# China

24.05.2018, China, Beijing: German Chancellor Angela Merkel is welcomed by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa +++ dpa-Bildfunk +++
24.05.2018, China, Beijing: German Chanc […]
Trade, Infographic, Webgraphic

EU, China to hold talks on stalled investment deal

Chancellor Angela Merkel representing Germany, which currently holds the rotating EU presidency, is to negotiate with Chinese President Xi Jinping as part of high-level talks concerning an investment deal between Beijing and the European Union.
1 week ago
"Ausgleich zwischen Wald und Wild" bedeutet nichts anderes als "Wald vor Wild" - am liebsten einen Wald ohne Wild. Nutzung des Bildes ausschließlich mit Nennung des Fotografen und im Kontext mit diesem Beitrag. Weiterer Text über ots und www.presseportal.de/nr/133267 / Veröffentlichung bitte unter Quellenangabe: "obs/Wildtierschutz Deutschland e.V./Timo Litters, www.tnsm.de" Foto: Timo Litters, www.tnsm.de/Wildtierschutz Deutschland e.V./obs
"Ausgleich zwischen Wald und Wild" bedeu […]
coronavirus

EU grants emergency funds as pandemic weakens wildlife conservation

Six million euros of emergency EU funding will be made available to bolster conservation. The IUCN will manage the grants, together with the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States.
2 months ago
Police face off against protesters in Wong Tai Sin, Hong Kong, during a general strike on August 5, 2019, as simultaneous rallies were held across seven districts. Photo: Anthony Wallace / AFP
Police face off against protesters in Wo […]
Defence and security, Digitalization, Infographic

EU to restrict exports to Hong Kong over security law

The European Union has agreed to limit exports to Hong Kong of equipment that could be used for surveillance and repression after Beijing imposed a controversial new security law
2 months ago
Operators store cardboxes containing face masks after a Ukrainian Antonov An-225 Mriya coming from China delivered 8,6 million face masks and 150 tons of sanitary equipment ordered by a private customer, at the Paris-Vatry airport in Bussy Lettree, on April 19, 2020, on the 34th day of a strict lockdown in France to stop the spread of COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus. - The Antonov-225 is a cargo plane designed as part of the former Soviet Union's space programme. The only copy in use can carry up to 250 tonnes up to 4,000 km. (Photo by FRANCOIS NASCIMBENI / AFP)
Operators store cardboxes containing fac […]
Brexit, coronavirus, Health, Infographic

Post-COVID, more in West see China as major power: study

The coronavirus pandemic has led a growing number of people in France and Germany to see China as a top power, with the lead of the United States slipping, a new study shows
3 months ago
People holding European flags gather on the passerelle des Deux-Rives (footbridge of the Two Banks) connecting Strasbourg, France, to Kehl, in Germany, on June 14, 2020 on the eve of the reopening of the borders between France and Germany, after the two countries' measures to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus. (Photo by PATRICK HERTZOG / AFP)
People holding European flags gather on […]
coronavirus, Health, Infographic, Video 3D

Pandemic sparks desire for European cooperation: poll

The coronavirus pandemic has left most Europeans wanting more cooperation between EU states and many believing the bloc failed during the crisis, according to a new survey
3 months ago
EUforeign policy chief Josep Borrell takes part in an online press conference with European Commissioner for Values and Transparency at EU headquarters in Brussels, on June 10, 2020. Photo: Francisco Seco / Pool / AFP
EUforeign policy chief Josep Borrell tak […]
coronavirus, Defence and security, Health

EU won’t launch ‘cold war’, chief diplomat tells China

The EU's chief diplomat says he assured China's foreign minister the bloc does not want a "cold war", as it accused Beijing of waging a coronavirus disinformation campaign
3 months ago
EU foreign affairs high representative Josep Borrell gestures during a video press conference on the 10th EU-China Strategic Dialogue, at the European Commission in Brussels on June 9, 2020. Photo: Kenzo Tribouillard / Pool / AFP
EU foreign affairs high representative J […]
Budget, coronavirus, Defence and security, Infographic

EU says needs more cash to fight Chinese disinformation

The EU's diplomatic chief has called for more resources from member states to fight disinformation from China, warning that Europe needed to stop being naive in its dealings with Beijing
3 months ago
A health worker wearing protective gear takes care of a patient at the intensive care unit, treating COVID-19 patients, of the Tor vergata hospital in Rome, on May 12, 2020, as the country is under lockdown to stop the spread of the Covid-19 disease caused by the novel coronavirus. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP)
A health worker wearing protective gear […]
coronavirus, Health, Infographic, Video, Video 3D

Coronavirus infections top 5 million worldwide

Global infections from the novel coronavirus have surpassed five million as the pandemic plays out unevenly across the planet
4 months ago