Baerbock’s Visit to Texas: Exploring the Multifaceted State and Engaging with Controversial Governor Abbott
Austin There she met Greg Abbott, the Republican governor of Texas, who himself belongs to the right wing within his conservative party. Multifaceted state Baerbock called Texas a “state of extremes in a country of extremes.” Texas still has “one foot in the fossil fuel world of oil and gas”, but on the other hand […]
USA, Europe, India, Saudi Arabia, and UAE Collaborate to Create New Trade Corridor to India: A Historic Infrastructure Initiative
New Delhi A network of ports and railways, pipelines for green hydrogen and new, high-performance data connections: With a far-reaching infrastructure initiative, the USA, Europe, India, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates want to create a new trade corridor to India. “This is nothing other than historic,” said EU Commission President Ursula von der […]
Brussels eliminates competitive disadvantages for German companies
Textile industry in Bangladesh After the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act, the European variant is now to come. (Photo: dpa) Freiburg With a large majority, the EU Parliament voted in favor of tightening the European Supply Chain Directive – CSDDD for short – planned by the Commission. Similar to the German Supply Chain Due […]
Why China presents itself as a Ukraine mediator
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin Peking, Berlin, Washington When government representatives from Germany and China meet in Berlin on Tuesday for the seventh German-Chinese government consultations, the topic will also be discussed that has been weighing heavily on relations between the two countries for months: China’s pro-Russian stance in the war of aggression against the […]
“Biden Scraps Australia Visit Amid US Debt Crisis”
US debt dispute: Biden cancels visit to Australia WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) – US President Joe Biden has canceled planned visits to Australia and Papua New Guinea due to an impending budget crisis in the United States. The White House announced on Tuesday that Biden would not travel any further after the G7 summit in Japan, given […]
“EU Christian Democrats Push for Ukraine’s Immediate NATO Membership”
EU Christian Democrats: Ukraine should join NATO as soon as possible The Christian Democrats in the European Parliament want Ukraine to join NATO as soon as possible after the end of the war. It is in the interest of the West to grant Ukraine NATO membership as soon as possible, according to a position paper […]
Former World Chess Champion Kasparov Doubts Russian Staging in Drone Incident
Drone incident: Kasparov does not believe in Russian staging The Russian government critic and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov (60) does not believe that the drone incident on the Kremlin premises in Moscow was a Russian staging. “I doubt the popular version that it was a KGB provocation. I have no problem imagining the […]
“EU Agrees to Lift Restrictions on Ukrainian Agricultural Imports for Onward Transport Only”
BRUSSELS The four countries have restricted agricultural imports from Ukraine, arguing that cheap grain from the war-torn country is distorting their own markets. Romania also complained. As part of the agreement that has now been reached, the import of the controversial agricultural goods could be allowed again – but only for onward transport and not […]
“Silence between US President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping raises concerns over deteriorating relations”
US President Joe Biden His statements on whether or not the bans on technology exports are intended to harm China are contradictory. Bild: HAIYUN JIANG/The NewYork Times/Redux/laif Washington The most powerful men in the world, Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, remain silent. More than six weeks ago, the US President announced that he wanted to […]
Blinken talks to Lavrov and demands release of US journalist
WASHINGTON/MOSKAU Since the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, phone calls between the two foreign ministers have become rare. After the meeting, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Lavrov asked Blinken to respect the decisions of the Russian authorities, which are in accordance with the legislation and Russia’s international obligations. The court will decide on the […]