Starting Monday, EU environment ministers and Climate Commissioner Frans Timmermans will be in the mix at the climate conference. They are boasting about ambitious Brussels plans, but they don't have only good news to share. The pressure on Timmermans and his team is great.
By Lukas Knigge
Negotiation week number two begins in Sharm el-Sheikh – and with it, the decisive round: The ministers arrive and the negotiations come to a head, becoming more confrontational. Money is at the center of the discussions.
By Lukas Knigge
Greece is rocked by a wiretapping scandal: The Predator spyware was allegedly used against members, employees and opponents of the government. After the Pegasus revelations in Poland, France, Spain and Hungary, this is the next big scandal. The EU institutions are helpless.
By Redaktion Table
All eyes are on Asia this week: The days of apolitical trade are over, the German Economics Minister stressed in Singapore. Instead of "decoupling," Germany must aim for greater diversification, says Robert Habeck at the Asia-Pacific Conference in Singapore. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visits Vietnam on his way to the G20 summit.
By Redaktion Table
Ludger Schuknecht, Vice Chairman of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), talks to Frank Sieren about this week's G20 summit, sustainable market-based financing in Asia, and the bank's relationship with powerful China. The AIIB is the Chinese-initiated counterpart to the World Bank.
By Frank Sieren
At the end of the first week, COP27 was all about decarbonization. Speaking with Bernhard Pötter, the two experts, Jan Steckel and Michael Jakob, explain how and when the inevitable coal phase-out will happen – and where it is currently being delayed.
By Bernhard Pötter
US President Joe Biden declared at the Sharm el-Sheikh conference that the USA would strengthen its leadership role in the fight against climate change. But the country with the largest historical carbon emissions fails to live up to its potential as the largest economic power and global superpower when it comes to the climate. The reasons are manifold.
By Bernhard Pötter
US President Joe Biden spoke yesterday at COP27 about his successes and declared the United States to be the leader in climate protection. But there is not much to back this claim.
By Bernhard Pötter
Germany and the other EU states must do more to defend against threats in cyberspace, the EU Commission demands. However, a new strategy remains vague and ambivalent on important issues.
By Eric Bonse
The Euro 7 pollutant standard sets limits for new cars for tire abrasion and brake dust. In addition, the industry is to guarantee the capacity of batteries in EVs for up to eight years. Reactions to the Commission's proposal are contrasting.
By Markus Grabitz
