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During today’s meeting of the Competitiveness Council, the Spanish presidency of the Council is attempting to achieve a general orientation on the Euro 7 emission standard. You can read more about this in our News.
On Thursday, in Brussels, the Justice and Home Affairs Council will convene. Among other matters, discussions will revolve around the progress of ongoing deliberations regarding the EU asylum reform. The question of the so-called crisis regulation, which would allow for highly flexible measures in the case of particularly large numbers of refugees, remains unresolved. Depending on its application, this could lead to more rejections at the EU’s external borders but also more transfers to countries like Germany.
Yesterday, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock issued a warning on X (formerly Twitter) against the introduction of the crisis regulation. “Instead of orderly procedures, the significant discretion that the current crisis regulation grants in the event of a crisis would de facto create incentives for the further transfer of large numbers of unregistered refugees to Germany,” she wrote. “The federal government cannot accept this responsibility.” At the same time, she called for a swift adoption of the Common European Asylum System.
Last week, the European Parliament announced a blockade of negotiations on the planned asylum reform. Members of Parliament justified their decision in part by the fact that member states have not yet taken a position on the proposed crisis regulation.
Your Leonie Düngefeld
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‘If you keep kicking the Chinese in the shins, you won’t get very far’
Sigmar Gabriel criticizes his successor, Annalena Baerbock, for her approach to China.
In the interview, Sigmar Gabriel doesn’t have many good things to say about his successor, Annalena Baerbock. He also strongly criticizes the handling of the German auto industry, emphasizing the need to learn how to vigorously pursue one’s own interests in politics, especially when it concerns a pillar of one’s own prosperity.
Mr. Gabriel, Annalena Baerbock is adopting a new tone towards Beijing. Some say that frank words are finally being used. Others warn that this will achieve nothing. As a former foreign minister, what is your take on how we should behave towards China?
You don’t have to have studied politics to know: If you only criticize and castigate a country in every interview, in every conversation, in every public appearance, then you cannot expect a pleasant conversational atmosphere when meeting face to face. How do we want to strengthen international climate action without China?
What way would be better?
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