Following plant closures due to the first downturn in sales since entering the market 20 years ago, the German supplier now only has seven plants in China. The company intends to review its capacities further.
By Carolyn Braun
Car buyers in China who scrap an old car are now eligible for a higher cash subsidy when buying a new model. However, the measure only applies to smaller models. The government wants to boost the economy in this way after the Third Plenum.
By Christiane Kuehl
Just a few days after the Ukrainian Foreign Minister visited China, Kyiv has already extended a return invitation to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. Beijing is apparently interested in the contact.
By Christiane Kuehl
TSMC CEO C.C. Wei will break ground for the construction of the chip company's Dresden plant on August 20. Construction is expected to start by the end of 2024. The plant, named European Semiconductor Manufacturing ESMC, is expected to go into operation in late 2027.
By Carolyn Braun
The G20 finance ministers want to tax the super-rich more heavily. However, the global minimum tax for billionaires proposed by Brazil was not adopted. According to US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, states need to invest more in the green transformation of their economies.
By Nico Beckert
Without additional support for the industry, Germany's ambitious offshore wind power goals will not be achievable, warns Agora Energiewende in a recent analysis.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
European forests should be supplemented with trees from other regions in the future, according to a recent study. Without better-adapted trees, climate change threatens the carbon sinks of forests.
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The German government has initiated the preliminary process for the second bidding round of the so-called carbon contracts for difference on Monday. This round focuses on CCUS technologies.
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What is the New European Bauhaus (NEB) and what investments are conceivable? This is the subject of the NEB guidelines that the Commission has now adopted.
By Markus Grabitz
No systematic disinformation campaigns were uncovered during the 2024 European elections. The Commission has now presented a report on this. It also wants to keep an eye on the upcoming elections at national and local level.
By Corinna Visser
