Tag: Industrial policy
Just do nothing
US subsidies The US wants to increase its subsidies. Is a European answer really necessary? Economists like to complain that politicians are constantly asking them about things that they can’t…
The fight against climate change requires unprecedented investments
Combating climate change and environmental degradation is our greatest challenge, which we must tackle in the interests of future generations. To be successful, we must revolutionize the way we live,…
Price brakes often bypass small and medium-sized industrial companies
Robert Habeck at Zinq Despite the promises made by the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs, the steel company has become disillusioned. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Berlin The federal government will not…
USA lures chip giant TSMC into the country – and triggers existential fears in Taiwan
Joe Biden (left), TSMC boss Mark Liu In Arizona, the US President and Liu announced the group’s new billion-euro investments on Wednesday. (Photo: Reuters) Tokyo “Holy Mountain” – that’s what…
A turning point – also for the armaments industry
Army maneuvers Most recently, the Defense Minister spoke of the fact that the Bundeswehr has been cut back enormously in recent years (Photo: dpa) In the liberation struggle against the…
Foreign firms have criticized Viktor Orban’s back and forth on economic policy
Vienna For years, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban courted foreign investors, and they were happy to accept the advances. But now the mood has changed. Hungary’s government is imposing special…
A homogeneous crowd celebrates itself
Bitkom President Achim Berg, Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) and Digital Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) at the digital summit Apparently, the digital summit does not want critical voices. (Photo: dpa)…
Foreign firms have criticized Viktor Orban’s back and forth on economic policy
Vienna For years, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban courted foreign investors, and they were happy to accept the advances. But now the mood has changed. Hungary’s government is imposing special…
Habeck’s answer – With this agenda, the economy minister wants to react to Biden’s subsidies
US President Joe Biden, Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck No interest in escalating the trade dispute. (Photo: Reuters, dpa) Berlin Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) wants to react to…
Habeck’s answer – With this agenda, the economy minister wants to react to Biden’s subsidies
US President Joe Biden, Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck No interest in escalating the trade dispute. (Photo: Reuters, dpa) Berlin Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) wants to react to…
Business is driven by high energy prices
chip production High energy prices are driving business with silicon carbide power-saving chips. (Photo: Bloomberg) Munich Wolfspeed engineers have been developing low-power silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors for 35 years. For…
Federal government wants to expand underground CO2 injection
As early as 2030, the use, capture and storage of carbon dioxide (CCS) “on a megaton scale” would have to be used primarily for industry, according to the ministry’s “Evaluation…
This is what the traffic light coalition promises to business and consumers
Data is considered the treasure of the 21st century. Tech companies like Google and Meta have helped them to dominate the world, and secret services like the NSA stockpile them…
A lack of raw materials could slow down the German auto industry
Dusseldorf The balance of power is currently shifting at all levels in the automotive industry. With the replacement of the internal combustion engine by electric drives, supply chains that have…
The division of German industry is progressing
BASF plant in Ludwigshafen “The dichotomy will continue for some time.” (Photo: obs) Berlin Despite all the doomsday scenarios, production in German industry fell by just 0.4 percent in October…
The division of German industry is progressing
BASF plant in Ludwigshafen “The dichotomy will continue for some time.” (Photo: obs) Berlin Despite all the doomsday scenarios, production in German industry fell by just 0.4 percent in October…
TSMC triples investment in US chip fabs to $40 billion
Tokyo US President Joe Biden records another success of his industrial policy. TSMC, the world’s largest contract manufacturer of chips, wants to triple its investments in the US to $40…
The division of German industry is progressing
Industry German companies kept their production almost stable in October. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Despite all the doomsday scenarios, production in German industry fell by just 0.4 percent in October compared…
German chemical and pharmaceutical companies are drawn to the USA
BASF plant in the USA The German chemical industry is oriented towards the west. (Photo: BASF SE) Dusseldorf, New York The German chemical and pharmaceutical industry is increasingly relocating its…
Europe needs its own investment support program
Person loads electric car The Inflation Reduction Act aims to benefit buyers of US-built electric cars. (Photo: Hearst Newspapers/Getty Images) There is great outrage at the US government’s Inflation Reduction…