Ahead of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s trip to China, the industry associations VDMA and VDA are appealing for fair competitive conditions. The mechanical and plant engineering sector is urging China to cut subsidies and “finally remove zombie companies from the market.”
By Leonardo Pape
MERICS director Huotari argues that Merz should use his China trip to establish the basis for a “new normal” in relations with the People’s Republic. The diverging interests of Germany as an industrial location and of German companies in China are a problem.
By Julia Fiedler
Taxpayers are increasingly being asked by various local tax authorities to declare their foreign income in their Chinese tax returns.
By Ning Wang
Chinese media have reported widely on the conviction of South Korea’s former president Yoon. The focus has been on allegations of a “criminal insurrection.”
By Leonardo Pape
According to new forecasts, CO₂ storage in the North Sea will be even more expensive than expected. Transport and storage could soon cost EUR 100 to 150 per tonne. The costs are likely to rise further in the future.
By Nico Beckert
A new expert opinion considers the BMWE draft law for the so-called grid package to be contrary to European law. The opinion says it violates EU directives and is not based on objective threshold values.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
Plug-in hybrids consume just as much as combustion engines when in use. A new study by the Fraunhofer Institute shows that German manufacturers perform particularly poorly.
By Kai Schöneberg
In their first joint appeal, the climate councils of the federal states see the use of the funds as a “historic opportunity” to dovetail sustainability, climate protection and services of general interest.
By Kai Schöneberg
