Tariffs: China takes action against plastic imports.
China will slap high tariffs on key plastics to combat price dumping. Alongside the USA, the EU, Japan and Taiwan are also affected.
By Ning Wang
China will slap high tariffs on key plastics to combat price dumping. Alongside the USA, the EU, Japan and Taiwan are also affected.
By Ning Wang
In an attempt to curb the effects of China's declining birth rate, Beijing relies on less bureaucracy for marriages. Previous campaigns have had little impact so far.
By Ning Wang
"Decentralized supply is key to achieving decentralized stabilization in Syria," says Mesut be Malke from the European Syriac Union (ESU), advocating that humanitarian aid for Syria should not be distributed exclusively through the government in Damascus.
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In an internal video leaked on Friday, Lei Jun reacted for the first time to the fatal SU7 accident that claimed the lives of three people in March. In the video, he vowed to make Xiaomi's cars the safest in their class.
By Manuel Liu
In Rome on Sunday, the focus was actually on Pope Leo XIV, but after the mass for his inauguration, there was an impromptu US-EU summit meeting. US Vice President Vance and EU Commission President von der Leyen were optimistic afterwards. Later, Vance also met with Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
By Almut Siefert
For the first time since Brexit, EU leaders are meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at a summit in London today. A key security and defense agreement had faced collapse due to ongoing disagreements over fishing rights and youth mobility.
By Stephan Israel
90 European economists are speaking out against the weakening of the EU Supply Chain Directive announced by the EU Commission. At the same time, NGOs report initial successes of the German law in a study.
By Caspar Dohmen
The designated new Chairman of the Defense Committee, Thomas Röwekamp, aims to strengthen the Bundeswehr's integration within German society.
By Gabriel Bub
During his inaugural visit to Rome, Chancellor Merz assures the Italian head of government that he no longer wants to stand on the brakes when it comes to migration. He could also imagine asylum procedures outside the EU.
By Almut Siefert
According to a draft of the water resilience strategy, the Commission plans to support Member States, agriculture and industry in the implementation of existing laws.
By Alex Veit