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German economy warns to hurry up with the new EU-US data agreement
Facebook parent company Meta The Irish data protection regulator has imposed a record fine on the US company. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Leading German business associations have warned of delays in…
China’s economic outlook is clouding over
Qingdao container port Economic data from China was worse than expected. (Photo: dpa) Beijing The mood in the Chinese economy continued to deteriorate in May. This is shown by the…
China’s economic outlook is clouding over
Qingdao container port Economic data from China was worse than expected. (Photo: dpa) Beijing The mood in the Chinese economy continued to deteriorate in May. This is shown by the…
Trade warns of industrial electricity price: “Special tariff leads to distortion of competition”
Berlin DGB boss Yasmin Fahimi encounters divided opinions with her proposal to cap the electricity price for industry at four cents per kilowatt hour for a limited period of time.…
Heating law is to go into parliament before the summer recess
Union calls for an end to uncertainty about heating plans In view of the violent dispute in the traffic light coalition about the planned heating law, the Union calls for…
Germany’s economy has slipped into recession – these are the reasons
Berlin The German economy slipped into a recession in the winter. From January to March, gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by 0.3 percent compared to the previous quarter. This was…
German economy slides into recession
Berlin The German economy slipped into a recession in the winter. Gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by 0.3 percent in the first quarter compared to the previous quarter. This was…
Ifo business climate clouded over in May
gear manufacturing “The German economy is skeptical about the summer,” said Ifo President Fuest. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The mood in the German economy clouded over in May. The barometer for…
Geywitz and Habeck want to collect energy data about every building by law
According to Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Germany must not become an import country for electricity. That is why, in view of the increasing demand for electricity, the rapid expansion of capacity…
High labor costs a threat to competitiveness? Economists give the all-clear
Chip production in Dresden When it comes to labor costs, Germany ranks seventh in the EU. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Higher wage agreements than in a long time and rising social…
Controversial heating law not in the Bundestag this week
According to Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Germany must not become an import country for electricity. That is why, in view of the increasing demand for electricity, the rapid expansion of capacity…
Debate about the start of the heating law: is the postponement coming?
Robert Habeck (Greens) The Economics Minister indicates that he does not necessarily want to stick to the starting date for a heating ban. (Photo: IMAGO/Mike Schmidt) Berlin The reform of…
IG BCE demands more commitment from companies in training
Berlin With a wide-ranging campaign, the IG BCE union wants to get employers to train more young people again. Employers would have to stop the trend of declining trainee numbers…
IG BCE demands more commitment from companies in training
Berlin With a wide-ranging campaign, the IG BCE union wants to get employers to train more young people again. Employers would have to stop the trend of declining trainee numbers…
More young people without professional qualifications than expected
Young people in training Despite the shortage of skilled workers, the number of unskilled workers is increasing. (Photo: Imago/Westend61) Berlin 2.64 million young people between 20 and 35 had no…
Robert Habeck announces industrial electricity price of 6 cents
Robert Habeck (Greens) Initial reactions from the affected sectors to the Ministry’s proposal for a bridge electricity price were positive. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens)…
German exports collapse in March – down 5.2 percent
freight train Exports to the EU countries fell in March by 6.2 percent compared to the previous month to 69.3 billion euros. (Photo: dpa) Berlin After a strong start to…
Storage operators consider gas shortages to be possible in cold winters
Scholz and Habeck defend Rügen LNG plans – Mukran in focus The federal government has defended plans for a liquefied natural gas terminal at the Rügen site. One cannot cope…
How risky is the German nuclear phase-out? The most important questions and answers
Dusseldorf A more than 60-year era in Germany ends on Saturday: The last three nuclear power plants Emsland, Isar 2 and Neckarwestheim 2 will be taken off the grid. Too…
The delicate journey of the Federal Foreign Minister
Berlin Just in time for the visit of Annalena Baerbock (Greens), the heavy sandstorm that had shrouded northern China in a dense fog over the past few days has cleared.…