Digitizing the single currency is a mammoth project. Next year, the Commission will present its plans – but until then, the decision-makers will have to find answers to fundamental questions.
By Torsten Kleinz
The difficult negotiations at COP27 get off to a positive start. The Global South puts "loss and damage" on the agenda. The EU fails with a debate on redirecting financial flows.
By Bernhard Pötter
The UK has been considered a pioneer in climate protection and hosted a relatively successful COP last year. The new prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has reaffirmed Britain's ambitious goals. But in the Cabinet, he first demoted two climate change activists.
By Redaktion Table
The example of the C919 medium-haul aircraft shows how much China still depends on Western supplies. And because the aircraft's production depends on Western governments' goodwill, Beijing can only protect it poorly from competition from Airbus and Boeing, even on its own market.
By Redaktion Table
China's foreign trade performed surprisingly poorly in October. This is not only due to the weak global economy. Politics is also to blame, as is evident by the example of Apple.
By Redaktion Table
The climate conference in Egypt is supposed to become an “implementation COP”. Instead of making new promises, the old ones are to be honored: More money for loss and damage, climate finance and climate adaptation. Furthermore, fossil fuels could make a comeback.
By Lukas Knigge
The controversial Energy Charter Treaty allows investors to sue climate policy measures in arbitration courts. Several EU states want to withdraw from the treaty but are unlikely to oppose the reform in the Council. This could lead to legal problems.
By Charlotte Wirth
Amid the climate crisis, Egypt faces risks of water shortages, floods and loss of land. The host country of the COP27 nevertheless relies fully on gas and hesitates to expand renewables. The climate conference is an opportunity to mediate between the North and South.
By Bernhard Pötter
The climate conference in Egypt is supposed to become an "implementation COP". Instead of making new promises, the old ones are to be honored: More money for loss and damage, climate finance and climate adaptation. Furthermore, fossil fuels could make a comeback.
By Lukas Knigge
It only took one confirmed Covid case – and the port city of Ningbo went into lockdown. While the isolation of the citizens was still called by its name with some honesty in Shanghai in the spring, Ningbo whitewashed the situation with placating words: It speaks of "silence" instead of quarantine.
By Redaktion Table
