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Which costs the state billions
Berlin For the Federal Court of Auditors, the matter is clear: According to a recent report, public budgets have already come under considerable pressure due to the corona pandemic and…
Scholz finds out about the training of Ukrainian soldiers
Berlin When Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) visits the military training area in Putlos in Schleswig-Holstein this Thursday, the visit should also send a signal: Germany is making good on its…
Scholz finds out about the training of Ukrainian soldiers
Berlin When Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) visits the military training area in Putlos in Schleswig-Holstein this Thursday, the visit should also send a signal: Germany is making good on its…
Russians allegedly shoot down drones over Crimea – warnings of an attack on nuclear power plants
Zaporizhia nuclear power plant (archive image) The Russian troops must evacuate the nuclear power plant immediately and unconditionally, demanded Zelensky. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv On the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Russia,…
Retail is already starting Christmas shopping
Dusseldorf Strikes by port workers in Hamburg and in Felixstowe, UK, the threat of labor disputes by transport workers in the USA, possible disruptions in the Taiwan Strait, through which…
Retail is already starting Christmas shopping
Dusseldorf Strikes by port workers in Hamburg and in Felixstowe, UK, the threat of labor disputes by transport workers in the USA, possible disruptions in the Taiwan Strait, through which…
Habeck announces further relief for citizens
Berlin Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) has made it clear that the government wants to go even further in relieving the burden on citizens. In particular, he wants to…
German economy not growing in spring
Economy Above all, problems in foreign trade are clouding over the economic situation. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The German economy stagnated between April and June. Economic output in the second quarter…
BASF, BMW & Aldi invest heavily
Volkswagen in China China plays an important role for the German car company. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, Berlin, Beijing Regardless of the growing risks, German companies continue to invest heavily in…
Gas crisis: Economic institutes cautiously give the all-clear
LPG plant near Dunkirk Is there enough gas in Europe for the winter? (Photo: Gilles ROLLE/REA/laif) Berlin Russia is making cuts again: As of Wednesday, the state-owned company Gazprom will…
Gas crisis: Economic institutes cautiously give the all-clear
LPG plant near Dunkirk Is there enough gas in Europe for the winter? (Photo: Gilles ROLLE/REA/laif) Berlin Russia is making cuts again: As of Wednesday, the state-owned company Gazprom will…
Reconstruction – The West has false illusions
War ruins in Mariupol The West fails to appreciate what it takes to build a state from scratch. (Photo: IMAGO/SNA) Vienna Nobody knows how the Ukraine war will end. Nevertheless,…
Reconstruction – The West has false illusions
War ruins in Mariupol The West fails to appreciate what it takes to build a state from scratch. (Photo: IMAGO/SNA) Vienna Nobody knows how the Ukraine war will end. Nevertheless,…
These are the consequences of throttling
Berlin A first sigh of relief: Gas from Russia is coming again via Nord Stream 1. The Baltic Sea pipeline had been maintained for ten days. So far only 40…
Real estate buyers are on strike, politicians are alarmed
Mortgage strike worsens real estate crisis More and more homebuyers in China are refusing to pay their mortgages until their homes are completed. (Photo: Bloomberg) Beijing The real estate buyer’s…
No new debts despite high subsidies
Hundred euro bills According to the study, investments of 600 billion euros are required. (Photo: The Image Bank/Getty Images) Berlin Armament, more investment in digitization, roads, rails and bridges, combating…
No new debts despite high subsidies
Hundred euro bills According to the study, investments of 600 billion euros are required. (Photo: The Image Bank/Getty Images) Berlin Armament, more investments in digitization, roads, rails and bridges, the…
Consequences of the pandemic: China’s economy is shrinking
Beijing The extent of the economic damage China’s lockdowns have caused is likely to become apparent on Friday. Then the National Bureau of Statistics will publish the growth figures for…
China’s economy is shrinking – forcing the state to “unconventional measures”
Beijing The extent of the economic damage China’s lockdowns have caused is likely to become apparent on Friday. Then the National Bureau of Statistics will publish the growth figures for…
Unusually long ship ropes in the North Sea
Waiting container ships in the German Bight More than two percent of global freight capacity is idle in the North Sea. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to the Kiel Institute for…