Tag: EU
E-fuels instead of mass layoffs: Suppliers are sounding the alarm
Worker at ZF Combustion engines and transmissions will hardly be needed in the future if cars are purely electric. (Photo: dpa) Brussels In Brussels there is often talk of a…
Project award for the reconstruction fund faltering
Madrid When the EU heads of government agreed on the European reconstruction fund in the summer, the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez received applause from his cabinet on his return…
„Einen Bruch mit China wird es unter Scholz nicht geben“
Berlin Seit mehr als 13 Jahren führt Wolfgang Ischinger die Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz (MSC). Jetzt ist Schluss. „Es muss jetzt die nächste Generation ran“, sagt der 75-jährige Diplomat im Handelsblatt-Interview und…
Klaus-Heiner Lehne: EU Court of Auditors has to delete privileges
Klaus-Heiner backrest The head of the audit office has the allegations back. (Photo: imago / tagesspiegel) Brussels It was a damning article in the French magazine Liberation that sparked a…
Europe’s defense companies fear EU sustainability rules
Paris In her State of the European Union address, Ursula von der Leyen called on the continent to do more for its own security. “It is time for Europe to…
The corona virus is arming itself, but so is Europe
The virus has armed itself, that was to be feared. Right at the beginning of the vaccination campaign, experts from the EU Commission wrote a strategy paper in which they…
The EU is countering this with 300 billion euros
Brussels With an investment program of up to 300 billion euros, the EU wants to promote the construction of modern infrastructure in emerging and developing countries. The project is considered…
The EU is countering this with 300 billion euros
Chinese freight train in Duisburg China’s “New Silk Road” is challenging the EU – and now the confederation is reacting, more forcefully than recently expected. (Photo: dpa) Brussels With an…
Scholz must quickly come up with ideas for European debt rules
Designated Chancellor Scholz With the reform of the debt rules, a central European political challenge awaits him. (Photo: ddp / Andreas Gora) The signals from Paris are clear: the French…
Rescue the climate without nuclear power? “That’s impossible, everyone knows that”
Brussels Shortly before the EU Commission’s decision on how to deal with nuclear energy in the future, Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton spoke out in favor of classifying nuclear power…
The dispute between Britain and France continues
Paris Hardly a day goes by now without a new dispute between France and Great Britain. The quarrels about fishing and migration put a strain on the relationship between the…
EU advises traffic light coalition to increase investments
Brussels First the good news: Europe is experiencing growth rates that were recently only seen in emerging countries – Ireland 14.6 percent, France 6.5 percent and Italy 6.2 percent. With…
Delivery bottlenecks – Europe is missing out on catching up with chips
Samsung chips The semiconductor manufacturer from South Korea is spending 17 billion dollars on a new plant in Texas. (Photo: Bloomberg) Europe is talking about catching up with chips, America…
Administrative assistance for Gazprom from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Brussels, Washington The state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is more involved than previously known in the efforts to commission the controversial Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline. According to information from…
Greece climate protection: Greece with ambitious climate targets
Athens It was an urgent appeal made by Greece’s Conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to the delegates at the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow: “Time is running out, we…
The EU is losing support from the German economy
Europe column Every week Moritz Koch, head of the Handelsblatt office in Brussels, analyzes trends and conflicts, regulatory projects and strategic concepts from the inner workings of the EU. Because…
Where should the raw materials for the energy transition come from?
lithium The EU estimates that lithium demand could increase eighteen-fold by 2030. 60 times as much lithium is expected to be needed in 2050. (Photo: REUTERS) Brussels, Zurich It sounds…
The vaccination sayings of Jens Spahn – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
once the reputation has been ruined, it is quite uninhibited. Health Minister Jens Spahn still acts according to this motto. His “track record” in office is now partially a “dirt…
Where should the raw materials for the energy transition come from?
lithium The EU estimates that lithium demand could increase eighteen-fold by 2030. 60 times as much lithium is expected to be needed in 2050. (Photo: REUTERS) Brussels, Zurich It sounds…
Vaccination in the EU: This is how our neighboring countries boost
Paris, Rome, London, Athens By the end of the year, 20 to 25 million people in Germany are to receive a booster vaccination – this is the goal set by…