Tag: Industrial policy
Federal government adopts China strategy for the first time
Annalena Bärbock The Foreign Minister presented the strategy to the Federal Cabinet on Thursday. (Photo: AP) Berlin For the first time, Germany has presented its own strategy for dealing with…
Federal government adopts China strategy for the first time
Annalena Bärbock The Foreign Minister wants to present the finished China strategy to the public on Thursday. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin For the first time, Germany has presented its own strategy…
BP and Total pay 12.6 billion for offshore wind farms
Offshore wind farm in the North Sea Wind power on the water is to be greatly expanded as part of the energy transition. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The world’s largest tender…
This is what the German hydrogen network should look like
Construction of a gas pipeline From 2032, a hydrogen core network is to transport the gas through the country. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The operators of the long-distance gas pipelines in…
Lindner wants to relieve the economy by six billion annually
Christian Lindner Lindner’s draft must first be coordinated with the other ministries. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Finance Minister Christian Lindner has put together a tax package that is intended to relieve…
How the pharmaceutical industry is suffering from the high energy prices in Europe – and is rethinking the location
Dusseldorf If you want to know how dependent Europe is on medicines from Asia, you can find out best in Kundl. The last “Gallic village” of European penicillin production is…
Federal government wants to use hydrogen in all areas
hydrogen line The federal government wants to advance the development of a hydrogen economy. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The federal cabinet is to decide on the update of the national hydrogen…
German machine builders expect significantly less growth in China
Construction site in Beijing Because the construction industry in China is ordering fewer new machines, German machine builders expect business to be worse. (Photo: AP) Beijing The business of the…
When it comes to investments, Germany brings up the rear – and will probably remain so for years to come
Excavation work near Magdeburg Intel’s new chip factory is to be built on the site, in which the US group wants to invest 33 billion euros. (Photo: Getty Images; Per-Anders…
When it comes to investments, Germany brings up the rear – and will probably remain so for years to come
Excavation work near Magdeburg Intel’s new chip factory is to be built on the site, in which the US group is investing 33 billion euros. (Photo: Getty Images; Per-Anders Pettersson)…
“The Chinese are also very good in terms of quality”
Harold Marquardt The head of the automotive supplier Marquardt already supplies numerous Chinese customers. (Photo: Marquardt) Stuttgart The boss of the automotive supplier Marquardt warns the German car manufacturers not…
Coalition removes electricity tax aid for industry
steel worker Energy-intensive companies have so far been able to recoup a large part of the energy taxes. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The coalition surprisingly cancels the peak equalization in the…
Maritime economy: Traffic light coalition wants to stop the downward trend
Berlin With a 66-point package of measures, the traffic light coalition wants to counter the concern that the increasing dominance of Asian countries in shipbuilding, waterway infrastructure and energy transport…
Despite criticism, medium-sized companies want to continue investing
port in China The People’s Republic remains an attractive location for many medium-sized companies. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Hans-Toni Junius is not deterred by the growing criticism of China – and…
Why China is far behind in generative AI
surveillance state of China A law on generative AI in China states that all content generated with it must “embody core socialist values”. (Photo: Reuters) Beijing When the hype about…
Germany as a business location in danger: capital outflows are at a record level
Factory hall without operation Capital outflows from Germany were as high as last year. More and more companies prefer to invest abroad. (Photo: Getty Images) Dusseldorf, Berlin, Washington Olaf Scholz…
Germany as a business location in danger: capital outflows are at a record level
Factory hall without operation Capital outflows from Germany were as high as last year. More and more companies prefer to invest abroad. (Photo: Getty Images) Dusseldorf, Berlin, Washington Olaf Scholz…
Intel is coming – but many other companies are turning their backs on Germany
Factory hall without operation Capital outflows from Germany were as high as last year. More and more companies prefer to invest abroad. (Photo: Getty Images) Dusseldorf, Berlin, Washington Olaf Scholz…
Where own plants in Europe pay off – and where not
Berlin Industrial policy was frowned upon in Germany for a long time, but it is experiencing a renaissance in the geopolitical turning point. A glance at the list of speakers…
“Europe is currently not a good place to invest in the solar industry”
Gunter Erfurt (right) with Robert Habeck The Meyer Burger boss during a factory tour of the Federal Minister of Economics in Bitterfeld-Wolfen. The entrepreneur is quite satisfied with Habeck, but…