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Feature

May 1st, 2025

Government formation: Why Germany's environment ministry is now solely responsible for climate action

It is yet unclear who will become Germany's environment minister. But one thing is clear: In the future, the Ministry of the Environment will be solely responsible for climate action, including international negotiations. This strengthens this Ministry – but takes the pressure off other ministries to achieve the climate targets.

By Bernhard Pötter

Opinion

January 17th, 2025

'German Vote' – Europe's standstill

The German government should take more decisive action at EU level and make decisions earlier, demands Anna-Maija Mertens. This would allow Germany to once again play a more important role within the alliance of states.

By Experts Table.Briefings

Feature

January 10th, 2024

Germany significantly cuts back climate action budget

The German government is not only cutting back the Climate and Transformation Fund amid its budget crisis. There is also less money for the Action Program for Natural Climate Protection and foreign aid measures. It is unclear what will become of Chancellor Scholz's pledge of six billion euros annually for international climate aid.

By Malte Kreutzfeldt

December 10th, 2023

'EU can conduct accession negotiations with a country at war'

European Minister of State Anna Lührmann calls for the European Council to clear the way for accession negotiations with Ukraine. Hungary should give up its resistance.

By Markus Grabitz

News

December 5th, 2023

On the world situation: Table.media talk with Thomas Bagger

The global situation is fragile, the economic rules of the WTO are in question, and Germany is running out of money - we talk about all this on Tuesday, December 5, with Thomas Bagger, State Secretary at the Federal Foreign Office.

By Nico Beckert

News

December 4th, 2023

State Secretary Thomas Bagger in a Table.Media discussion on Tuesday

How much more crisis is possible? This is the question we would like to discuss with you and one of the most important people at the helm of German foreign policy.

By Michael Radunski

News

December 4th, 2023

On the world situation: Table.media talk with Thomas Bagger

The global situation is fragile, the economic rules of the WTO are in question, and Germany is running out of money - we talk about all this on Tuesday, December 5, with Thomas Bagger, State Secretary at the Federal Foreign Office.

By Markus Grabitz

News

December 3rd, 2023

State Secretary Thomas Bagger in a Table.Media discussion on Tuesday

How much more crisis is possible? This is the question we would like to discuss with you and one of the most important people at the helm of German foreign policy.

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