Tag: Germany
Inflation rate in Germany jumps back to almost eight percent
Shopping carts in a supermarket Wiesbaden Inflation in Germany rose again even before the end of the tank discount and nine-euro ticket. Goods and services cost an average of 7.9…
Once again, the Germans know better than others
Nuclear power plant Isar 2 In their own country, the operation of nuclear power plants is outlawed. At the same time, Germany obtains nuclear-generated electricity from abroad. (Photo: dpa) Germans…
Germany must also lead militarily
Christina Lambrecht Defense Minister Lambrecht wants to spend more money on defense because Germany is a leading military power in Europe and worldwide. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Federal Chancellor has…
What is in store for consumers now?
Dusseldorf Germany puts together a rescue package of more than 15 billion euros for Uniper. Because the Federal Republic cannot allow the country’s largest gas importer to go bankrupt this…
Winter recession and rising inflation expected
Berlin Inflation has not yet peaked: according to estimates by the Ifo Institute, the inflation rate will rise to eleven percent at the beginning of next year. This emerges from…
Fracking in Germany: Gas shortage gives fracking friends a boost
Test drilling on Usedom Fracking is frowned upon in many places in Germany. (Photo: IMAGO/Panthermedia) Berlin According to a growing number of experts, fracking could be Germany’s chance for more…
Decision for nuclear waste disposal site purely geological
Bern According to Swiss experts, the planned location for the Swiss nuclear waste repository near the border to Baden-Württemberg is the safest place for radioactive waste. The Nördlich Lägern region,…
Mittelstandsverband sees more than a million companies threatened
Empty commercial space After a long period of low insolvency figures, a trend reversal has set in. (Photo: dpa) Wiesbaden The Federal Association of Medium-Sized Businesses (BVMW) warns of a…
Ifo Institute expects “winter recession” and rising inflation
Will Germany slip into recession in winter? The Ifo Institute only expects growth of 1.6 percent for the current year. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Ifo Institute expects inflation rates to…
Ifo Institute expects recession and rising inflation
Containers at the port of Stuttgart The Ifo Institute only expects growth of 1.6 percent for the current year. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Ifo Institute expects inflation rates to continue…
Decision for nuclear waste disposal site purely geological
Castors Nuclear waste disposal is scheduled to begin in 2050. (Photo: dpa) Bern Experts are convinced that the planned site for the Swiss nuclear waste repository has the best geological…
Switzerland wants to build a nuclear waste repository near the border with Germany
nuclear waste Switzerland apparently wants to build a repository for nuclear waste. (Photo: dpa) Bern Switzerland wants to build the repository for nuclear waste on the border with Germany, a…
Switzerland wants to build a nuclear waste repository near the border with Germany
nuclear waste Switzerland apparently wants to build a repository for nuclear waste. (Photo: dpa) Bern Switzerland wants to build the repository for nuclear waste on the border with Germany, a…
Katja Diehl on a possible departure from the car
Traffic in Berlin According to the Federal Ministry of Transport, there are around 830,000 kilometers of roads in Germany, but only 38,600 kilometers of rails. (Photo: imago images/photothek) Dusseldorf With…
CDU is in favor of a mandatory company year
CDU leader Friedrich Merz A year of society promotes personality development and the resilience of the state. (Photo: dpa) Hanover The CDU spoke out in favor of the nationwide introduction…
Germany, France and Great Britain accuse Iran of endangering nuclear agreements
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi The negotiated deal from 2015 has been on the brink since the United States canceled it in 2018. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Paris Germany, France and Great…
Drosten expects a strong corona wave in winter – Lauterbach is optimistic
Christian Drosten Drosten warns of significant loss of work due to Corona in winter. (Photo: IMAGO/Jens Schicke) Berlin The virologist Christian Drosten expects a “strong wave of incidence” of corona…
Energy Industry’s Lehman Moment: The Editor-in-Chief’s Weekly Recap
Good morning dear readers, As I write these lines, I am on my way back from the Handelsblatt Bank Summit in Frankfurt. The summit, at which several hundred of the…
CDU party congress votes for the gradual introduction of a women’s quota
Hanover After decades of dispute, the CDU is gradually introducing a women’s quota. At the party conference in Hanover on Friday, 559 delegates voted for a compromise presented by the…
The German economy is overloaded
metal industry So far, the German economy has been able to master all crises. (Photo: imago images/Rupert Oberhäuser) “It’s still going well.” This motto seems to determine German politics. Reunification,…