The EU grants candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova, while Georgia has to settle for the "European perspective. There was great disappointment at the Balkan summit, where the hoped-for progress failed to materialize.
By Eric Bonse
Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio has left his party, the M5S. He wants to support Prime Minister Mario Draghi's policies in support of Kyiv, including arms deliveries. With Di Maio, another 60 like-minded people are leaving the party. Matteo Salvini's Lega is now the strongest force in the grand coalition government.
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Is it possible to build solar power plants in space to supply Earth with energy? The idea is controversial among scientists. China now wants to place test satellites in high orbits that will send energy to Earth.
By Redaktion Table
The German government wants to persuade the other member states at the G7 summit to refrain from pillorying China too much. The USA, in particular, sees things differently. The clash is predictable. Meanwhile, Xi Jinping is holding a counter-event with the BRICS summit, at which Vladimir Putin is welcome.
By Felix Lee
On Wednesday, the EU Commission presented its plans for a nature conservation legislative package. According to the package, the use of pesticides is to be halved and damaged ecosystems restored. Environmentalists welcome the proposals – agriculture and forestry are up in arms.
By Timo Landenberger
In the negotiations on corporate sustainability reporting, the EU institutions have reached an agreement. Pressure from Parliament paid off: Unlisted companies and companies based outside the EU are also affected.
By Leonie Düngefeld
The EU summit starting today is supposed to produce results on a geopolitical level. However, a clear strategy is not yet emerging. Some member states warn against putting Ukraine on the fast track, while the Western Balkan countries remain in the slow lane.
By Eric Bonse
The director of the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, Mario Holzner, warns against further stalling the candidate countries in the Western Balkans. The EU must act to push back geopolitical rivals such as China and Russia, he said in an interview with Hans-Peter Siebenhaar. Therefore, the states should be given access to the single market ahead of accession.
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Taiwan's plans are ambitious. By 2025, the democratic island republic wants to establish 100 language centers around the world to popularize "Taiwanese Mandarin" and introduce foreigners to Taiwan's culture. The government in Taipei hopes that the program could also help the diplomatically isolated country to increase international exchange.
By Redaktion Table
Xi Jinping will in all likelihood secure a third term as the head of the Party and the state at the CP Party Congress this fall. There will be a generational change in other posts. But Xi could prevent an entire age cohort from reaching the top.
By Christiane Kuehl
