Have we reached peak China? Academics Maximilian Mayer and Emilian Kavalski write in this opinion piece for POLITICO that Beijing is far more fragile than it would appear.
NAVALNY HONORED:
The European Parliament named Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny the winner of its Sakharov Prize — in a move that’ll go down like a ton of bricks in Moscow. Parliament President David Sassoli congratulated Navalny, saying he “has email list fought tirelessly against the corruption of Vladimir Putin’s regime. This cost him his liberty and nearly his life. Today’s prize recognises his immense bravery and we reiterate our call for his immediate release.”
PUTIN TO SKIP COP: Putin won’t attend the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow next month, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Wednesday. But Peskov added that climate change was “one of our foreign policy’s most important priorities.” China and India have not yet confirmed whether their leaders will attend. Moscow Times has more.
CONFERENCE ON FUTURE OF EUROPE WORKING GROUPS:
The assemblies that will seek to turn proposals from the Conference on the. Future of Europe’s online platform into concrete legislation will be organized in working groups. Along-running demand by the European facebook users Parliament. detailing modular design: building a website that grows with your business. the members of the groups and their chairs. According to the list, France’s European Affairs Secretary. Clément Beaune chairs the group on the “EU in the world,” EPP group leader in the Parliament Manfred. Weber is in charge of “European democracy,” and the Czech environment ministry’s Anna Pasková chairs the group on “climate change and the environment.