogel criticizes the agreements on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and the EU Platform Directive. In an interview with Table.Media, he describes the results as "blows against Europe as a business location."
By Leonie Düngefeld
The Federal Executive Board of the FDP (Free Democratic Party) is set to finalize its visions for the European elections on Monday, with China playing a central role as Europe's "rival". The paper emphasizes the need for a robust response from the EU to China's trade initiatives.
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The state party conference of the Social Democrats in Saarland nominated Christian Petry for first place on the state list for the European elections on Saturday. The financial politician is currently the European policy spokesman for the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag. The FDP in Bremen elected Celine Eberhardt as its top candidate.
By Manuel Berkel
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.
By Experts Table.Briefings
The German Free Democratic Party (FDP) calls for greater networking of the world's democracies in order to be able to take a stronger position vis-à-vis China. It wants Germany's economy to undergo stress tests in the event of a crisis to avoid becoming susceptible to coercion.
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With its four-day visit to Taipei, the high-ranking FDP delegation wanted to express its solidarity with democratic Taiwan and send a clear signal to the communist leadership in Beijing: the delegation would neither be blackmailed nor intimidated. In an interview with Felix Lee, political scientist and Taiwan expert Eberhard Sandschneider declares such trips as reckless and irresponsible.
By Felix Lee
The ten members of the liberal FDP parliamentary group will remain in Taiwan until Thursday. The MPs see their trip as a sign of solidarity with a democratic partner and reject any accusations of provocation.
By David Demes
