Tag: protection
New Infection Protection Act is the low point of Corona policy
Plenary session in the Bundestag Parliamentarians have long debated the new law on the pandemic. (Photo: IMAGO/Christian Spicker) It’s finally over on Friday. Then this government has delayed long enough…
Patent protection for corona vaccines should fall
Biontech production in Marburg The pharmaceutical companies defend their patents. (Photo: dpa) Brussels Developing countries should be allowed to produce Covid-19 vaccines regardless of patent protection. That is at the…
Authorities register significantly more data protection violations
Berlin The corona pandemic and its effects led to serious data protection violations last year. This is shown by a survey by the Handelsblatt among the data protection officers of…
Authorities register significantly more data protection violations
Berlin The corona pandemic and its effects led to serious data protection violations last year. This is shown by a survey by the Handelsblatt among the data protection officers of…
Ampel continues to fight for the Infection Protection Act
Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach The SPD politician is one of the advocates of comprehensive basic protection measures. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The traffic light coalition is still struggling over the…
Protection against natural disasters & cybercrime
Munich Hannover Re managed to get into the Dax at the second attempt. After the reinsurer narrowly failed to increase the leading German index to 40 companies in the fall,…
EU wants to activate new protection status for refugees
Berlin The war in Ukraine also led to a turning point in European refugee policy. The EU Commission proposed on Wednesday to activate the “mass influx” directive for the first…
Investor arbitration courts counteract environmental protection
ship The company specializes in treasure hunts under the sea surface. (Photo: AP) Investment treaties and arbitration impair the willingness and ability of states to implement climate protection measures. That’s…
Many companies find themselves heavily burdened by data protection
EU data protection rules In Germany, many of the data protection regulations already applied before the GDPR. In essence, it is about better protecting consumers in particular. (Photo: dpa) Berlin…
Consumer Protection Association Sues For Electricity Increases
The Consumer Protection Association filed a lawsuit against the Energy Market Regulatory Authority due to the latest electricity hikes, saying that ‘as a 32-year-old organization, they cannot remain silent any…
Baerbock’s climate protection expert is met with skepticism in business
Jennifer Morgan (left) and Annalena Baerbock Is the new government commissioner for climate also the right one for the climate? (Photo: action press) Berlin You don’t hear any loud complaints,…
Why climate protection could become a bottomless pit
Berlin In 2019, the federal government spent 1.9 billion euros on promoting energy-efficient building refurbishment. A year later it was already 8.6 billion euros, and last year it was 18…
Booster significantly increases protection against death from Omicron in over 50s
At the one used by health authorities Corona case reporting software are according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) improvements needed. In addition to solving current problems in the software,…
Law reform planned – government wants more protection for electricity customers
Berlin With a legal reform, the federal government wants to put a stop to short-term terminations of electricity and gas contracts by cheap suppliers and price jumps. “We must not…
Telegram users are sometimes targeted by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution
Telegram logo According to the federal government, the right-wing extremist scene sees the service as an “alternative to well-known instant messaging services such as WhatsApp or Threema”. (Photo: dpa) Berlin…
Instagram, Tiktok and Clubhouse in the sights of data protection authorities
Berlin The Federal Data Protection Commissioner Ulrich Kelber has expressed concerns about the use of the social networks Instagram, Tiktok and Clubhouse in federal authorities. “In cooperation with the Federal…
Transport Minister Volker Wissing: Climate protection means freedom
In the past week, Volker Wissing has not only excited his own party, but also the entire mobility industry – especially the automotive industry. The first Federal Transport Minister of…
How joint ventures undermine the protection of critical technologies
Jet C919, server room, President Xi at the server provider Fiberhome and chip factory (top from left) Joint ventures are often the only access to the Chinese market for European…
How joint ventures undermine the protection of critical technologies
Jet C919, server room, President Xi at the server provider Fiberhome and chip factory (top from left) Joint ventures are often the only access to the Chinese market for European…
How Habeck wants to get the economy excited about climate protection
Berlin Entry into federal politics was not common for Robert Habeck (Greens). Usually, new members of the Bundestag start out as backbenchers, the first speech in parliament is a kind…