New Zealand is one of the few countries to present a new climate target on time, but experts criticize accounting tricks. The government points out that it is focusing less on reducing emissions abroad than before – and is putting the brakes on domestic climate action measures.
By Nora Hübchen
Emmanuel Macron is inviting several European partners and the NATO Secretary General to a crisis meeting in Paris today. On the agenda is the urgent question of how the Europeans should position themselves with regard to Trump and his unilateral approach to peace negotiations on Ukraine.
By Stephan Israel
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi used the Munich Security Conference for a PR coup: While the US has started to abandon Europe, China presented itself as an advocate of multilateralism.
By Angela Köckritz
The aid facilitations for renewable energies, the decarbonization of industry, and the production of clean technologies are to apply beyond 2025. The rules for reserve power plants could become a problem for Germany.
By Manuel Berkel
With the reciprocal tariffs, US President Trump is undermining the WTO principles for all members. For the EU, there is an additional risk that he will treat member states differently.
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One week after the parliamentary elections in Kosovo, Prime Minister Albin Kurti expresses his concern about "Serbian-Russian imperialism" in an interview with Table.Briefings – and complains about unequal treatment by the EU.
By Gabriel Bub
The German government's response to a minor interpellation regarding implementing the China strategy turned out disappointing. Especially in the areas of reciprocity, diversification of the economy and de-risking, hardly any concrete successes have emerged so far.
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Due to high gas prices, resistance to the European storage targets is growing among EU states. For the first time, the German government is openly advocating more flexibility. The market relaxed immediately.
By Manuel Berkel
Following a telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump has announced that they have agreed to start peace negotiations on Ukraine immediately. Almost simultaneously, his Secretary of Defense presented the US administration's plans during his first appearance at NATO headquarters.
By Stephan Israel
A growing number of countries call for a CO2 price on maritime transport. It would be the first global climate levy. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will negotiate the issue from 17 February. The chances of an agreement are high.
By Fritz Vorholz
