In many European cities, short-term rental of residential space to tourists is causing major problems. New harmonized EU rules are intended to ensure transparency.
By Corinna Visser
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action is working on key points to make domestic mining more ecological. The mining industry sees no need for action here – but hopes for faster approval procedures.
By Leonie Düngefeld
The "urgent letter" of German EU Ambassador Michael Clauß is addressed to a larger number of recipients in the German government, including the Chancellor's Office. In it, the top diplomat explains how a member state should act to influence EU legislation.
By Redaktion Table
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
From Attac activist and influential MEP to State Secretary under German minister Robert Habeck: Sven Giegold has had an unusual career. In an interview with Stefan Braun and Malte Kreutzfeldt, he looks back on his first year in the ministry, describes his toughest decision and his secret political passion.
By Redaktion Table
One visit to Taiwan by German MPs follows the next – politicians from the Greens, SPD, FDP and CDU outdo each other with declarations of solidarity for the island nation. This intensity is new. Admittedly, this is by no means a formal Zeitenwende for dealing with the status quo. But MPs are already pushing it so far that experts are downright alarmed.
By Felix Lee
The Greens are far from being the strongest force in the European Parliament. But when it comes to linking the federal capital with the EU capital, the party is unmatched.
By Markus Grabitz
Germany needs an interest-based China strategy instead of the ideological bigotry that is reflected in the drafts of the Ministry of Economics and the Federal Foreign Office. They overemphasize the dependence on China, while the advantages of globalization are neglected.
By Experts Table.Briefings
