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Traditional residential hutong in Xicheng area Beijing

Feature | Kommunistische Partei

August 21st, 2025

Gridworker: service provider to ensure loyalty

The Communist Party ties state surveillance to services for its citizens. The work of the so-called grid workers costs billions a year.

By Julia Fiedler

Feature | Arbeitsmarkt

August 21st, 2025

Social insurance: Reform hits low-income workers hard

Starting Sept. 1, all employers in China must pay social insurance contributions for all employees. The new rule is intended to end the gray zone of "voluntary waiver," but it will hit small businesses and low-income workers particularly hard.

By Blanka Xia

Feature | Finanzpolitik

August 20th, 2025

Finance: What the ECB’s new climate factor means

The European Central Bank (ECB) plans to introduce a climate factor. It would reduce the value of carbon-intensive assets that banks post as collateral. Experts view the move as a strong signal but are calling for further measures.

By Katharina Mau

Feature

August 20th, 2025

Security guarantees for Ukraine: What is necessary – and what is unlikely

After the high-level meetings in Anchorage and Washington, security guarantees for Ukraine are now at the center of international debate. Meanwhile, Russia continues bombing its neighbor – with more than 570 drones and missiles launched since Alaska.

By Viktor Funk, Wilhelmine Stenglin and Manuel Berkel

Feature

August 20th, 2025

Security Guarantees: How the Washington-Outcome is viewed in Poland and Estonia

In Poland, politicians attribute little effect to the meetings in Alaska and Washington. In Estonia, people are relieved that the peace process has become more reasonable again. Both countries are in favor of security guarantees – albeit in different ways.

By Andrzej Rybak and Lukas Knigge

Feature

August 20th, 2025

Arctic: Why the German Navy wants to increase its presence

The German Navy has made its first port call in Greenland. The Arctic is increasingly becoming a geopolitical hotspot.

By Lisa-Martina Klein

Feature | Klimaklagen

August 19th, 2025

Climate constitutional complaints: What the NGOs are demanding and how the German government is responding

The German government intends to submit its response on time to the four climate-related constitutional complaints filed by NGOs, as requested by the Federal Constitutional Court. The organizations bringing the cases are hoping for concrete tightening of the Climate Protection Act and for measures in the transport sector.

By Alexandra Endres

Feature | Wärmewende

August 19th, 2025

Heating: How the biogas obligation makes gas heating systems more expensive

An increasing number of utility providers are offering biogas tariffs, which are a prerequisite for installing new gas heating systems. However, they are more than 30 percent more expensive than standard gas contracts – making gas heating even less economically attractive.

By Malte Kreutzfeldt

Feature

August 19th, 2025

Ukraine: What Zelenskyy and the EU heads of state achieved in Washington

Possible security guarantees for Ukraine, arms deals with the United States, and talks between Zelenskyy and Putin: There is cautious hope that the Washington meeting could help Ukraine on its path towards peace.

By Viktor Funk

Feature | Investments

August 19th, 2025

Konza City: How Kenya balances China's influence in the smart city

Kenya is building its Konza City smart city project with the support of Chinese investment. Concerns are high that Beijing might use security technology to expand its influence on the continent. However, Kenya is not relying solely on Chinese money.

By David Renke