Tag: Ukraine war
BASF, BMW & Aldi invest heavily
Volkswagen in China China plays an important role for the German car company. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, Berlin, Beijing Regardless of the growing risks, German companies continue to invest heavily in…
“Regime change is out of reach for Russia”
Sergey Lavrov In Cairo, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke of wanting to help the Ukrainian people “free themselves from the regime that is absolutely hostile to the people and…
“Regime change in Ukraine is unattainable for Russia”
Sergey Lavrov In Cairo, Russia’s foreign minister spoke of wanting to help the Ukrainian people “free themselves from the regime that is absolutely hostile to the people and history”. (Photo:…
Moscow wants to block the withdrawal of foreign credit institutions
Frankfurt, Riga It is a statement that would drastically change the strategy of credit institutions in Russia: Moscow apparently wants to block the sale of Russian subsidiaries by foreign banks.…
“60 percent additional costs” – How companies react to enormously high costs
Metal processing company 70 percent of the companies in the medium-sized industry increase their prices. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf In Carsten Zölzer’s 25 years of activity, costs have never increased as…
We are facing an upheaval on the scale of the French Revolution
The French Revolution shaped Europe’s history like no other event. Today we are at a similar point as then: before the transition to a post-industrial order. Our society also shows…
Government must act on energy conflict with Russia
gas storage It is often said that the dependency on Russian gas is not due to the hasty exit from nuclear energy and coal, but to the insufficient expansion of…
Michael Kretschmer: Prime Minister provokes with Ukraine statements
The chairman of the Union parliamentary group in the Foreign Affairs Committee, Roderich Kiesewetter (CDU), told the Handelsblatt with a view to Kretschmer’s statements. “This is an absolute minority opinion…
How Putin is fueling ethnic minorities for his war
Russian soldiers In the past few weeks, the Kremlin has taken further steps to increase combat effectiveness in the short term. (Photo: AP) It’s a question that has been worrying…
German exports outside the EU are picking up – business in Russia is collapsing
container port Deliveries to third countries climbed to 60.8 billion euros in June. (Photo: dpa) Berlin German exporters continue to expand their business outside the EU. Deliveries to third countries…
Podcast Handelsblatt Green: Wind energy – That’s why the expansion is stuck
Dusseldorf Germany fears a gas crisis after supplies from Russia were drastically reduced in recent weeks as a result of the Ukraine war. Consumers and companies are therefore looking for…
German industry is sitting on a backlog of orders – record range
Cargo ships in Hamburg Within a year, the backlog of orders increased by 16.9 percent. (Photo: IMAGO/Chris Emil Janssen) Berlin In view of delivery problems and production delays, the backlog…
Fashion retailer is finally withdrawing from Russia
Stockholm The decision was not easy for her. But Helena Helmersson had to act. The boss of the world’s second largest fashion retailer H&M announced on Monday what analysts had…
Clean up: Selenski fires the head of the secret service
Zelensky justified the spectacular dismissals with the fact that more than 60 employees from these authorities remained in the Russian-occupied territories and “collaborate with the enemy,” as the Kiev head…
Kazakhstan moves away from Russia
People walk past a flag of Kazakhstan in Astana A few months ago, Kazakhstan was still getting Russian military aid, but the country is not supporting the war in Ukraine.…
How relevant are tech, defense and energy stocks in the second half of the year?
Dusseldorf Uncertainty dominated the first half of the stock market year 2022. In addition to the effects of the Ukraine war, such as the sharp rise in oil and gas…
The SPD-Left calls for the FDP to end the blockade
speed limit If the speed on motorways were limited to a maximum of 100 kilometers per hour and to 80 km/h on out-of-town roads, around 2.1 billion liters of fossil…
Italy’s crisis comes at the wrong time
President Sergio Matarella (left) and Prime Minister Mario Draghi Italians are used to government crises. They are part of everyday political life – only a few Prime Ministers have so…
What impact is Italy’s government crisis having on Europe?
Rome After only a year and a half of political stability, Italy plunged into the next government crisis on Thursday. Mario Draghi’s coalition is in danger of collapsing, the prime…
The Roman Trick of Mario Draghi
many things in Italy are familiar to us. The evening life on the Piazza del Popolo, the quality coffee in every bar, pasta fresca, wineries around Castelli, hospitality, “La Grande…