Before her trip to the People’s Republic, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen spoke out clearly in favor of a new China policy. Now the EU’s Foreign Affairs Representative also announced a new course. “System rivalry has increased, competition has intensified”, Josep Borrell said after a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg. The three […]
The French left is failing because of itself: Social issues are occupying France more than they have for a long time. Nevertheless, the left-wing alliance Nupes is in crisis, and the extreme right is becoming increasingly popular. How can this be? MoreGermany, the enigmatic giant: The other states have high expectations of the most powerful […]
EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson is promoting a new European electricity market design and long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with the promise of “stable and affordable prices”. Now, she says, the focus is on getting these PPAs to companies. Manuel Berkel analyzes how the breakthrough of PPAs can be achieved and how medium-sized companies can […]
The heat pump market in the EU is growing rapidly. Annual sales could rise to seven million units by 2030, according to estimates by the International Energy Agency (IEA). But European manufacturers are increasingly facing competition from China. Many components already come from the People’s Republic anyway. This brings back memories of the abrupt decline […]
Macron helps Europe – even against the USA: The president really picked the dumbest time to call for Europe’s autonomy from the US. But his analysis is right. A commentary. MoreWhen daffodils bloom in the ghetto: 80 years ago, Polish Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto started the armed uprising against the SS and the Wehrmacht. […]
In Germany, commercial power generation from nuclear power will definitively come to an end on April 15. The last reactors in Isar 2, Neckarwestheim 2 and Emsland will be shut down. In other EU countries, however, energy from nuclear fission is considered a low-carbon energy source for combating the climate crisis. And the entire EU […]
Naturally, officials in Beijing listened carefully to Ursula von der Leyen during her keynote speech on China policy last week. But despite her clear choice of words, the Commission President and French President Emmanuel Macron are likely to be spared criticism from the Chinese during their trip to China. Ahead of today’s important talks with […]
Shortly before she travels to China together with French President Emmanuel Macron, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gave a keynote speech on European policy toward China. It was surprisingly clear, as Amelie Richter writes in her Analysis. “Our relations are unbalanced and increasingly distorted by China’s state capitalist system”, von der Leyen said, for […]
Europe is to become the leading location for climate-friendly technologies: By 2030, 40 percent of the annual use of net-zero technologies is to be covered by domestic production. That is the goal of the Net-Zero Industrial Act (NZIA), which the Commission has now presented. The legislation is the centerpiece of Europe’s response to the US […]
The meeting between US President Joe Biden and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen a few days ago showed that the EU is increasingly adopting the hard line taken by the US against China. Bernd Lange, Chairman of the Trade Committee in the European Parliament, is surprised by the statements made at the meeting. In […]