Tag: European Commission
Türkiye and the EU could also go their separate ways
Tayyip Erdogan The Turkish president warns that Turkey could move away from the EU. (Photo: Reuters) Istanbul Turkey could move away from the EU, according to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.…
EU countries disagree on Ukrainian agricultural imports
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky Zelenskiy criticizes Poland, Hungary and Slovakia for their blockade of Ukrainian grain imports. (Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire) Brussels, Washington, Kyiv The EU Commission ends the controversial trade…
At least seven years of replacement parts for iPhones
Right to repair California wants to require manufacturers of electrical appliances to offer replacement parts for at least seven years. (Photo: Bloomberg) San Francisco Replacement parts for electrical devices such…
Apple’s new products can do that
san francisco Apple boss Tim Cook has had the company’s most important product overhauled. The new iPhone 15 has a brighter display, a harder titanium body and a faster processor.…
Apple is making its most important product brighter, faster and tougher
san francisco Apple boss Tim Cook has had the company’s most important product overhauled. The new iPhone 15 has a brighter display, a harder titanium body and a faster processor.…
Apple is making its most important product brighter, faster and tougher
Tim Cook The Apple boss is giving up his special approach to charging plugs. (Photo: dpa) san francisco Apple boss Tim Cook has had the company’s most important product overhauled.…
This is how the European Commission wants to help small and medium-sized businesses
Ursula von der Leyen Von der Leyen will give her State of the Union speech on Wednesday. (Photo: imago images/ZUMA Wire) Brussels Exactly a year ago, Ursula von der Leyen…
Prices for solar modules fall to record lows
Production by Meyer Burger in Freiberg European companies see themselves under pressure in the fight against Chinese competition. (Photo: IMAGO/Sylvio Dittrich) Dusseldorf The warning is drastic: “If nothing happens now,…
“I fear a social emergency”
Paolo Gentiloni In order to strengthen Europe’s competitiveness, “joint European investment projects” are necessary in addition to national aid, says the EU Commissioner. (Photo: Bloomberg) Brussels The EU Economic Commissioner…
Prices for solar modules fall to record lows
Dusseldorf The warning is drastic: “If nothing happens now, there is a great risk that European solar producers will have massive problems in the next few months, and some will…
Germany is likely to miss its climate targets for 2030 and 2045
Traffic on the A8 near Munich The transport sector in particular emits so many greenhouse gases that Germany may not reach its climate targets. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to a…
Germany is likely to miss its climate targets for 2030 and 2045
Traffic on the A8 near Munich The transport sector in particular emits so many greenhouse gases that Germany may not reach its climate targets. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to a…
Consumers punish suspected greenwashing immediately
Dusseldorf If doubts arise about the credibility of their sustainability promises, companies can quickly lose sales. This is shown by a survey by the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions (NIM),…
“Ukraine urgently needs the sea route” – What the end of the grain deal means
Grain harvest in Ukraine The expiry of the agreement is also bad news for Ukrainian farmers. (Photo: AP) Riga, Geneva The grain deal was extended several times so that Ukraine…
What property owners should know about the EU Buildings Directive
Residential buildings in Berlin Every property owner can have an energy performance certificate issued for their building. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The European Union (EU) wants to reduce the energy consumption…
Which countries emit the most CO2?
Climate change – Which country has the highest CO2 emissions? Here you can read the emission comparison between the individual countries of the world. (pictured: coal terminal in Huanghua, China)…
The Ahr Valley is experiencing an economic boom
Destroyed house in Mayschoß an der Ahr After the flood disaster, many craft businesses reopened and are now even training more apprentices. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Ahr Valley experiences a…
Legal hurdles for deals are increasing
Container ships in the port of Hamburg The entry of the Chinese freight service provider Cosco at a Hamburg port terminal was controversial – and would probably also have been…
Doc Morris and Shop-Apotheke want access to the German e-prescription market
DocMorris logistics center The Dutch mail-order pharmacy DocMorris expects further growth from electronic prescriptions. (Photo: Doc Morris ) Frankfurt The Dutch mail-order pharmacies Doc Morris and Shop-Apotheke fear for their…
“Europe is currently not a good place to invest in the solar industry”
Gunter Erfurt (right) with Robert Habeck The Meyer Burger boss during a factory tour of the Federal Minister of Economics in Bitterfeld-Wolfen. The entrepreneur is quite satisfied with Habeck, but…