Timm Kehler – Chairman, Zukunft Gas GmbHHe has been the voice of the German gas industry for many years: Since 2009 as a board member of “Erdgas mobil,” then since 2015 at the lobby association “Zukunft Erdgas,” which was renamed “Zukunft Gas” in 2021 and has since officially pursued the goal of switching from fossil […]
Mikko Huotari – Director of the Mercator Institute for China Studies (Merics) Since 2020, Mikko Huotari has been the Executive Director of Merics in Berlin, making him one of Germany’s most influential China experts. Merics is the largest European think tank dedicated exclusively to modern China and frequently advises policymakers. Huotari’s research focuses on China’s […]
The “transfer market” between the political groups in the European Parliament is one of the most exciting rituals in the weeks following a European election. With 45 non-attached MEPs and 55 newly elected MEPs who were previously also unattached, there is a lot of room for negotiation this time.EPPThe 186 seats attributed to the Christian […]
Eberhard Sandschneider – Partner at Berlin Global AdvisorsEberhard Sandschneider has been recognised as a political scientist and East Asia expert for many years. He is one of the most renowned experts in the German-speaking world when it comes to China’s political system, relations with neighboring countries in the Asia-Pacific region and, last but not least, […]
Number mix-up: Europe eagerly awaited the first provisional seat projection for the tenth European Parliament shortly after 11 p.m., when a number mix-up occurred. Jaume Duch Guillot, the Parliament spokesperson, read numbers from a sheet, but the graphic behind him displayed a different seat distribution. Parliamentary President Roberta Metsola finally interrupted: “No, no, no.” The […]
ItalyPrime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her right-conservative party, Fratelli d’Italia, have clearly won the European elections in Italy. With 28.9 percent of the vote, they surpassed their record result from the national elections. Coming in second were the Social Democrats of the Partito Democratico, who received 24.5 percent of the vote. Meloni’s right-wing coalition partners, […]
A total of 720 deputies sit in the European Parliament. Cyprus, Malta and Luxembourg send the fewest, with six each, and Germany sends the most with 96 deputies to Brussels and Strasbourg. In Germany, 35 parties and other political associations ran on joint lists for all federal states or on lists for individual states. There […]
Chinese battery manufacturer CATL has denied allegations of the use of forced labor in its supply chains. The company said on Saturday that the allegations against it were “groundless and completely false” and that it complied with applicable laws and regulations. The company said that business relationships with some of the suppliers cited in the […]
The last polling stations in Italy close at 11 pm on Sunday. A few hours later, the majority in the new European Parliament will be clear. Then the exciting phase of negotiations will begin, which the EPP, S&D and Renew, who have so far formed an informal coalition, want to conclude on July 17 or […]
