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Quartet with signs of decay

In early July, not only did the Czech Republic take over the EU Council presidency, Slovakia also assumed the presidency of the Visegrád Group. But the Ukraine war is undermining the cohesion of the "V4".

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Sri Lanka Hafen China Schulden
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Sri Lanka and China's alleged debt trap

After the riots over the weekend, Sri Lanka's government will resign. Many observers blame China for the South Asian country's biggest economic crisis. But this is not true. Even the accusation that Beijing has wrested its most important port from Sri Lanka is proving untenable.

By Frank Sieren

Japan Firendsverfassung
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Japan's government could change peace constitution

On Sunday, the conservative camp in Japan clearly won the election to the upper house. Now would be the opportunity for a heartfelt project: Amending the pacifist constitution to officially arm Japan. For China, this would be an almost unacceptable step.

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Italy: enough gas for the winter

The government of Mario Draghi continues to claim that it is better prepared than its European neighbors for a halt of Russian gas supplies. In fact, it has already been able to reduce its dependence on Russia enormously. By the end of the year, it wants to fill its gas storage facilities to 90 percent.

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DSA: No German supervision in sight

The discussion about the implementation of the Digital Services Act (DSA) in Germany seems to be getting complicated. The DSA stipulates rules for which a wide variety of authorities are responsible in Germany. There is no lack of ideas and implementation possibilities. Clarifying the issue could take a lot of time.

By Falk Steiner

Jidu Baidu und Geely E-Auto
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Baidu and Geely unveil their jointly developed car

With the Robo-1, the search engine giant has presented its first concept car. The car, which is to be built in partnership with Geely, is likely to benefit above all from Baidu's experience in autonomous driving.

By Redaktion Table

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Facebook shutdown remains a long way off

The Irish data protection regulator has sent its draft decision on Facebook to its counterparts in the EU. Meta could be prohibited from transferring EU data to the US. Yet that's unlikely to happen in the short-term. And the social media advertising giant's temporary shore of salvation is already in sight.

By Falk Steiner

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France's nuclear power: A drag on the European electricity market

French nuclear power is supposed to help relieve the pressure on the European electricity market, which is already under high tension. At present, however, things look quite different. France is dependent on electricity imports and has to keep nuclear energy artificially alive.

By Claire Stam