Tag: IRA
Private jet traffic at a record level: does it have to be?
Good morning, dear readers, thanks to high energy prices, the big oil and gas companies are posting record profits. The US companies Exxon Mobil and Chevron alone earned 91.1 billion…
What should Europe’s industrial policy answer to the USA look like?
Berlin Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) has proclaimed 2023 the “Year of Industrial Policy”. At the latest with the US subsidy program “Inflation Reduction Act” (IRA), which includes…
Is the EU threatened with fragmentation?
Berlin, Brussels Paolo Gentiloni should not spend easy days in Berlin. The EU Economic Commissioner spoke with Chancellor Wolfgang Schmidt (SPD) on Tuesday morning, the meeting was scheduled to last…
In response to the IRA, the EU should accelerate the capital markets union
EU flags The Commission had already presented an action plan in 2015 to gradually turn the 27 markets into a single market. (Photo: dpa) How should the EU react to…
EU proposes US-style tax rebates
wind farms In the future, it should also be possible to promote mature green technologies. (Photo: dpa) Brussels The EU Commission wants to counter the American Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)…
Dispute over new debt fund – that’s how much money the EU still has in reserve
Brussels There is hardly an issue that divides Europe as much as the question of whether the European Union should take on new joint debt for the green restructuring of…
The EU does not need a new debt fund
Olaf Scholz (left) and Emmanuel Macron Germany and France would benefit from the relaxation of EU state aid rules. (Photo: dpa) In Brussels, the crucial question is again: How do…
Wind power: offshore boom in the USA: huge opportunity for German companies
Offshore wind farm in the USA The USA had long slept on the subject of wind power on the high seas, while the Europeans were pushing ahead with wind farms…
Scholz and Macron demonstrate harmony
Good morning dear readers, the need for harmony was great when Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron met their respective ministers in Paris on Sunday. After all, the…
EU Council President Michel presents four-point plan against IRA
EU Council President Charles Michel Michel believes that high EU investments are necessary in response to the American subsidy package. (Photo: dpa) Brussels, Berlin The European response to the US…
SPD economic wing wants to defend industrial location with new EU debts
wind power industry “Both the private sector and households should also receive tax credits on everything that promotes the expansion of renewables,” the paper says. (Photo: Bloomberg/Getty Images) Berlin As…
Unionists continue to block government formation in Belfast
Mary Lou McDonald (l), Sinn Fein Party Chair, and Michelle O’Neill, Vice Chair The nationalists fear that the central government in London could effectively regain political power in Northern Ireland…
EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announces green industrial plan
davos EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has spoken out in favor of extensive industrial policy interventions in order to advance Europe in the global race for climate-friendly technologies.…
The US wants to defuse the state aid dispute with the EU
Joe Biden The US President wants to promote green technology in the USA – according to the motto America first, the EU fears. (Photo: imago images/ZUMA Wire) Brussels The US…
With new debts against the USA – the EU must step up the competition for future investments
Paolo Gentiloni Gentiloni does not expect any resistance from the member states to his plans. (Photo: Bloomberg) Brussels, Berlin The EU Commission is making a new attempt to promote green…
With new debts against the USA – the EU must step up the competition for future investments
Paolo Gentiloni Gentiloni does not expect any resistance from the member states to his plans. (Photo: Bloomberg) Brussels, Berlin The EU Commission is making a new attempt to promote green…
USA create loophole in the subsidy dispute – and cause even more confusion
electric cars The planned subsidies for electric cars had caused upsets between the USA and the EU. (Photo: AP) Washington, Brussels The EU Commission has welcomed the concessions made by…
USA create loophole in the subsidy dispute – and cause even more confusion
electric cars The planned subsidies for electric cars had caused upsets between the USA and the EU. (Photo: AP) Washington The EU Commission has welcomed the concessions made by the…
USA create loophole in the subsidy dispute – and cause even more confusion
electric cars The planned subsidies for electric cars had caused upsets between the USA and the EU. (Photo: AP) Washington Shortly before the end of the year, the US Treasury…
USA create loophole in the subsidy dispute – and cause even more confusion
electric cars The planned subsidies for electric cars had caused upsets between the USA and the EU. (Photo: AP) Washington Shortly before the end of the year, the US Treasury…