Birth rate: Number of marriages again down significantly
China's population is aging. To prevent the acute decline in the birth rate, the government facilitates marriages. However, the latest data shows a significant decline.
By Marcel Grzanna
China's population is aging. To prevent the acute decline in the birth rate, the government facilitates marriages. However, the latest data shows a significant decline.
By Marcel Grzanna
The UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku starts in a week, and the question of the fossil fuel industry representatives’ influence will inevitably arise. The EU also recently had fossil fuel lobbyists on its guest list.
By Lukas Knigge
Prime Minister Robert Fico travels to Beijing with the largest political and economic delegation in Slovakian history. He returns with the promise of generous investments.
By Marcel Grzanna
The war in Ukraine has revealed a dependency on Russian gas that the EU wanted to overcome quickly. The member states now appear to be well prepared for the coming winter.
By Redaktion Table
The European Environment Agency reports a historic decline in greenhouse gas emissions last year. The main driver was the energy sector, while transportation and agriculture stagnated.
By Alex Veit
According to a Fraunhofer study, electric vehicle batteries could make stationary electricity storage systems almost superfluous. In Germany alone, this could save €8.4 billion per year by 2040.
By Carsten Hübner
If nitrous oxide emissions continue to rise, the goals of the Paris Agreement will be out of reach. A comprehensive report warns of this.
By Lukas Bayer
ASEAN countries are taking advantage of the US restrictions on Chinese semiconductors and exporting more semiconductors to the USA. Experts see this as a sign that global supply chains are shifting.
By Angela Köckritz
The EU Commission has launched an investigation into Chinese imports. The investigation concerns the food supplement choline chloride, which is used in pig and poultry feed.
By Manuel Liu
In the second quarter of 2024, EU companies invested at least 3.6 billion euros in greenfields in China. German companies are the main drivers – despite bleak growth prospects and increasing competition.
By Marcel Grzanna