Tag: sanctions
USA Takes Sanctions on 8 Biggest Chinese Companies
The United States has announced that it has decided to sanction 8 Chinese technology companies due to China’s treatment of Uyghur Turks. Among the companies was the drone manufacturer DJI,…
Small Lithuania & huge China problem in the EU
Eva Fischer Eva Fischer, correspondent in the Handelsblatt office in Brussels, analyzes trends and conflicts, regulatory projects and strategic concepts from the inner workings of the EU. Because anyone who…
German companies in Russia more optimistic – fear of sanctions
Russian industry The Russian economy is growing again – but the country is now facing new sanctions. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The new German Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock, leaves no doubt…
EU in trade wars: Fighting sanctions with counter-sanctions
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen The EU Commission wants to propose a new instrument that would empower you to respond to sanctions with your own sanctions in an emergency.…
EU in trade wars: Fighting sanctions with counter-sanctions
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen The EU Commission wants to propose a new instrument that would empower you to respond to sanctions with your own sanctions in an emergency.…
Five reasons Putin is risking the escalation
Moscow Instead of the red telephone, the “red video chat” is celebrating its premiere: a secure internet connection between Moscow and Washington at the highest level. This connection existed before,…
Nord Stream 2 advertising in Washington – The Greens are irritated
Brussels, Berlin It is an attempt to avert new US sanctions against Nord Stream 2 – but it could do the exact opposite and provoke disputes among the traffic light…
USA blacklisted 27 companies from China, Japan, Pakistan and Singapore
USA and China The US has restricted trade with other Chinese companies. (Photo: imago images / Björn Trotsky) Washington The United States is stepping up crackdown on firms from China,…
Administrative assistance for Gazprom from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Brussels, Washington The state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is more involved than previously known in the efforts to commission the controversial Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline. According to information from…
Nord Stream 2: USA impose further sanctions
Nord Stream 2 Gas is to be transported from Russia to Germany and other countries through the approximately 1200-kilometer-long double tube. (Photo: Reuters) Washington The USA wants to impose further…
US Treasury: “Countries Cannot Evade US Sanctions Using Digital Currency or Bitcoin”
US Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said in a recent interview with CNBC reporter Hadley Gamble that CBDCs, like Russia’s digital ruble, do not pose a threat to US sanctions.…
EU foreign ministers launch sanctions
Brussels For the EU it is a “hybrid attack”: The Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko has migrants flown in from the Near and Middle East, and his military then drives them…
EU foreign ministers launch sanctions
Camp on the Belarusian-Polish border The situation of the people on the border between Poland and Belarus deteriorates noticeably in winter. (Photo: dpa) Brussels For the EU, it is a…
IW director suggests financial sanctions for unvaccinated people – Netherlands will impose partial lockdown from Saturday
As a reaction to the out of control corona pandemic, Bavaria wants to introduce a nationwide 2G regulation. It should apply throughout Bavaria from November 16, as the Ministry of…
IW director suggests financial sanctions for unvaccinated people – lockdown for unvaccinated people in Austria
In view of the rapidly increasing numbers of infections and patients, the Dutch have imposed a partial lockdown. The tightened measures should initially apply for three weeks, announced Prime Minister…
New sanctions are coming – Lukashenko threatens to boycott gas
Brussels The helpers come secretly, they bring water and hot soup, pillows and blankets for the people in the Polish-Belarusian border area. Several thousand refugees are staying here in the…
Sanctions against Belarus could boomerang
Refugees and soldiers on the Polish-Belarusian border The conflict continues to escalate. The EU is now reacting with sanctions against Belarus. (Photo: AP) Moscow A relatively quiet night on the…
Sanctions against Belarus could boomerang
Refugees and soldiers on the Polish-Belarusian border The conflict continues to escalate. The EU is now reacting with sanctions against Belarus. (Photo: AP) Moscow A relatively quiet night on the…
EU wants sanctions against Belarus
Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin (right) Moscow’s role is crucial. (Photo: imago images / ITAR-TASS) November 9th is the day the Berlin Wall came down, it marks a moment of…
Belarus drives refugees to Poland – EU countries talk about further sanctions
Brussels The Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko was inspired a long time ago by the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan: He brings a large number of refugees to the EU’s external…