Tag: Cosco
German ports are to become Europe’s leading energy and raw materials hubs
Port of Hamburg There were heated debates just last year when the state-owned Chinese shipping company Cosco wanted to acquire shares in a terminal in the port of Hamburg. (Photo:…
Greece: Athens pushes privatizations
Kalamata airport Stars travel via the airport in their private jets, as do package holidaymakers in charter planes. (Photo: AP) Athens Costa Navarino is a five star resort on the…
Greece wants to benefit from the return of the Chinese
Tourist in Greece The Chinese planes bring not only tourists but also investors. (Photo: Bloomberg/Getty Images) Athens Garlands, balloons and little bites: The arrival of Air China flight CA 854…
US wants to continue helping Ukraine with billions
Berlin Despite a Republican majority in the US House of Representatives, the USA intends to continue supporting Ukraine massively. The aid requested by US President Joe Biden for the invaded…
Chip manufacturer Nexperia from China wants German state aid – Robert Habeck is still checking
Robert Habeck and Nexperia The Federal Ministry of Economics of the Green politician is investigating an exclusion of the chip manufacturer from a multi-billion dollar subsidy program. Nexperia has its…
Skepticism is growing in Europe.
Chinese investments in Europe Many EU countries are now distancing themselves from China. (Photo: Reuters (2), Getty (2)) Athens, Vienna, Paris, Madrid, Rome, Düsseldorf Italy’s new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni…
Chip manufacturer Nexperia from China wants German state aid – Robert Habeck is still checking
Robert Habeck and Nexperia The Federal Ministry of Economics of the Green politician is investigating an exclusion of the chip manufacturer from a multi-billion dollar subsidy program. Nexperia has its…
Skepticism is growing in Europe.
Chinese investments in Europe Many EU countries are now distancing themselves from China. (Photo: Reuters (2), Getty (2)) Athens, Vienna, Paris, Madrid, Rome, Düsseldorf Italy’s new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni…
Habeck Ministry wants to tighten rules for China business
Berlin The Ministry of Economics is planning extensive requirements for German companies doing business in China and the exclusion of providers from authoritarian states from the critical infrastructure. In a…
US government warns Germany about Huawei
Brussels, Berlin It was a first in the history of NATO: At the Madrid summit in the summer, the member states of the defense alliance decided on a strategic concept…
How China forces us to do things we don’t want to do
The federal government is currently writing its China strategy and is anything but unanimous. This is also due to the fact that China’s state capitalism calls our basic market principles…
SPD politicians call for defense funds against foreign takeovers
Berlin Leading SPD politicians are calling for state entry to prevent the influence of Chinese investors. “We have to better protect our critical infrastructure and crucial sectors and make them…
This is in the draft of the new German China strategy
German-Chinese Relations With the new China strategy, the federal government wants to set a tougher pace in dealing with China. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The federal government wants to reorganize Germany’s…
Scholz and Habeck in Asia: fighting for the China strategy
Singapore In Singapore, an orchid is traditionally named after guests of state. Helmut Kohl got one, Angela Merkel, Nelson Mandela too. On Monday it is Olaf Scholz’s turn, she will…
Scholz and Habeck in Asia: fighting for the China strategy
Singapore In Singapore, an orchid is traditionally named after guests of state. Helmut Kohl got one, Angela Merkel, Nelson Mandela too. On Monday it is Olaf Scholz’s turn, she will…
How closed is the country really to foreign investors?
Freighter of the Chinese shipping company Cosco in the port of Hamburg The entry of the shipping group at the container terminal in Tollerort was met with numerous counter-arguments. Not…
Greece is looking for gas – that also benefits Germany
Gas transmission network on Revithousa island Europe hopes that Greece will export large quantities of gas northwards in the future. (Photo: dpa) Athens At a snail’s pace of 3.4 knots,…
Federal government stops further Chinese takeover after Elmos
Robert Habeck The Federal Minister of Economics puts another stop sign on Chinese investments in Germany. (Photo: AP) Berlin After stopping the takeover of the chip production of the Dortmund…
Greece stops privatization of important port
Athens In the last few meters, the Greek government stopped the privatization of the port in Alexandroupoli in northern Greece, which had already been initiated in 2017. The government has…
Robert Habeck wants to stop Chinese takeover of Dortmund chip factory
Berlin, Munich The federal government still wants to prevent the sale of the Dortmund company Elmos’ chip factory to a Chinese investor. Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) has…