Slovakia extends import ban on Ukrainian grain
Wheat, maize, rapeseed, and other goods from Ukraine have not been allowed to be imported into Slovakia for domestic sale for some time. Now ten more products have been banned.
By Alina Leimbach
Wheat, maize, rapeseed, and other goods from Ukraine have not been allowed to be imported into Slovakia for domestic sale for some time. Now ten more products have been banned.
By Alina Leimbach
Purchase incentives, tax benefits, and above all fewer new regulations from the EU. This is what the car manufacturers' association ACEA is calling for.
By Alina Leimbach
Germany and other EU member states want to rely on self-regulation for foundation models. Parliament is against this – as are the German data protection authorities.
By Corinna Visser
The various proposals from the most important countries and country groups regarding the most important decision at COP28 are already on the table: The assessment and outlook for climate policy in the Global Stocktake show where countries agree – and where the biggest conflicts loom. An overview.
By Bernhard Pötter
The trilogue result on the Nature Restoration Law has been approved by the Environment Committee. This means that the legislative process can soon be completed. It still needs the green light from the plenary.
By Claire Stam
Forest destruction in the Amazon region fell sharply in 2023. New governments in Brazil and Colombia have stepped up forest conservation efforts.
By Nico Beckert
COP President Al Jaber denies media reports from earlier this week accusing him of planning to use the climate conference to strike fossil fuel deals.
By Lisa Kuner
A new monitoring report by the Federal Environment Agency shows that Germany is losing 2.5 cubic kilometers of water annually due to climate change. The implications are far-reaching.
By Alex Veit
In the first nine months of 2023, there was hardly any new construction of coal-fired power plants worldwide – except in China, where the construction boom that began in 2022 continued.
By Nico Beckert
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Shanghai for the first time since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. His strict lockdown measures were particularly heavily criticized in the metropolis.
By Fabian Peltsch