Tag: Monopoly Commission
A turning point in competition policy causes a stir
Robert Habeck “We are making antitrust law with claws and teeth,” said the Federal Minister of Economics on Monday. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Dusseldorf In the German headquarters of the big…
Who really benefits from the tank discount
Berlin, Dusseldorf In the debate about the tank discount, Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) has spoken out with a new proposal in view of the ever-rising fuel prices.…
Lauterbach under pressure for hospital reform
Berlin Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) was recently able to experience for himself how deep the German hospital landscape is in the crisis. At the beginning of May he visited…
Gas suppliers are allowed to raise prices – criticism from consumer advocates
Berlin Consumer advocates criticize the amendment to the Energy Security Act (EnSiG) passed by the Bundestag. They are calling for the so-called price adjustment clause to be adjusted and are…
Building Minister Scharrenbach: Cartel Office should check building material prices
construction site Building material prices had already exploded last year. According to data from the Federal Statistical Office, the prices for individual building materials such as wood and steel rose…
CDU Economic Council calls for expert advice on digitization
digitalization Germany has gotten used to “an expensive bureaucratic sluggishness” and has not made any progress in reducing bureaucracy for years. (Photo: imago images / photothek) Berlin Before the Ukraine…
Habeck’s competition plan against Google and high energy prices
Economics and Climate Minister Robert Habeck “Where there is no appropriate regulatory framework, markets fail with serious consequences for the economy, society and the environment,” says a paper from his…
From crisis mode to structural change
Imagine the economic crisis and hardly any company goes bankrupt! Two years ago, at the beginning of the corona pandemic, that seemed unimaginable. It was generally expected that the number…
“Second-class charging stations” on the Autobahn
Rest area with charging station An electric car is parked at a charging station at the only fully renovated rest area “Ostseeblick” near Heiligenhafen. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf If you want…
A solo too much by Lothar Wieler – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
Lothar Wieler qualified for his immediate dismissal as head of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). Yesterday he struck up to protect against Omikron with the demand for “maximum contact restrictions”,…
The boom is not over yet
Telecommunications towers of the Telekom, rail logistics subsidiary Schenker, Porsche Taycan Will the boom in M&A business continue? Investment bankers are optimistic. (Photo: Getty Images, Deutsche Bahn, Unsplash) Frankfurt. Despite…
The boom is not over yet
Telecommunications towers of the Telekom, rail logistics subsidiary Schenker, Porsche Taycan Will the boom in M&A business continue? Investment bankers are optimistic. (Photo: Getty Images, Deutsche Bahn, Unsplash) Frankfurt. Despite…
The boom is not over yet
Telecommunications towers of the Telekom, rail logistics subsidiary Schenker, Porsche Taycan Will the boom in M&A business continue? Investment bankers are optimistic. (Photo: Getty Images, Deutsche Bahn, Unsplash) Frankfurt. Despite…
The model of the early New Year’s rest – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
You’re in luck for New Year’s Eve if you’ve planned a party for ten people. That is the upper limit that the federal and state governments will decide today for…
The boom is not over yet
Telecommunications towers of the Telekom, rail logistics subsidiary Schenker, Porsche Taycan Will the boom in M&A business continue? Investment bankers are optimistic. (Photo: Getty Images, Deutsche Bahn, Unsplash) Frankfurt. Despite…
The next emergency summit is Omikron – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
We go into Christmas week with unsettling races. The first deals with the extent to which booster vaccinations help to deter the new virus variant Omikron. The second, in many…
The state should sell post and telecom soon
regensburg What has been tried and tested in the USA often comes to Germany. For Jürgen Kühling, head of the Monopolies Commission, this is a threatening prospect. Corporate profits there…
A family office could therefore help with the reform
Berlin For Peter Füglistaler from Bern, there is no question that the negotiators from the SPD, Greens and FDP in Berlin should definitely turn their gaze to Switzerland before finally…
The Tank & Rast charging station business raises questions
Ionity charging stations at a motorway service station on the A2 Tank & Rast does not operate its own charging stations, but leases the space to the four providers EnBW,…
The Tank & Rast charging station business raises questions
Ionity charging stations at a motorway service station on the A2 Tank & Rast does not operate its own charging stations, but leases the space to the four providers EnBW,…