
Chinese acquisitions of German companies need to be handled far more restrictively in the future. After all, China exploits all international relations for its greatest benefit. So if the German chancellor is already traveling to China at this time, the talks must also address global political issues beyond trade matters.
By Experts Table.Briefings
Olaf Scholz's trip to China comes at a particularly critical time: The battle over the "redistribution of power in the world" is in full swing, while Europe is still struggling to find a common China strategy.
By Experts Table.Briefings
The German government's digital strategy is supposed to pool digital policy projects and define a common framework. But what started as a big idea ended up as a patchwork – and the European aspect is barely visible. Nevertheless, a few points have found their way into the strategy.
By Falk Steiner
Europe.Table was able to view the German government's position on reforming debt rules. The document outlines that while the government coalition is holding on to the Maastricht criteria, they also want to push for more investment flexibility in Brussels.
By Markus Grabitz
For a long time, Wandel durch Handel ("change through trade") was the unofficial slogan of the European security architecture. The war in Ukraine has ruthlessly revealed that the German government's long and naively negligent adherence to this principle has tended to rather bring about the opposite of peace and democratic progress in Europe. Now is the time to rebuild the European integration landscape on the basis of democracy and the rule of law.
By Redaktion Table