Tag: policy

China Set To Benefit As Global South Lobbies Against EU Carbon Tariffs

Despite being lauded in Europe as essential to the green transition, new EU carbon tariffs have evoked considerable anger in the Global South and stirred fears that the tariffs will destroy national steel industries and direct more countries into the arms of China.

EU Rolls Out New Investment Restrictions Against China

If and how Europe deals with reducing its reliance on China is a defining issue of the decade, as a new EU strategy launched this week envisions greater controls on foreign investments into the bloc and the flow of technology.

Meloni To Favour Cash Payments in Italy

Meloni justifies the policy change as one that will benefit those of modest means. According to her, electronic payments are accompanied by excessive bank fees that fatten financial institutions at the expense of ordinary citizens.

NatCon Statement of Principles: The Road Ahead

It is time to break the unproductive loop between impatience, single-issue rejection of remarkable candidates, and the political status quo. The NatCon Statement of Principles is a first, major step in that direction.