Economic policy

News | Real estate

October 21st, 2025

Real estate market: Prices fall more sharply than they have in 11 months

September and October are the peak season for real estate buyers. Nevertheless, the past two months have been a disaster for China’s real estate companies.

By Redaktion Table

Feature | 28. regime

October 17th, 2025

28th regime: Parliamentary report outlines a difficult legislative process

The debate over Parliament’s own-initiative report on the 28th regime for European startups highlights the difficult balance between harmonization goals and political feasibility.

By János Allenbach-Ammann

News | Economic policy

October 9th, 2025

Price war: Beijing wants to curb unfair competition

China wants to curb “unfair” price competition. In sectors where this is a particularly big problem, average production costs could be assessed and guidelines for “reasonable pricing” could be set.

By Julia Fiedler

Talk of the Town | Mario Draghi

September 17th, 2025

Competitiveness: Draghi warns against "complacency"

One year after the publication of his report, the former Italian prime minister has criticized its slow implementation and the unwillingness to tackle radical changes. Business representatives are calling for greater efforts to support the internal market.

By János Allenbach-Ammann, Till Hoppe and Markus Grabitz

News | Economic policy

September 15th, 2025

Economy: Statistics office spreads optimism

Industrial production and retail sales in China are slowing down, in some cases more than they have for nine months. Nevertheless, the statistics office is spreading optimism.

By Redaktion Table

Feature | SOTEU

September 11th, 2025

Von der Leyen backs cheap EVs instead of a turnaround on combustion engines

The Commission President is resisting calls to soften the climate targets. She announced new initiatives for affordable electric cars, the steel industry and the energy infrastructure.

By Lukas Knigge, János Allenbach-Ammann and Manuel Berkel