Tag: Central Association of German Crafts ZDH
Federal government largely agree on key points
Refugee in a training workshop Immigrants can help to solve the problem of skilled workers in the trades and other economic sectors. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The cornerstones for a planned…
Property tax: Deadline extension is approaching
A property tax receipt A consortium of several business associations is calling for the deadline to be extended to December 31st. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The clock is ticking. Owners only…
Property tax: Deadline extension is approaching
A property tax receipt A consortium of several business associations is calling for the deadline to be extended to December 31st. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The clock is ticking. Owners only…
Government prepares for company bankruptcies
corporate bankruptcies The risk of insolvency for companies has risen significantly as a result of the sharp rise in energy costs. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The federal government is taking precautions…
How much relief for the economy is possible?
Berlin DIHK President Peter Adrian makes no secret of his disappointment: “Every day more companies are fighting for survival,” he told the Handelsblatt. There are “large gaps” in the relief…
Scholz assures economy of “greatest speed”.
Olaf Scholz after the Munich top-level discussion of the German economy 2022 The Chancellor is trying to maintain German energy security. (Photo: Reuters) Munich Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) assures…
Companies need more cooperation and control
training workshop Working and studying: dual studies are booming. The number of students has more than quintupled since 2004 to around 122,0000 people. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Dual studies are booming.…
Jörg Dittrich wants to head the Central Association of German Crafts
Jörg Dittrich, President of the Dresden Chamber of Crafts Dittrich wants to head the Central Association of German Crafts (ZDH). (Photo: Dresden Chamber of Crafts) Berlin At the Dresden Chamber…
Klara Geywitz wants to promote social housing
Federal Building Minister Klara Geywitz The federal government wants to invest a total of 14.5 billion euros in social housing over the next five years. Two billion euros are planned…
Business associations are learning lessons from the crisis
2G becomes 3G A restaurateur in Augsburg is changing the access rules for his pub. (Photo: dpa) Berlin It is now almost a year since Angela Merkel stepped in front…
SPD and Union are arguing about building subsidies
Berlin A fierce argument has broken out between the SPD and the Union as to who is responsible for the freeze on subsidies for buildings with lower energy consumption. The…
40 percent mark should fall soon
Berlin Even if the coalition agreement between the SPD, the Greens and the FDP contains a lot of positive things for the craft, Hans Peter Wollseifer sees a crucial void:…
40 percent mark should fall soon
Berlin Even if the coalition agreement between the SPD, the Greens and the FDP contains a lot of positive things for the craft, Hans Peter Wollseifer sees a crucial void:…
40 percent mark should fall soon
Berlin Even if the coalition agreement between the SPD, the Greens and the FDP contains a lot of positive things for the craft, Hans Peter Wollseifer sees a crucial void:…
Corona aid: Business associations are calling for readjustment
Berlin Fewer walk-in customers and delivery problems in the Christmas business, canceled New Year’s Eve parties, important trade fairs that only take place virtually: retailers, restaurateurs and event managers are…
Fight against climate change: criticism of the EU building directive
Berlin The Central Association of the Housing Industry in Germany (GdW) sharply criticized the building directive presented by the EU Commission on Wednesday. “A factual immediate doubling of the renovation…
Why the EU taxonomy worries SMEs
Brussels When does a company operate sustainably? That is the big question that the European Union is trying to answer within the framework of the EU taxonomy. This is a…
Personnel search: The German economy is short of hundreds of thousands of people – there is a risk of stagnation
The shortage of skilled workers is as great as it was before the pandemic, and staff for helper activities is also becoming scarce. What are the ways out of this…
These are the biggest annoyances for companies
“Small and medium-sized companies are disproportionately burdened by legal requirements and thus by bureaucracy,” says Iris Plöger, member of the executive board of the Federal Association of German Industry (BDI),…