Most recently, negotiations on the Digital Services Act stalled in Parliament. But now there are signs of movement: New compromise proposals are supposed to clear the way for the trilogue as quickly as possible.
Von Jasmin Kohl
What did the COP26 world climate conference in Glasgow really achieve? Xavier Vives is a Professor of Economics and Finance at the IESE Business School in Barcelona. For him, it is not the wording of the final declaration that is key – but the question of what the financial sector is prepared to make of it.
Von Redaktion Table
Digitalisierung und Energiewende führen zu einem stetig steigenden Bedarf an kritischen Rohstoffen. Doch schon jetzt ist die EU stark vom Import aus einzelnen Regionen abhängig. Das soll sich ändern. Heute stimmt das Parlament über seine Position zur Rohstoff-Strategie ab, die besonders den Abbau eigener Vorkommen in Europa in den Fokus rückt.
Von Timo Landenberger
China continues to expand the usage of its digital central bank currency. With the state-owned e-yuan, Beijing wants to curb the financial power of private companies like Alipay. In the long term, it wants to push the internationalization of the yuan. Central bank chief Yi Gang now revealed the first details of these goals.
Von Frank Sieren
Meng Hongwei, China's first Interpol chief, was arrested for corruption three years ago. In an interview, his wife now claims that it was actually all about a power struggle: Her husband had been pushing for change. Beijing responded by arresting him.
Von Jörn Petring
In China, art fairs such as the recent one in Shanghai are once again attracting visitors, although due to Covid restrictions they come almost exclusively from within the country. For years, artworks by renowned foreign artists were considered a safe investment by Chinese collectors. But more and more young collectors are now turning to domestic art – and political developments are causing concern in the industry.
Von Ning Wang
