At the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi, the EU wants to discuss industrial policy subsidies and sustainability issues, but concrete progress is not expected due to strongly diverging interests.
By Table.Briefings
High-quality Chinese industrial goods compete with German products – in China, Germany, and global markets. A Rhodium Group study predicts a trend reversal in Germany's relations with China.
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The single market is often invoked in Sunday speeches, but integration has made little progress for years. With Mario Draghi and Enrico Letta, two elder statesmen are now supposed to put the project back on the political agenda. Despite the economic problems, however, there is little appetite for it among governments.
By Till Hoppe
Chancellor Olaf Scholz, along with 34 other countries and the EU, has officially founded the Climate Club. Originally planned as an exclusive group for particularly ambitious decarbonizers, it has now become a discussion forum without much impact.
By Lukas Knigge
EU budget, debt rules, industrial policy: The ruling of the Federal Constitutional Court is likely to have an impact on the European Union. How much depends on the decisions made by the Berlin coalition. A classification.
By Till Hoppe
The French government aligns the promotion of electromobility more closely with environmental and industrial policy criteria. To this end, it tightens the environmental bonus and favors low-income households. Both new regulations disadvantage Chinese EVs.
By Carsten Hübner
The BDI is calling for a sharp course correction in view of the European elections and the Commission's next mandate. The EU should pursue a business-friendly agenda and focus on Europe's competitiveness. This emerges from the policy paper on European policy 2024 to 2029, which is available to Table.Media.
By Markus Grabitz
The European Commission is unlikely to initiate a formal anti-subsidy investigation against Chinese wind energy equipment manufacturers. In the draft European Wind Energy Action Plan set to be presented next week, the Commission proposes alternative measures to support European producers.
By Manuel Berkel
