Still, the sanctions will force Moscow to overhaul its LNG business model — particularly for supplies it sends to Asia through Europe. Russia will now likely have to reroute those shipments via the Arctic Sea, requiring specially equipped icebreakers that are in short supply. For Germany, however, the disagreement wasn’t even about fuel. Berlin was … Read more
Robert Habeck ist auf Asienreise. Einmal mehr wird er sich authentisch geben und sich dabei gleichzeitig geschickt als Kanzlerkandidat seiner Partei empfehlen. Nach Gesprächen in Südkorea wird der Wirtschaftsminister weiter nach China reisen. Dort wird es auch um Ausgleichszölle gehen, die die EU künftig gegen den Import von chinesischen E-Autos verhängen will. Während Habeck sich … Read more
The holdup comes as a result of a rift in Social Democrat Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party, center-left coalition. The other two parties are the Greens and the liberal Free Democrats. Until Friday afternoon, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was still unable to say whether Berlin would support the package. At a press conference, Baerbock openly called … Read more
Politically motivated cyberattacks have increased ahead of this month’s EU election, with many linked to Russian state-sponsored actors. Juhan Lepassaar, head of the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), last week told media that overall attempted attacks doubled from the last quarter of 2023 to the first quarter of this year. “This is part of … Read more
Mit einem Spitzentreffen will der Kanzler heute ein Thema lösen, das so leidig wie sicherheitspolitisch brisant ist: wie umgehen mit chinesischen Komponenten bei deutschen 5G-Ausbau? Seit Monaten schiebt die Bundesregierung eine Entscheidung vor sich her. Wie die Lösung aussehen könnte, warum sie aber sowohl die europäischen Partner als auch die Mobilfunkanbieter mit Stirnrunzeln zurücklassen wird, … Read more
Die Außenministerin war zu Besuch in der Ukraine — und hat mal wieder Deutschlands Solidarität demonstriert. Aber wie sollen Annalena Baerbocks Worte praktisch für die Ukraine eine Verbesserung bewirken? Heute trifft sie mit ihren Amtskollegen aus Frankreich und Polen zusammen — das Weimarer Dreieck. Wir analysieren, wie Baerbock zögerliche EU-Partner wie Frankreich zu mehr Hilfe … Read more
“We are also working with other partners on this,” Baerbock said, adding that the Ukrainians are in an “extremely difficult situation.” Germany is now Ukraine’s second-biggest arms supplier, after the Americans, but Scholz has balked at giving Ukraine Taurus missiles, fearing that to do so would draw Germany deeper into the war. The U.S. has … Read more
Humanitarian aid is airdropped over besieged Gaza, where the World Food Program has warned famine is a ‘real and dangerous threat’ AFP Australia has been reportedly holding intense talks with its allies, including Germany, on whether Palestine should be admitted as a full member of the UN. The issue of backing statehood for Palestine came … Read more
The European Union can impose sanctions against hacking groups. In 2020 it imposed a second round of cyber sanctions on Fancy Bear for its attacks on the German Bundestag in 2015. The European Union’s top diplomat Josep Borrell in a statement “strongly condemn[ed] the malicious cyber campaign” by Fancy Bear against Germany and the Czech … Read more
This G7 will need to look for innovative models to accelerate investments, including private-public partnerships, Pichetto Fratin said. “We certainly need to revise the financial system, to find mechanisms that overcome the current voluntary system,” he said. While Italy, which currently holds the rotating G7 presidency, is in a leadership position at this weekend’s … Read more
