Tag: Foreign trade policy
US President Biden accuses Russia of genocide
Joe Biden According to Biden, the evidence of genocide by Russia was mounting. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin US President Joe Biden has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of genocide over the…
This is how the EU could compensate for a Russian gas supply freeze
Exact adjustment necessary Politics and business are discussing who can do without how much gas in an emergency. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf In the struggle to find the right way to…
Ukraine conflict: the Office for the Protection of the Constitution warns of fake news
Berlin The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution is concerned about internal security in view of the spread of false news by the Russian embassy. The embassy on…
How Russia is hijacking Western brands
“You will never notice the difference between our condoms and Durex products,” explains businessman Alexander Gerstein of the Russian media group RBK. “Both are based on the same raw materials…
The refusal to meet Steinmeier is understandable but wrong
Volodymyr Zelensky The Ukrainian President should seek the unity of the allies and not give school grades. (Photo: dpa) The rumored refusal by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to see the…
“Russia’s goals are absolutely clear and noble”
Vostochny Russian President Vladimir Putin remains confident of victory. At a joint press conference with Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko in eastern Russia on Tuesday, he declared an alleged Western “economic…
Gas supply is the biggest challenge for the economy
gas A gas embargo would hit the German economy hard. (Photo: IMAGO/Jochen Eckel) Frankfurt The chief economists of leading insurers see a turning point for Germany’s economic model in the…
WTO significantly lowers forecast for world trade
Container port in China For the global economy, the WTO only predicts growth of 2.8 percent, instead of the previously expected 4.1 percent. (Photo: dpa) Geneva Forecasts by the World…
Putin meets Lukashenko – and describes Russia’s goals as clear and noble
Vostochny According to its President Vladimir Putin, Russia will not be isolated or held back by the West. Putin said this morning at one of his few public appearances. As…
Russia faces the worst economic downturn since 1994
Shopping center in Moscow According to official data, consumer prices rose nearly 17 percent year-on-year in March, up from 9.15 percent in February. (Photo: dpa) April The Russian government is…
Handelsblatt Green: What is the real benefit of saving energy?
Dusseldorf Germany’s dependence on energy imports from Russia is increasingly causing difficulties in view of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Economics Minister Robert Habeck…
President Orban keeps little distance from Russia
Christopher Herwartz Christoph Herwartz, correspondent in the Handelsblatt office in Brussels, analyzes trends and conflicts, regulatory projects and strategic concepts from the inner workings of the EU. Because anyone interested…
World trade under pressure from two sides
Hamburg According to German exporters, the Ukraine war has once again significantly exacerbated problems such as delivery bottlenecks or high energy and transport costs. Nevertheless, many companies continue to expect…
Russia’s economy will not recover for a long time
Ever since the German industrialist Otto Wolff von Amerongen and the Soviet representative Sergej Borisow founded the era of special economic relations between the two countries at a secret meeting…
Reports on use of chemical weapons in Mariupol
Destroyed buildings in Mariupol Berlin Was Russia now also using chemical weapons in the devastated port city of Mariupol? Reports from Monday evening suggest such an act. The Ukrainian Azov…
Russia’s economy will not recover for a long time
Ever since the German industrialist Otto Wolff von Amerongen and the Soviet representative Sergej Borisow founded the era of special economic relations between the two countries at a secret meeting…
Austria’s chancellor with Putin: return empty-handed
At 3 p.m. the time had come – and about 60 minutes later the conversation was over. Nehammer did not comment orally on this. A statement from the Federal Chancellery…
EU argues about oil embargo – these countries are blocking it
Olaf Scholz and Karl Nehammer The governments around the Federal Chancellors of Germany and Austria speak out against an energy embargo against Russia. (Photo: dpa) Vienna, Madrid, Stockholm, Brussels, Paris,…
Auto industry: Gas embargo would mean cuts
car industry Employee representatives expect production cuts if Russian gas deliveries fail to materialize. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Employee representatives in the German automotive industry are concerned about the gas supply…
Russia does not want to issue any more bonds for the time being – companies are in default
Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin Russia has announced that it will no longer issue government bonds for the time being. (Photo: AP) Moscow, Frankfurt In view of the economic sanctions imposed…