Tag: Economic policy
The funds for catching up are not flowing
Munich Silicon carbide is the chip material of the future. The manufacturers of electric cars are scrambling for the innovative material. Only one thing slows down the even more rapid…
How the lockdowns are damaging China’s reputation as a location for innovation
VW factory in China Companies from the automotive industry are fully committed to China. (Photo: dpa) Beijing China had actually developed into an increasingly important research and development location for…
Dispute over the future use of the natural gas networks
State Secretary for Economic Affairs Oliver Krischer On planning to dismantle the gas network: “The fact that this has met with so much critical resonance shows that we are obviously…
RWE, Thyssen and Co. are demanding more speed when ramping up hydrogen
meal Industry is demanding more speed from politicians when ramping up the hydrogen economy in Germany. “We would like to invest much faster,” said Markus Krebber, head of the energy…
Kretschmann and Källenius rule out takeover
Ola Källenius (left) and Winfried Kretschmann The CEO and the prime minister do not want to make the same mistake in terms of industrial policy as they did with the…
What might you have missed?
former chancellor Under the motto “So what is my country?” Angela Merkel answered questions from the journalist and author Alexander Osang. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Former Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) has…
What might you have missed?
former chancellor Under the motto “So what is my country?” Angela Merkel answered questions from the journalist and author Alexander Osang. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Former Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) has…
EU budget with bonus for the agricultural lobby
farmer at work The next problem is already emerging with high inflation. (Photo: dpa) If you want to know what is going wrong in Europe, you only have to look…
Schaeffler founds hydrogen company with Faurecia and Michelin
Klaus Rosenfeld The Schaeffler boss sees a long-term investment in the joint venture with Michelin and Faurecia. (Photo: imago images/argum) Paris, Dusseldorf Schaeffler is increasing its commitment in the field…
Tory MPs announce opposition to Prime Minister
The day after the vote of no confidence was won: Cabinet meeting in Great Britain Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of Great Britain, chairs a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street.…
German industry surprising with the third drop in orders in a row
Volkswagen factory in Emden German industrial companies have also recently received fewer domestic orders. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In April, German industry surprisingly landed fewer orders for the third month in…
Can green hydrogen replace our natural gas?
Dusseldorf Hydrogen could replace fossil natural gas. The problem with this: Until now, hydrogen has still been produced from natural gas. Green hydrogen produced using electricity from renewable sources. are…
No signs of a wage-price spiral
gas prices In the course of the Ukraine war, prices rose significantly. (Photo: dpa) The German Finance Minister recently warned of a wage-price spiral that could lead to permanent inflation.…
Industry expects damage in the billions
Dusseldorf A train passenger usually needs less than five hours from the Dutch border in Venlo to Kehl am Rhein, despite having to change trains three times. Rail transport companies…
Erdogan wants to lower interest rates further – lira gives way
Turkey Inflation in Turkey is 73.5 percent. (Photo: imago images/NurPhoto) Istanbul Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announces further interest rate cuts by the central bank despite inflation exceeding 70 percent.…
Europe and the USA must do more to attract partners in Latin America
Alba Summit in Cuba The heads of state of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America · Peoples’ Trade Agreement (ALBA) at the organization’s summit. Some of them…
Green boss calls for “excess profit tax” and climate protection with climate money
Greens Federal Chairman Omid Nouripour According to Omid Nouripour, an “excess profit tax” is a fair way to make more money and keep prices down. (Photo: imago images/Jens Schicke) Berlin…
China’s service providers are suffering from strict corona measures
Corona measures in China The strict lockdown in Shanghai has been lifted. In May it still weighed heavily on the Chinese economy. (Photo: Reuters) Beijing The Chinese economy did not…
Volker Wissing stops the project of his CSU predecessor
Berlin If the Ministry of Transport was occupied by a CSU politician, a large sum of tax money from the federal coffers often ended up in their Bavarian homeland. It…
Now it’s all about the coal
power plant backdrop Since the war in Ukraine, it has been more unclear than ever where Germany’s energy is to come from in the future, and it will also be…