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Emmanuel Macron recoit Ursula Von Der Leyen pour un dejeuner de travail en preparation de leur visite d Etat en Chine, Palais de l Elysee, Paris, France, le 03/04/2023. Emmanuel Macron receives Ursula Von Der Leyen for a working lunch in preparation for their state visit to China, Palais de l Elysee, Paris 290393 2023-04-03 Ile de France Paris France Von Der Leyen, Ursula Macron, Emmanuel PUBLICATIONxINxGERxAUTxONLY Copyright: xLionelxGuericolas/MPPx STAR_290393_014

Von der Leyen and Macron travel with different expectations

The French President and the head of the EU Commission have a difficult mission ahead of them in Beijing: to present EU and national interests in a unified manner. While von der Leyen insists on a "de-risking" of trade relations, Macron hopes for thick economic contracts with the People's Republic.

By Amelie Richter

Right to Repair: MEPs criticize proposal

The Internal Market Committee in the European Parliament hopes to take the lead on the Right to Repair. In a first exchange with Justice Commissioner Reynders, MEPs criticized above all the lack of solutions for repair costs and warranty – and the long delay of the Commission proposal.

By Leonie Düngefeld

Draft report on the CRA: no hurry after all

The EU Parliament's rapporteur for the Cyber Resilience Act, Nicola Danti, has sent a first draft report to the shadow rapporteurs. In particular, Danti wants to make changes to the timetable, the mandatory update period, the responsible bodies, and open-source software compared to the Commission's draft.

By Falk Steiner