In response to Trump's tariffs, Beijing has set its sights on Google. The US company has long since discontinued its end customer business in China. However, through lucrative licenses, billions of US dollars flow to Google from China.
By Jörn Petring
The EU of the future should be competitive, green and innovative. The EU's new Competitiveness Compass shows the way forward. The EU also uses it to position itself against China.
By Emily Kossak
The Commission wants to greatly expand the exemptions from the CO2 border adjustment mechanism. The DIHK is pleased with the relief. However, according to a media report, the Commission is also considering including additional sectors in the CBAM.
By Manuel Berkel
The Strategic Dialogue on Cars enters its second phase. Five commissioners are meeting with industry representatives to discuss specialist topics. Meanwhile, associations and industry assume that the content of the Action Plan Auto has largely been finalized.
By Markus Grabitz
Agricultural politicians will be under pressure when negotiations on the EU's multi-annual financial framework begin this year. They will have to explain why savings should not be made in agriculture despite new priorities such as competitiveness and defense.
By Julia Dahm
The Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek has startled its domestic competitors just as much as the Western tech world. With a range of players, from established companies such as ByteDance and Tencent to up-and-coming start-ups, it is clear that China is making up a lot of ground in the AI race.
By Fabian Peltsch
China propagates a normalization of the situation in Xinjiang. However, the ethnic Uyghur minority is denied many aspects of normality. Chinese suspicion is so strong that the authorities offer foreign Uyghurs supervised trips to their homeland. In return, they receive visas more quickly and are spared police interrogation.
By Marcel Grzanna
Chinese e-commerce platforms in particular use the EU's duty-free limit of EUR 150 to bring their goods into the EU. However, many products do not meet European standards. The Commission wants to remedy this, but the customs reform it has proposed is only making slow progress in the Council.
By Corinna Visser
Europe needs to invest significantly more in defence, but how should the funding be organized? Here is an overview of possible options that Defense Commissioner Kubilius is expected to list in his White Paper on March 19.
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Parcel fees here, the end of duty exemption there: The European Union and the USA have dealt a severe blow to the business model of Chinese online giants within a short space of time. The German economy, on the other hand, welcomes the same rules for everyone.
By Marcel Grzanna
