Tag: Helmut Schmidt
“The AfD costs us prosperity”
Harold Christian The entrepreneur recently caused a stir with a major political donation. (Photo: Getty Images; Per-Anders Pettersson) Berlin Entrepreneur Harald Christ is calling on German business to get more…
Why doesn’t the strongest party have to continue governing?
Kai Wegner, the CDU’s top candidate The Christian Democrats are almost ten percentage points ahead of the second-placed SPD. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Even before the result of the election of…
Why Germany’s autobahns are a special case
Dusseldorf Racing driver Sebastian Vettel wants it, the Tote-Hosen singer Campino wants it, and the police union in North Rhine-Westphalia wants it too – we’re talking about the speed limit…
International investors rely on German robotics
Munich, Dusseldorf International investments have recently collapsed, but German robotics start-ups remain popular. Last year, 617 million dollars flowed into German companies. Although that is a good five percent less…
Berlin was supposed to become a Washington DC on a small scale
Brandenburg Gate Berlin needs a new start. Maybe along the lines of Washington DC? (Photo: Reuters) The summit against youth violence ended with a lukewarm appeal that the riots on…
Fruitcore wants to provide medium-sized companies with inexpensive robots
Dusseldorf Horst is popular with the 35 employees of the medium-sized company Roth & Effinger. The colleague is very diligent, since 2020 he has been doing boring work without grumbling.…
Why the SPD is clinging to an illusion in foreign policy – a comment
“Friendly fire” is what ricochets from their own ranks call themselves. Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock repeatedly gets such a nuisance from the traffic light coalition, especially from its bright…
Power vacuum in London
Good morning, dear readers, When media professionals wanted to illustrate the relentless shortness of breath in the world out there, they used to use the number of HSV coaches who…
Liz Truss makes Boris Johnson possible
Good morning, dear readers, in politics and business, the art of resignation is far less developed than the art of narrative. Events in the field of whitewashing have gained considerable…
In his role, Olaf Scholz fluctuates between shadow chancellor and chancellor
At least since the day he won the federal election, Olaf Scholz has seemed as if an invisible sword of Damocles is hanging over him. He acts even more wooden…
Russia and the Long Shadow of the Commodity Syndrome
Johannesburg It was the German Chancellor at the time, Helmut Schmidt, who, when asked about Russia’s level of development, described it as “Upper Volta with nuclear missiles”. Upper Volta, the…
In the Russia dispute, we need tough negotiations – and, if necessary, severe sanctions
Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia, Sergei Ryabkov After many warnings, representatives of the USA and Russia are now negotiating in Geneva. (Photo: AP) Uncompromising, sharp verbal attacks and ever new…
The new Cold War must not get hot
When Mikhail Gorbachev announced the end of the Soviet Union to his people on December 25, 30 years ago, he didn’t even get his usual cup of tea in the…
Germany needs a realpolitik of the Helmut Schmidt 2.0 brand
Western rivals: Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping Relations with Russia and China will be the first test for the new federal government. (Photo: AP) Realpolitik in Germany since the times…
The balance of power is shifting in Europe and the world. For Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz there is no longer any more – he has to lead on major economic issues.
Olaf Scholz is sworn in The most important anchor of stability in Europe is Germany – the new Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz must also campaign for this. (Photo: dpa) Almost…
The balance of power is shifting in Europe and the world. For Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz there is no longer any more – he has to lead on major economic issues.
Olaf Scholz is sworn in The most important anchor of stability in Europe is Germany – the new Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz must also campaign for this. (Photo: dpa) Almost…
The “traffic light” book on progress – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
the book of the day has 177 pages, a good medium size. It lacks the usual structure of bestsellers, i.e. an earthquake at the beginning, which then needs to be…
Whoever moves into the Chancellery with Scholz
Olaf Scholz and Wolfgang Schmidt The 51-year-old is State Secretary to the Minister of Finance. (Photo: imago / photothek) Berlin The next Federal Chancellor will be Olaf Scholz (SPD) if…
Whoever moves into the Chancellery with Scholz
Olaf Scholz SPD and Wolfgang Schmidt The 51-year-old is the State Secretary of Scholz. (Photo: imago / photothek) Berlin The next Federal Chancellor will be Olaf Scholz (SPD) if the…