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Supply crisis: solutions as rare as chips

The chip shortage will continue into next year – as not only automotive suppliers expect. Neither politics nor industry have any quick solutions at hand. However, the coming weeks are likely to set the course for the future.

By Falk Steiner

E-fuels: engine or brake of decarbonization?

The EU Commission intends to issue a legal act that will define the framework for the production of renewable fuels before the end of this year. The role of e-fuels and hydrogen in transport is also a topic in the Bundestag election campaign.

By Lukas Knigge

Christoph Winterhalter ist Vorsitzender des Vorstandes bei DIN

Circular economy: those who don't go ahead, run behind

The circular economy needs norms and standards as a foundation. Christoph Winterhalter, head of the German Institute for Standardization, appeals that everyone needs to work on this at an early stage to survive in international competition.

By Redaktion Table

Andreas Schwab (CDU) ist binnenmarktpolitischer Sprecher der EVP-Fraktion und Berichterstatter des Europaparlaments zum Digital Markets Act.

Andreas Schwab: 'It will be much easier to intervene'

The European Parliament's rapporteur on the Digital Markets Act wants to prevent big digital companies from simply buying smaller competitors. To achieve this, the EU Commission and national competition authorities should cooperate closely and the digital markets should be more narrowly defined, Schwab demands in an interview with Till Hoppe.

By Till Hoppe