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Economy: Services sector grew faster in May.

China's service sector grew slightly faster in May than in April. The government maintains its annual growth target of around five percent.

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Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Bremen exert pressure: Space budget to be doubled.

The Minister Presidents of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Bremen are jointly calling for a massive increase in German space funding. The CSU, Greens and SPD are pulling in the same direction: They want two billion euros for the ESA, one billion nationally, per year.

By Nicola Kuhrt

Merz and Trump: First meeting went well.

During his visit to the White House, Trump called Merz a "great leader" with whom he hoped to have a good relationship. However, the US President did not distance himself from Putin.

By Michael Bröcker

CO2 fleet limits: VDA paper calls for de facto reversal of combustion engine ban.

The auto industry continues to push back against the combustion engine ban set for 2035. A draft position paper by the VDA reveals demands for a loosening of CO2 fleet regulations, which would lead to higher emissions.

By Malte Kreutzfeldt

Espionage trial: German engineer maintains his innocence.

Three Germans allegedly passed on military technology to the Chinese intelligence service MSS. At the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court, one defendant explained why he would never have considered his Chinese contact person to be a spy.

By Manuel Liu

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Critical infrastructure: Installation of Chinese technology still possible despite security risk.

Thanks to an amendment to the coalition agreement, Chinese technology could continue to be installed in German wind turbines and solar installations. However, experts warn of an increased safety risk.

By Redaktion Table

Air passenger rights: EU Council agrees on compensation only after four-hour delay.

Polish Transport Minister Dariusz Klimczak called it a “historic decision”: After lengthy negotiations, the EU member states have agreed on new rules for flight delay compensation. In the future, compensation will only be available after a delay of four hours.

By Marion Bergermann

CAP reform: EU agricultural committee Criticizes rushed timeline.

The EU Parliament's Agriculture Committee is raising concerns about an overly hasty approach to the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Farming representatives share similar worries.

By Julia Dahm

Ramstein Group: US Secretary of Defense skips meeting of Ukraine supporters.

For the first time, the Ramstein Group met without the US Secretary of Defense. Supporters of Ukraine are reluctant to interpret the absence as a clear sign that Washington will end its military support for Kyiv.

By Stephan Israel