What always resonated around “Global Gateway”, but was rarely openly mentioned, now found a clear answer at the official presentation of the infrastructure initiative of the EU Commission: “Yes, definitely. We are able to do that,” said EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in response to the question whether the program could compete with […]
China is out to play a major role in the global standardization of key technologies. The country is already moving towards dominating standardization in future fields such as electromobility, artificial intelligence, and autonomous driving. National standards set by the People’s Republic will then also play an increasingly global role. Conversely, European companies are often left […]
The European Union is making progress in new guidelines for the European market that intends to encourage China to open up in the field of public procurement. The draft of the so-called “International Procurement Instrument” (IPI) was adopted on Tuesday by the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade. MEPs thus approved two types of IPI […]
The European Union is making progress in new guidelines for the European market that intends to encourage China to open up in the field of public procurement. The draft of the so-called “International Procurement Instrument” (IPI) was adopted on Tuesday by the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade. MEPs thus approved two types of IPI […]
The European Union has called on Chinese authorities to conduct “a full, fair and transparent investigation” into the allegations of sexual assault made by tennis player Peng Shuai’s against former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli. In a statement released Tuesday, Brussels also called on the Chinese government to “provide verifiable proof of Peng Shuai’s safety, well-being […]
Standardization is considered a rather dry topic. Why would we be interested in standardization at all?There are many answers to this. First of all, standardization is simply an important tool for the competitiveness of the economy. The phrase “he who makes the standard has the market” still applies. So if you manage to include content […]
The EU reportedly plans to mobilize up to €300 billion for its Global Gateway infrastructure initiative in response to China’s Silk Road program. A period between 2021 and 2027 is estimated for the disbursement of the funds, the Financial Times reported. According to the report, the €300 billion will come from various programs in the […]
the new corona variant Omicron caused headaches over the weekend not only because of its spread but also because of its name. This is because the World Health Organization (WHO) had overlooked some letters of the Greek alphabet when naming it. Before Omicron, it would have been Ny and Xi . Ny was dropped because […]
The EU is reportedly looking to mobilise up to €300 billion for its Global Gateway infrastructure initiative in response to China’s Silk Road programme. A period between 2021 and 2027 has been estimated for the disbursement of the funds, Financial Times (FT) reported. According to the report, the 300 billion euros will come from various […]
After an incident at a nuclear power plant in southern China in summer, the cause now seems to have been identified. A gas leak is said to have been caused by a design fault in the reactor pressure vessel, the French Commission for Independent Research and Information on Radioactivity (CRIIRAD) announced on Saturday, according to […]