Tag: Elmos
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…
The Problem with Confidence: The Editor-in-Chief’s Weekly Recap
Good morning dear readers, A number shook me this week. According to a survey by Civey pollsters, only 25 percent of Germans state that they are confident about the future.…
Federal government wants to cut business investments in China
Production by Siemens in China China is an important location for Siemens. But if the economic areas of Europe/USA and China drift apart, China will increasingly become a risk for…
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…
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…
Habeck wants to stop Chinese takeover of Dortmund chip factory
Berlin, Munich The federal government still wants to stop the sale of the Dortmund company Elmos’ chip factory to a Chinese investor. Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) has…
Ampel wants to stop Chinese takeover of chip factory after all
Berlin The federal government still wants to stop the sale of the Dortmund company Elmos’ chip factory to a Chinese investor. The company announced this in an ad hoc announcement…
Traffic light could stop Chinese takeover of chip factory after all
Berlin The federal government still wants to stop the sale of the Dortmund company Elmos’ chip factory to a Chinese investor. The company announced this in an ad hoc announcement…
Traffic light could stop Chinese takeover of chip factory after all
Berlin The federal government could still stop the sale of the Dortmund-based company Elmos’ chip factory to a Chinese investor. A government representative reports that talks between the ministries have…
How the traffic light wants to shield the critical infrastructure
Container Terminal Tollerort The entry of the Chinese state-owned company Cosco at a container terminal in the port of Hamburg caused a dispute in the traffic light coalition. (Photo: dpa)…
How the traffic light wants to shield the critical infrastructure
Container Terminal Tollerort The entry of the Chinese state-owned company Cosco at a container terminal in the port of Hamburg caused a dispute in the traffic light coalition. (Photo: dpa)…
The miscalculations of Olaf Scholz
Sometimes it’s the little scenes that can be as revealing as they are revealing. When the Chancellor was asked at the most recent EU summit why he was traveling to…
Das ist Klingbeils Strategie gegen Huawei & Co.
Scholz reist am Donnerstag nach Peking und trifft am Freitag erstmals persönlich Chinas Partei- und Staatschef Xi Jinping. An der Reise hatte es Kritik gegeben, weil sie unmittelbar nach der…
SPD economic wing for comprehensive protection against unwanted takeovers
Kuka The robot manufacturer has been majority-owned by the Chinese Midea Group since 2016. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Before the first visit to China by Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) this…
“Lex China” – coalition wants to make it more difficult for Beijing to exert influence in Germany
Berlin The traffic light coalition wants to significantly tighten the legal requirements for foreign investments in sensitive technology areas and critical infrastructures. The precautions are intended in particular to limit…
Europe is between the fronts
Just a few months ago, how much the new unity of the West was being invoked. The rapid reaction of the EU and the US after the attack on Ukraine.…
Cosco controls Greece’s largest port
Cosco container ship The Chinese logistics group Cosco holds two-thirds of the shares in the port of Piraeus. (Photo: LightRocket/Getty Images) Athens Work was suspended almost everywhere in Greece on…
Union brings temporary ban on China investments into play
Berlin The domestic policy spokesman for the Union faction in the Bundestag, Alexander Throm (CDU), has spoken out in favor of a temporary ban on Chinese companies investing in German…
The faltering world power USA: The editor-in-chief’s weekly review
Good morning dear readers, a few weeks ago I had a lengthy conversation with Moritz Koch, head of the Handelsblatt office in Brussels. He told me about the growing concerns…
China deals in the focus of the secret service committee of the Bundestag
Berlin China’s ambitions to expand its influence in Europe through investments in sensitive technology areas and critical infrastructure are to be discussed in the Bundestag’s parliamentary control body responsible for…