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Industry prepares for gas supply stop
Metal grinder in a forge in Klitten Natural gas is required in many industrial processes. A Russian delivery stop would therefore hit many sectors hard. (Photo: imago/photothek) Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Stuttgart…
Explosions in Kherson – Zelensky accuses Russia of “energy blackmail”.
Ukrainian soldier in a tank in the Donetsk region The Ukrainian Defense Minister Reznikov has promised his country’s army “extremely difficult weeks” in the Russian war of aggression. (Photo: AP)…
Industry prepares for gas supply stop
Metal grinder in a forge in Klitten Natural gas is required in many industrial processes. A Russian delivery stop would therefore hit many sectors hard. (Photo: imago/photothek) Dusseldorf, Stuttgart In…
How Europe is preparing for a Russian gas freeze
FSRU Independence The ship acts as a distribution station for gas from Norway and the USA for the Baltic countries. (Photo: Getty Images) The ship’s name says it all: the…
How Russia uses energy as a weapon
Gazprom pipeline Russia uses the raw material as leverage. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin, Brussels, Dusseldorf The halt to Russian gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria fuels fears that the Kremlin could…
Germany is 35 percent dependent on Russian gas
Robert Habeck In view of the economic consequences of the Ukraine war, the Federal Minister of Economics promises faster independence from Russia. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Germany is less and less…
Gas 20 percent more expensive after delivery stop for Poland & Bulgaria
gas tank The markets are reacting to the Russian gas ban. (Photo: imago images/Future Image) Dusseldorf Gas has stopped flowing from Russia to Poland and Bulgaria since Wednesday. Because the…
All of Eastern Europe is in danger of slipping into recession
Destroyed shopping center in Kyiv The economy in Ukraine continues to collapse as a result of the war. (Photo: AP) Berlin The economic consequences of the Russian attack on Ukraine…
Russia and USA surprisingly exchange prisoners
Trevor Reed in Moscow Given the strained relations between the two countries, the exchange comes as a surprise. (Photo: Reuters) Moscow Russia and the US have surprisingly carried out a…
BASF ends business in Russia and Belarus
BASF There are currently 684 employees in Russia and Belarus. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The chemical group BASF is tightening its course towards Russia and now wants to completely cease its…
How the federal government prevents an arms deal
Bangkok The deal with Thailand should actually be a new highlight for China’s defense industry: For the first time since the Second World War, the Thai Navy wants to use…
Why Russia no longer delivers to Bulgaria and Poland
gas compression station Since 2014, the European gas network has been prepared to manage without Russian gas if possible. (Photo: ZB) Brussels, Berlin, Dusseldorf For decades, Europe’s energy policy, and…
All of Eastern Europe is in danger of slipping into recession
Destroyed shopping center in Kyiv The economy in Ukraine continues to collapse as a result of the war. (Photo: AP) Berlin The economic consequences of the Russian attack on Ukraine…
Olaf Scholz in Tokyo instead of Beijing – course correction of German Asia policy
Tokyo Chancellor Olaf Scholz is shifting the focus of German Asia policy. The first trip to Asia of his term of office on Thursday will not take him to China,…
Russia will stop natural gas supplies to Poland from Wednesday
Gazprom headquarters in St. Petersburg Moscow wants the Russian gas monopoly to be paid in rubles in the future. (Photo: AP) Warsaw According to the government in Sofia, Russia no…
Russia will stop natural gas supplies to Poland from Wednesday
Warsaw Russia will stop all natural gas supplies to Poland. As of Wednesday, deliveries to Poland will no longer be made, the Polish natural gas company PGNiG announced in Warsaw…
What the West can do to weaken the ruble
Exchange office in Russia The Russian ruble has recently appreciated again significantly. (Photo: action press) Frankfurt It sounds strange: The West has imposed tough economic sanctions on Russia – and…
Why the Allgäu cheese dairy stays in Russia
Dusseldorf The Hochland private cheese dairy is currently on an inglorious list from Yale University, dubbed the “Hall of Shame” by the press. In the negative ranking, economics professor Jeffrey…
EU exports to UK plummet since Brexit
Traffic jam in front of the port of Dover The trade agreement with the EU should ensure that hardly any tariffs are incurred, (Photo: dpa) London According to a new…
What to expect from the next sanctions package
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…