Even notorious Europe-pessimists – and there are quite a few of them – will find it difficult to look black these days. The G7 is experiencing a kind of rebirth – that dignified and sometimes somewhat complacent club from western-oriented industrial countries that also gave four European countries a home for decades. There is the … Read more
– Nestle in Switzerland What threatens Switzerland is a gradual deterioration in the competitive conditions for Swiss companies, more bureaucratic effort and rising costs. – (Photo: dpa) – – – – With folkloristic benevolence one could speak of federal stubbornness, of a sympathetic unswervingness. From an economic point of view, the verdict is much more … Read more
– US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) and EU foreign representative Josep Borrell The EU and the US want to work more closely together. – (Photo: AFP) – – – – Washington The USA and the European Union said they have agreed a bilateral dialogue with China and a joint approach with Russia. In … Read more
– Nuclear deal Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif at a meeting with IAEA chief Rafael Grossi. – (Photo: VIA REUTERS) – – – – Vienna, Tehran The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) can continue controls on the Iranian nuclear program for the time being. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi negotiated this with the Iranian Atomic Energy … Read more
Beijing, Berlin, Brussels The European Union and China are working flat out to conclude negotiations on an investment agreement. As the Handelsblatt learned, the negotiators of the EU Commission and the government in Beijing are continuing their talks this week. It was said that the remaining points of contention should now be resolved quickly. There … Read more
– Willy Brandt On December 7, 1970, then Chancellor Brandt fell on his knees at the monument to the heroes of the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw to commemorate the millions of victims of the Hitler dictatorship. Photo: dpa / archive – (Photo: dpa) – – – – “The partnership between Germany and Poland is an … Read more
– After a phone call between EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, both sides announced on Saturday evening that they wanted to continue talks on a trade agreement despite major differences. Without an agreement, at the end of the Brexit transition phase at the end of the year … Read more