HomebusinessTrade disputeOctober 10, 2021, 6:57 p.m.Trade dispute:China and USA are talking againAfter a long pause, the US and China negotiators have resumed their talks to resolve the trade war between the two largest economies. After the US’s new trade strategy with China was presented earlier this week, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai and China’s Deputy Prime Minister Liu He discussed their differences on a video link on Saturday. The official Chinese news agency Xinhua reported that both sides had expressed...
As of: October 8th, 2021 1:23 p.m. Chocolate is the big winner among fair products. But other fairly traded foods are also showing an increase in sales, giving the industry an upswing. The Fairtrade industry is breathing again after the slump during the Corona crisis: For the first half of 2021, the industry recorded a sales increase of four percent. This is evident from the new figures published by the Association of Fairtrade Germany today. Fairly traded products mean compliance...
As of: October 8th, 2021 8:06 am The German solar industry, which has already been declared dead, has come to life again. At the Intersolar trade fair, she presents herself confidently and sees herself as a trailblazer for climate neutrality. Is the solar boom 2.0 coming? By Notker Blechner, tagesschau.de The sun is rising again in the "Solar Valley" in Saxony-Anhalt. Since the Swiss plant manufacturer Meyer-Burger built two new factories for solar cells and modules in Thalheim and Freiberg...
Status: 05.10.2021 10:36 a.m. The US government is unwavering in the dispute with China, but wants to start talking again. Beijing sees this as a "positive signal", but also warns against further coercive measures. After a speech by US Trade Representative Katherine Tai on the trade tensions with China, the leadership in Beijing remains open to talks. Experts in China see a "positive signal" in the speech, reports the state newspaper "Global Times", which is often understood as the English-speaking...
Status: 04.10.2021 5:05 p.m. In the election campaign, US President Biden actually held out the prospect of an end to the special tariffs against China. Now he wants to stick to the tough course of his predecessor Trump. Anyone who had hoped for an easing of the tension in the Sino-American trade conflict after the election of Joe Biden has now found themselves wrong. Rather, the new US president is following in the footsteps of his predecessor Donald Trump on...
HomebusinessOctober 1, 2021, 6:55 p.m.Submarine dispute:EU-Australia trade talks postponedAmid the dispute between France and Australia over the cancellation of a multi-billion dollar submarine project, talks about an EU trade agreement with Australia are postponed. Australian Trade Minister Dan Tehan said on Friday that talks with representatives of the European Union scheduled for October 12 should not take place until November. Tehan initially left open the role that Australia had abandoned the submarine deal with France. The EU has already postponed...
Canberra's decision to cancel a major French submarine contract also has consequences for its relations with the European Union. An EU official claimed that "the trade cycle of the FTA has been postponed for a month until November". A decision that undermines these long-planned negotiations on a possible free trade agreement (FTA) between Australia and the European Union. "We understand France's reaction to our decision on the submarines, but at the end of the day any nation must act in...
As of: 09/30/2021 7:10 a.m. After the last serious resentment, the USA and the EU founded a trade and technology council. Among other things, this involves the supply of semiconductors and a common stance on China. By Katrin Brand, ARD Studio Washington US flags and European flags flutter next to each other in the wind, which has not been seen for a long time. In addition, the low sun paints a kind of alpine glow on the rusty steel girders....
A man threw an egg on Monday at Emmanuel Macron in the aisles of the Salon international de la restauration, which bounced off his shoulder without breaking, a brief incident amid the rather warm welcome from the professionals. The author of the egg-throwing, a man in Bermuda shorts, was immediately evacuated to another room and then handcuffed. "If he has something to tell me, let him come," commented the head of state, asking to be brought to him. "I'll go...
René Malleville and OM, OM and René Malleville. But not only. The famous supporter of Olympique de Marseille will be buried this Friday morning at 9 a.m. in the church of Saint-Miter, in the 13th arrondissement of Marseille. As he wished, the ceremony will be public and there is no doubt that the great family of Olympique de Marseille will be there to accompany him. If his name will forever be associated with the Olympique de Marseille, he has also...
