Tag: Trade sanction
Nord Stream 2, Ukraine conflict, Greens criticism: Chancellor in defense mode
Olaf Scholz at the EU summit The Chancellor is under pressure from the ranks of the Greens who want to stop the Nord Stream 2 project. (Photo: Reuters) Brussels The…
Nord Stream 2, Ukraine conflict, Greens criticism: Chancellor in defense mode
Olaf Scholz at the EU summit The Chancellor is under pressure from the ranks of the Greens who want to stop the Nord Stream 2 project. (Photo: Reuters) Brussels The…
Nord Stream 2, Ukraine conflict, Greens criticism: Chancellor in defense mode
Olaf Scholz at the EU summit The Chancellor is under pressure from the ranks of the Greens who want to stop the Nord Stream 2 project. (Photo: Reuters) Brussels The…
Chinese companies end up on the US blacklist
Dusseldorf As of Thursday, the US government plans to put eight Chinese companies on the US Treasury’s investment blacklist. That comes from a report of the “Financial Times”. The companies…
Nord Stream 2 opponents in the US Congress failed for the time being
US Congress in Washington In order to defuse the dispute with the USA over the pipeline, Germany made a joint declaration in July that it would give Ukraine more support.…
Retail and investment in China below expectations
Clothing store in Beijing Chinese consumer sentiment remains subdued. (Photo: dpa) Beijing There was several bad news for the Chinese economy on Wednesday. Not only did the National Statistics Office…
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…
Russia threatens military action
Wladimir Putin There are worldwide fears that Russia will invade Ukraine. (Photo: Reuters) Moscow One day after the G7 countries warned of an attack on Ukraine, Russia tightened the tone.…
Nord Stream 2 cannot be approved like this
Brussels Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has confirmed that the controversial German-Russian gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 cannot currently be put into operation. When recording a ZDF interview in Brussels…
Comment on gas deliveries: Russia has to explain itself
Gas production in Siberia The gas deliveries from Russia are currently insufficient to increase the low level of storage facilities in Europe. (Photo: LAIF) It has never been easier to…
G7 states warn Putin against attack – Biden threatens Russia with “devastating” economic consequences
G7 meeting in Liverpool “We sent a clear message to Vladimir Putin from this G7 meeting,” said British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. (Photo: Reuters) Wilmington The G7 countries are urging…
G7 states warn Putin against attack – Biden threatens Russia with “devastating” economic consequences
G7 meeting in Liverpool “We sent a clear message to Vladimir Putin from this G7 meeting,” said British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. (Photo: Reuters) Wilmington The G7 countries are urging…
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…
Baerbock to Russia: Ukraine invasion would have consequences
The new German Foreign Minister The Green politician Annalena Baerbock met her French counterpart in Paris. (Photo: AP) Paris In the worsening conflict in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock threatened…
US House of Representatives decides to ban imports of products from Xinjiang
Washington The USA wants to initiate further sanctions against China because of the oppression of the Muslim Uighur minority. The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a law banning…
Olaf Scholz should use Nord Stream 2 as a lever in the Ukraine conflict
Nord Stream 2 logo on pipeline pipe In fact, the gas pipe was the geopolitical issue from the start. (Photo: Reuters) This is not without a certain irony: In the…
Nord Stream 2 causes a fight at the traffic lights
Info box from Nord Stream 2 in Lubmin, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Berlin The new federal government is coming under pressure in the face of a feared Russian invasion of Ukraine because…
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.…
Australia joins boycott of Winter Olympics
Olympic Tower in Beijing The Beijing Winter Olympics are slated to open on February 4, 2022. (Photo: dpa) Sydney Australia joins the US diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics…