Tag: Economic policy
TSMC may want to build with Bosch, NXP and Infineon
TSMC Politicians have high hopes that the chip contract manufacturer will settle there. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Munich, Tokyo The plans of the Taiwanese group TSMC for a plant in Germany…
TSMC may want to build with Bosch, NXP and Infineon
TSMC Politicians have high hopes that the chip contract manufacturer will settle there. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Munich, Tokyo The plans of the Taiwanese group TSMC for a plant in Germany…
The first proposal for a German hydrogen network could be available in the summer
Salzgitter It should now go quickly with the construction of a network for the supply of hydrogen. At the beginning of the week, the Federal Ministry of Economics under Minister…
EU Commission increases pressure on European armaments companies
Shells at an exercise in Britain Ukraine urgently needs 155mm ammunition for western weapons such as howitzers to be able to defend itself against the Russian attack. (Photo: AP) Brussels…
The federal government wants to support the renovation of the railway network with billions
Construction site The federal government and the railways had agreed to fundamentally rehabilitate heavily used rail routes. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In the future, the federal government wants to contribute far…
Companies are hoping for a comeback in China business
Shanghai, Dusseldorf, Munich The tapes are running again in Anting. In the VW factory on the outskirts of Shanghai, sparks fly in the welding line, in assembly workers wire up…
In the UK, local elections will show whether Labor can make the change
swindon When Brits elect most of their local councils and some mayors on Thursday, Swindon will be the focus of attention at the party headquarters of the ruling Tories and…
In the fight against inflation, governments in Europe are scrutinizing company margins
Wholesale center with peppers from Spain The government in Madrid wants to examine companies’ profit margins more closely. (Photo: Bloomberg) Istanbul, Paris, Madrid, Stockholm In the fight against rising inflation,…
AI and start-ups: German barricades for innovations
Germany is falling behind in the innovation race (Photo: Getty) Dusseldorf, Berlin Germany is falling behind in the international innovation race. This is confirmed by a new study by the…
Monopolies Commission speaks out against data tolls
data center The big tech companies route enormous amounts of data through European networks. The Federal Government’s Monopolies Commission is nevertheless against an additional levy on network operators. (Photo: dpa)…
AI and start-ups: German barricades for innovations
Germany is falling behind in the innovation race (Photo: Getty) Dusseldorf, Berlin Germany is falling behind in the international innovation race. This is confirmed by a new study by the…
How the federal states pile up mountains of debt through the back door
Berlin The pot should “have it all”, announced the new state government, and it has. The new climate special fund of the city of Berlin is to comprise up to…
Wissing wants to build motorways faster – also for military emergencies
Bundeswehr convoy on the Autobahn NATO and the Bundeswehr doubt that the German road and rail network is prepared for military emergencies. (Photo: IMAGO/BildFunkMV) Berlin Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP)…
“Need more mass production of chips in Europe again”
Celebration of the start of construction of Infineon’s new chip factory in Dresden Saxony’s Prime Minister Michael Kretschmar, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Infineon CEO Jochen Hanebeck and…
Biden pledges military support to the Philippines
Bangkok It is not the first dangerous situation for the “BRP Sierra Madre”: Before the ship passed under the control of the Philippine Navy, the USA used it in World…
“We can learn a lot from the IRA”
Hanover From the point of view of Lower Saxony’s Prime Minister Stephan Weil (SPD), Europe must improve its funding programs for green technologies. “We have to be guided by reality,…
State hydrogen network company is off the table
Berlin Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) wants to create the conditions for the rapid development of a hydrogen network infrastructure. He says goodbye to the idea of founding…
US default could already threaten on June 1st
Washington US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned on June 1 that the government could default in the dispute over the debt ceiling. However, the reserves could also not be used…
Unions hope for negotiations on pension reform
May Day demonstration in Paris Hundreds of thousands demonstrated across France against the pension reform. (Photo: AP) Paris The announcements ahead of this year’s Labor Day were big in France:…
Industrial electricity price and four-day week – what concerns the trade unions on May 1st
Berlin At their traditional May Day rallies, the trade unions campaigned for active shaping of industrial transformation and relief for workers. The four-day week also played a role in this.…