Real wage loss: Germany above EU average
Real wages in the EU continued to fall in 2023 due to inflation. European trade unions see a connection with high corporate profits and call for countermeasures.
By Okan Bellikli
Real wages in the EU continued to fall in 2023 due to inflation. European trade unions see a connection with high corporate profits and call for countermeasures.
By Okan Bellikli
Bulgaria's current Deputy Prime Minister Maria Gabriel, who has been tasked with forming a new government, has broken off talks on a new cabinet. Now, the sixth parliamentary election in three years is looming.
By Redaktion Table
At the China Development Forum, government representatives invited the heads of major international companies. Meanwhile, Beijing had to report further declines in direct investment for the first two months of 2024.
By Redaktion Table
Aluminium is produced using the highly emission-intensive fused-salt electrolysis process. Now, this sector is about to be included in China's emissions trading scheme.
By Christiane Kuehl
Sinologist and President of Zeppelin University Klaus Muehlhahn is concerned about the current lack of direct contact with China. He believes that the country will remain central to the West.
By Felix Lee
China is accelerating the expansion of its grid infrastructure for the energy transition. Grid operator State Grid is building an integrated system in Shaanxi and Anhui consisting of a pumped storage power plant and an ultra-high-voltage line.
By Christiane Kuehl
China responds to the concerns of international companies and simplifies its strict cross-border data transfer rules. Some fields are now exempt from strict security checks when transferring personal data.
By Redaktion Table
Lobbycontrol demands consequences from the conflict of interest allegations against CSU MEP Markus Ferber. He denies economic benefits from his contacts with a financial entrepreneur.
By Okan Bellikli
A large majority of the upper house of the French Parliament rejects the ratification of the CETA trade agreement between the EU and Canada.
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A new study by the European Council on Foreign Relations warns pro-European parties against playing into the hands of far-right parties with the wrong topics. The warning is directed not least at the lead candidate of the EPP, von der Leyen.
By Till Hoppe