Tag: Foreign trade policy
Merkel justifies decision against NATO membership
Angela Merkel at the Federal Assembly The Chancellor who is out of service has been criticized for her Russia policy. (Photo: imago images/Bernd Elmenthaler) Dusseldorf Former Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU)…
Politicians react with shock to alleged war crimes
Berlin Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for the perpetrators and clients of the alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine to be punished. At the same time, the SPD politician called…
When managers become economic warriors
Keynes always helps. When economists think aloud these days about the supposed end of globalization, they like to quote their old master. “A resident of London, while sipping his morning…
High gas prices help to save
Economics Minister Habeck announced the gas early warning on March 30th. This stage is the first step of a three-stage contingency plan. While level 2, the alert level, allows the…
Leading index starts off weak – Ukraine war weighs on it
Dax curve The leading German index is on a downward trend this year – despite the recent recovery. (Photo: Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images [M]) Frankfurt Investors remain cautious on Monday. The…
German exports surprisingly rise to a record level in February
Port of Hamburg The mood among German exporters plummeted after the outbreak of war in the Ukraine. (Photo: dpa) Wiesbaden, Berlin German exports unexpectedly rose to record levels in the…
Ukraine accuses Russia of massacring civilians
Maxar satellite image of the church grounds in Bucha According to Ukrainian sources, hundreds of killed civilians were buried in a 14-meter-long ditch. (Photo: via REUTERS) new York Ukraine has…
Ukraine accuses Russia of massacring civilians
Ukraine War – Bucha In the Ukrainian city of Bucha, 25 kilometers north-west of the capital Kyiv, a scene of horror unfolds after the retreat of the Russian army. (Photo:…
Extrapolation – President Vucic before re-election
Aleksander Vucic Good chances for a next term. (Photo: IMAGO/Xinhua) Belgrade According to projections, incumbent Aleksandar Vucic and his SNS party won the presidential and parliamentary elections in Serbia, the…
An expropriation of Gazprom and Rosneft cannot be ruled out
Berlin Plans to nationalize the German subsidiaries of Russian energy companies meet with approval in the coalition. “The situation is serious and requires extraordinary measures,” said Bernd Westphal, economic policy…
Politicians react with shock to alleged war crimes
Berlin Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for the perpetrators and clients of the alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine to be punished. At the same time, the SPD politician called…
Russia justifies ruble conversion of gas supply contracts
Berlin Russia’s leaders justify switching Gazprom’s supply contracts to rubles, claiming Western sanctions are weakening the euro and dollar: The decision to convert payment for Russian gas from non-friendly countries…
The war in Ukraine is the legacy of the Russian President
Kyiv Military vehicles drive through Kyiv city center after the Ukrainian government said its troops have regained control of the entire Kyiv region. (Photo: dpa) This war is Vladimir Putin’s…
The war in Ukraine is the legacy of the Russian President
Kyiv Military vehicles drive through Kyiv city center after the Ukrainian government said its troops have regained control of the entire Kyiv region. (Photo: dpa) This war is Vladimir Putin’s…
Germany not only dependent on Russia for gas
Greenpeace protests at Rosneft subsidiary PCK With this action, Greenpeace is protesting against fossil imports from Russia and the associated indirect financing of the war in Ukraine. (Photo: dpa) Berlin…
Zelensky expects Russian attacks in the Donbass and in the south
Smoke columns on Sunday morning over Odessa More intense attacks in the south and east. (Photo: IMAGO/Agencia EFE) Dusseldorf In Ukraine, attacks on the port city of Mariupol in the…
In Serbia, Vladimir Putin is massively inflaming Europe
Vucic and Putin pin With his seesaw policy between Brussels, Moscow and Beijing, the increasingly autocratic ruling Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is destabilizing the Balkans. Will he become Moscow’s pawn?…
Will Russia really go broke soon?
Mural of Russian leader Vladimir Putin The confidence of foreign investors is gone. Russian bond prices have collapsed. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Does the Kremlin pay or not? A new chapter…
How leasing companies are trying to get planes back from Russia
Frankfurt A single lawsuit shows the dilemma facing aircraft leasing companies caused by the Ukraine war and sanctions against Russia. Under case no. 22 Civ.2070, BOC Aviation of Singapore tried…
Zelensky expects Russian attacks in the Donbass and in the south
Ukrainian President Zelensky Volodymyr Zelensky sees a change in strategy in the Russian army. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf After the withdrawal of Russian troops from the area around the Ukrainian capital…