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Chip industry: avoiding a subsidy race

The EU wants to get more involved in the semiconductor industry. In doing so, it should not focus too heavily on chip production but rather build on existing strengths and promote chip design, advises Bruegel expert Niclas Frederic Poitiers.

By Redaktion Table

Unable to speak: what ails Germany's EU policy

The German government often takes too long to position itself on EU projects – and thus gambles away influence in Brussels. The reasons lie deep in the tectonics of the Berlin government apparatus. Berlin now wants to do better with the Green Deal.

By Till Hoppe

Digital Services Act: old mistakes, now European?

The DSA is to be passed by the end of 2021, but some basic issues are being disputed. The "basic law for the Internet" contains much of the DNA of the German Network Enforcement Act – and thus comparable problems. The platforms have long since taken new paths.

By Redaktion Table

Andreas Mattner ist Präsident des Zentralen Immobilien Ausschusses (ZIA)

Energy efficiency must not be the only goal

In mid-July, the EU Commission presented the "Fit for 55" package. The individual programs it contains and the higher climate policy targets for 2030 represent a major challenge for the building sector. The aim of the German Property Federation (ZIA) is now to lobby for a practical design of European regulations.

By Redaktion Table