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The fact that China now passed the milestone of one million exported cars per month will fuel nervousness worldwide regarding the ever-growing industrial dominance of the Asean giant.

China exports more than one million cars per month

In his weekly column, N.Peter Kramer, writes about the contrast between the Chinese success story of exporting more than a million cars in a single month and the deplorable state of the German car industry

Having left the 2025 G7 summit a day early in part to avoid Zelensky, Trump appears to have softened his view, and the two leaders had what seems by most accounts to have been a good meeting at the 2026 NATO summit in Ankara.

European Sycophancy Worked on Trump

Nearly a year and a half after Europeans leaned into sucking up to Trump, the strategy has produced some benefits when it comes to Ukraine.

The absence of an overarching FTA is striking given the size of the economic relationship. According to the European Commission and Eurostat, EU–ASEAN goods trade reached between €274.9 billion in 2025, services trade exceeded €139.2 billion in 2024.

Europe Can’t Keep Waiting: It’s Time for an EU–ASEAN Trade Deal

A €274.9 bn trade relationship, stalled talks and rising geopolitical risks make ASEAN the partner Brussels can no longer afford to overlook

If adopted, Greece would become the first EU member country to ban social media for children under the age of 15. Although France has also advanced similar legislation, which it’s been hoping to implement in time for the new school year in September. But, last week, the Commission instructed Paris to revise its proposal to ensure it complies with EU law.

Greece signals fast-track social media ban for minors

National plan would ban under-15s from accessing social media

Durable families separate ownership rights from management rights. They use family constitutions, councils, holding companies, trusts, foundations, voting and non-voting shares, buy-sell agreements, and clear employment rules to prevent the multiplication of heirs from becoming the multiplication of veto players.

The Great Wealth Transfer Will Test More Than Balance Sheets

Every generation hopes to give the next one what it lacked: more opportunity, fewer constraints, better networks, stronger protection, and perhaps a gentler path through life.

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