Die Juli-Daten der chinesischen Zollbehörde zeigen, dass China seine Exporte in die EU auch im vergangenen Monat gesteigert hat, während Exporte in die USA stark zurückgingen. Die Zahlen deuten auf Umleitungseffekte aufgrund der US-Zölle gegen China.
Von Janos Allenbach-Ammann
Die Präsidenten der Humboldt-Stiftung und des Deutschen Akademischen Austauschdienstes, Robert Schlögl und Joybrato Mukherjee, richten in einem gemeinsamen Statement ihren Blick auf die Herausforderungen nach dem dringend benötigten Ende des Krieges.
Von Anne Brüning
July data from the Chinese customs authority shows that China also increased its exports to the EU last month, while exports to the USA fell sharply.
Von Janos Allenbach-Ammann
Southern Europe is facing increasingly severe wildfires. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wants to better prepare the country against climate disasters. Climate change deniers from the far-right Vox party are part of the governments in the particularly affected regions.
Von Nico Beckert
Bis Ende November muss Deutschland die EU-Verbraucherkreditrichtlinie umsetzen. Damit sollen Kredite von geringen Summen stärker reguliert werden. Die Verbraucherzentrale warnt vor mehr Impulskäufen dadurch.
Von Okan Bellikli
Germany must implement the EU Consumer Credit Directive by the end of November. This will subject small loans to stricter regulation. The Federation of German Consumer Organisations warns this could lead to more impulse purchases.
Von Okan Bellikli
The German government intends to submit its response on time to the four climate-related constitutional complaints filed by NGOs, as requested by the Federal Constitutional Court. The organizations bringing the cases are hoping for concrete tightening of the Climate Protection Act and for measures in the transport sector.
Von Alexandra Endres
An increasing number of utility providers are offering biogas tariffs, which are a prerequisite for installing new gas heating systems. However, they are more than 30 percent more expensive than standard gas contracts – making gas heating even less economically attractive.
Von Malte Kreutzfeldt
Adaptation measures have reduced flood damages in Europe by more than half since 1950 compared with a scenario without such measures, according to a new study. But in the past two decades, too little has been done, and damages could rise again.
Von Nico Beckert