Tag: Leopoldina
SPD politicians offend with their statements in science
Berlin The week was only a few hours old when Karl Lauterbach (SPD) said words last Monday that resonate to this day. Asked in the ARD morning magazine about mistakes…
How long does the gas last? Scenarios for the winter
Gas supply in winter Saving gas by extending the Christmas break: If the holidays were extended to January 9th, “productivity would not be greatly damaged,” says Leopoldina Vice President Robert…
“Germany needs a 10 trillion euro state fund for start-ups”
Berlin The federal government’s “future fund” launched in 2021 to finance start-ups must grow from ten billion to ten trillion euros over the next 20 to 30 years. This is…
Institutes significantly lower forecast for 2022
Berlin It is an illustrious group that met on Tuesday evening in the NATO conference room of the Federal Chancellery. The CEOs of the largest companies are there, whether Airbus,…
Is Russia Using Chemical Weapons In The Ukraine War?
Berlin The reports came late Monday evening: Russia is said to have used chemical weapons in Mariupol. This is what the Ukrainian Azov regiment claims, one of several paramilitary volunteer…
Is Russia Using Chemical Weapons In The Ukraine War?
Berlin The reports came late Monday evening: Russia is said to have used chemical weapons in Mariupol. This is what the Ukrainian Azov regiment claims, one of several paramilitary volunteer…
Is Putin using chemical weapons in the Ukraine war?
Berlin The reports came late Monday evening: Russia is said to have used chemical weapons in Mariupol. This is what the Ukrainian Azov regiment claims, one of several paramilitary volunteer…
Is Vladimir Putin Using Chemical Weapons?
Berlin The reports came late Monday evening: Russia is said to have used chemical weapons in Mariupol. This is what the Ukrainian Azov regiment claims, one of several paramilitary volunteer…
How Germany is fighting for the energy boycott
struggle for the energy boycott What consequences would an embargo have for German industry? (Photo: Imago/Reuters) In Berlin and Brussels there is a struggle for a boycott against Russian oil…
Warning against a purely economic debate about the embargo
Berlin The economist Veronika Grimm has warned the federal government against rejecting a possible energy embargo against Russia only because of its economic consequences: “I do not understand at all…
Warning against a purely economic debate about the embargo
Berlin The economist Veronika Grimm has warned the federal government against rejecting a possible energy embargo against Russia only because of its economic consequences: “I do not understand at all…
Energy embargo would result in an economic downturn
Berlin The Institute for Macroeconomics and Business Cycle Research (IMK) fears that a supply stop for Russian energy could have a significant impact on the German economy. In particular, the…
Energy embargo: Significant economic slump in Germany
In the baseline scenario, the experts close to the trade union still anticipate an increase in gross domestic product (GDP) of 2.1 percent in the forecast published on Tuesday. On…
The Chancellor’s attack on economists is inappropriate
Olaf Scholz visiting Anne Will The Chancellor accuses economists of acting “irresponsibly” with their calculations on the consequences of an energy embargo. (Photo: dpa) The relationship between the chancellery and…
Ukraine calls for sanctions on Nord Stream 1 pipeline
Nord Stream 1 terminus in Lubmin The threatened gas boycott is just one of the counter-sanctions that the Kremlin has prepared. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Ukraine is in favor of embargoing…
How would an embargo affect Russian energy?
Berlin The pressure on the federal government is growing. Western sanctions continue to do nothing to stop Russian President Vladimir Putin from bombing Ukraine. But Berlin continues to resist an…
Living with perceived inflation – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
To err is human, but at the head of the European Central Bank (ECB) it is completely inappropriate. There, President Christine Lagarde played down the risk of inflation for a…
Gasoline, or the price of freedom – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
The EU Commission also wants to reduce imports of Russian natural gas by two thirds within a year, an ambitious goal. President Ursula von der Leyen: “We simply cannot rely…
US halts imports of Russian oil
Berlin, Brussels, Dusseldorf, Houston, London, Zurich In response to Vladimir Putin’s war of aggression in Ukraine, the US and Britain have imposed further punitive measures against Russia. Washington is stopping…
Embargo on Russian gas and oil manageable
Gazprom plant The demands that Germany should make itself less dependent on Russian energy are increasing. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin There is good news: German industrial production rose by 2.7 percent…