Alice Weidel, leader of the far-right AfD parliamentary group, has been in regular contact with the former Chinese ambassador Wu Ken. Weidel admitted that the topics discussed included the war in Ukraine and China's position on the issue.
By Fabian Peltsch
Jean-Noël Barrot wants to discuss the Chinese anti-dumping duties on brandy in Beijing. Meanwhile, French brandy producers are struggling to replenish their stocks in duty-free stores in the People's Republic.
By Amelie Richter
Tencent is testing DeepSeek's AI model in its Chinese messenger app Weixin. Baidu and other companies also plan to embed DeepSeek more closely into their services.
By Fabian Peltsch
Investments in space travel are investments in security. That was the message at the Space Night of the Federation of German Industries. Europe is in danger of losing touch with countries such as the USA and China.
By Wilhelmine Stenglin
In its final version of the work program for 2025, the Commission is not saying goodbye to the abolition of the time change after all.
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US President Donald Trump has initiated new tariffs for a large number of trading partners. The countries in question are to be decided in the coming months. With regard to the EU, the US government once again referred to cars.
By Redaktion Table
At the Auto dialog, Commissioners Tzitzikostas and Šefčovič have now also sent invitations to working group meetings. Social Affairs Commissioner Mînzatu has discussed with industry representatives and trade unions that the job losses resulting from the switch to EVs require more retraining and further training.
By Markus Grabitz
According to the trade unions, a historic protest against planned cuts by the new right-wing government has brought the country to a standstill. The government wants to cut unemployment benefits and make the pension system stricter. Belgium is heavily in debt.
By Eric Bonse
Privacy, surveillance, automated decisions: Around three quarters of EU citizens would find legal rules regarding AI in the workplace important. In general, however, many see the technology in a positive light.
By Alina Leimbach
The voluntary code of conduct to combat disinformation becomes part of the DSA. The Commission calls this a success. However, not all signatories accept all the obligations.
By Corinna Visser
