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Yuriko Backes - Finanzministerin Luxemburg

Yuriko Backes: 'Quality takes precedence over speed'

In the fall, negotiations on the Growth and Stability Pact will enter the decisive round, and the current exemption rules will expire at the end of the year. Luxembourg Finance Minister Yuriko Backes is confident that the EU member states will be able to find compromises. However, it is important that they take the necessary time, she says in an interview with Christof Roche.

By Max Mustermann

May 31, 2021, Hong Kong, China: A supporter holds a placard of pro-democracy figures on trial while queuing up in a line at the West Kowloon Law Courts Building in Hong Kong..47 pro-democracy activists have been charged under the national security law for subverting state power for participating in an unofficial primary in 2020 to choose pro-democracy candidates for the since-postponed legislative election. Hong Kong China - ZUMAs197 20210531_zaa_s197_036 Copyright: xMiguelxCandelax

Hong Kong47: already found guilty

The trial against 47 opposition activists in Hong Kong is nearing its conclusion. The outcome will show how the National Security Act will be applied. However, the selection of judges and the course of the trial give little hope that the rule of law will guide the verdict.

By Marcel Grzanna

September 3, 2023, Futaba, Japan: TEPCO official Matsuo Keisuke guides foreign media through the ALPS treated water dilution/discharge facilities and related facilities at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northeast Japan. A press tour guided by personnel of TEPCO explained the treated radioactive wastewater dilution and monitoring process before the release to the sea from the power station, managed by Tokyo Electric Power Company Futaba Japan - ZUMAm191 20230903_aap_m191_016 Copyright: xRodrigoxReyesxMarinx

China's nationalists ignite new anger against Japan

The dumping of treated water from Fukushima is opening up old wounds in Sino-Japanese relations. The situation is more volatile than at any time since 2012. At that time, the dispute revolved around the Senkaku-Diaoyu Islands. Yet the two countries are hardly imaginable economically and culturally without each other.

By Fabian Peltsch

Vestager: EIB to become more agile

Margrethe Vestager is currently traveling across Europe to campaign for her candidacy as the future President of the European Investment Bank (EIB). On Friday, the currently on-leave Vice-President of the European Commission was in Berlin. Her pitch: The EU's house bank must become faster and more willing to take risks.

By Till Hoppe

G20

India-Europe: new trade corridor as a response to China

A new trade route via the Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Israel is supposed to facilitate the transport of goods and renewable energy from India to Europe. With this, the participating states want to counter Beijing's growing clout in the region. The African Union is a new G20 member – a coup for host Modi. The final declaration bears the clear signature of the Global South.

By Redaktion Table

India-Europe: new trade corridor in response to China

A new trade route through the Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Israel aims to simplify the transportation of goods and renewable energy from India to Europe. The participating countries intend to counterbalance China's growing influence in the region. The USA and the EU also plan to invest in infrastructure in Africa.

By Till Hoppe

The state arouses suspicion towards the iPhone

The government is steering the people away from the iPhone. China's favorite smartphone is thus becoming the object of national-oriented industrial policy. The leadership wants consumers to prefer Chinese brands in general.

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Beijing celebrates Huawei's new smartphone

Huawei has been suffering from US chip sanctions for years. But now, the company has made an important breakthrough with a chip "Made in China" for the Mate 60 Pro. Are things starting to look up again?

By Jörn Petring

Industry committee sharpens Critical Raw Materials Act draft

The Industry Committee in the EU Parliament adopted the report on the Critical Raw Materials Act on Thursday. It strengthens requirements for circularity, sustainability and labor and human rights in relation to strategic raw material projects. The plenary is set to vote on the report next week.

By Leonie Düngefeld