Tag: Reinhard Houben
Habeck bekommt Unterstützung für schärfere Investitionsprüfung
Robert Habeck Der Bundeswirtschaftsminister gilt als chinakritischer als andere Mitglieder der Ampel-Koalition. (Foto: dpa) Berlin Bundeswirtschaftsminister Robert Habeck (Grüne) hat überraschende Zustimmung vom Koalitionspartner SPD zu seinem Vorschlag erhalten, mit neuen…
Economy complains about expensive proliferation of data protection regulations
Berlin After five years of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the EU set of standards with its 99 articles and 173 recitals is still giving the economy a hard…
Data leak at Tesla calls traffic light politicians into action
Gigafactory in Gruenheide The “Tesla files” also include data from employees at the Grünheide plant in Brandenburg. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Politicians in the traffic light coalition have expressed concern that…
Trade warns of industrial electricity price: “Special tariff leads to distortion of competition”
Berlin DGB boss Yasmin Fahimi encounters divided opinions with her proposal to cap the electricity price for industry at four cents per kilowatt hour for a limited period of time.…
Habeck is open to extending the deadline for existing buildings
In a conversation with the Funke media group, Habeck suggested specific improvements. “We could start switching for new builds from January 1, 2024. This then affects the new buildings, which…
Habeck wants to extend the deadline for existing buildings
Lindner countered the claim that his party was harming the coalition and the state in the dispute over the Building Energy Act (GEG). “If the FDP prevents left-wing politics and…
Lindner confirms reservations about the heating law
Lindner countered the claim that his party was harming the coalition and the state in the dispute over the Building Energy Act (GEG). “If the FDP prevents left-wing politics and…
Udo Philipp is under pressure because of company investments
Before his time in politics, Philipp worked as an investor. According to the Ministry of Economic Affairs, he still holds shares in four companies, including start-ups. At the same time,…
Udo Philipp is under pressure because of company investments
Before his time in politics, Philipp worked as an investor. According to the Ministry of Economic Affairs, he still holds shares in four companies, including start-ups. At the same time,…
Udo Philipp is under pressure because of company investments
Before his time in politics, Philipp worked as an investor. According to the Ministry of Economic Affairs, he still holds shares in four companies, including start-ups. At the same time,…
Graichen resigns as State Secretary from the Ministry of Economic Affairs
Berlin Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck has confirmed the resignation of the controversial Secretary of State for Energy, Patrick Graichen. This was decided on Tuesday evening in a joint…
Trouble about groomsmen – why the Ministry of Economic Affairs is now examining a post
Patrick Graichen The Secretary of State, pictured here during a press conference at the G7 meeting in Japan, has close ties to the new Dena boss. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The…
FDP politician questions Robert Habeck’s State Secretary Graichen
Berlin New fuss about the Ministry of Economic Affairs: Against the background of a debate about family ties between important employees of Minister Robert Habeck (Greens), the department wants to…
Faeser wants to check Deutsche Telekom’s Huawei pact
Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser Berlin The sanctions pact between Deutsche Telekom and the Chinese technology group Huawei calls the federal government into action. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) announced…
The FDP is struggling with Habeck for a paradigm shift in competition policy
Berlin The trigger is called Christian Lindner (FDP). In early summer 2022, with the start of the tank discount, the finance minister asked for the competition guardians of the Federal…
FDP demands review of prices by the Cartel Office
Berlin The FDP has asked the Federal Cartel Office to review pricing in the district heating sector. The economic policy spokesman for the parliamentary group, Reinhard Houben, justified this in…
Call for the cartel office: Is district heating too expensive?
Berlin Politicians in the traffic light coalition are calling for the Federal Cartel Office to intervene in view of the sometimes drastically increased district heating prices. The Cartel Office must…
Horrendous additional payments and increased deductions alarm politicians
Berlin Politicians in the traffic light coalition are calling for the Federal Cartel Office to intervene in view of the sometimes drastically increased district heating prices. The Cartel Office must…
Horrendous additional payments and increased deductions alarm politicians
Berlin Politicians in the traffic light coalition are calling for the Federal Cartel Office to intervene in view of the sometimes drastically increased district heating prices. The Cartel Office must…
Germany exports military goods to China
Container terminal in China Politicians and NGOs are demanding that exports of so-called dual-use goods be tightened. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The number stands out: In 2021, the Federal Ministry of…