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A large mixed forest near Gardelegen is facing destruction – just six years after it was planted. The reason: the oak trees planted there do not originate from the legally defined provenance zones. Although the young trees appear healthy and have grown well, they are now threatened with felling. This compensatory area, created due to […]

European industry is fighting for its technological sovereignty, but a key major battery project is in danger of failing. At the heart of the matter is the Automotive Cells Company (ACC), a joint venture between Stellantis, Mercedes-Benz, and TotalEnergies. Following the turmoil at Northvolt, this collaborative project in Italy is now under scrutiny. The situation

Amid fears of rising heating and gasoline costs in the coming years, the European Commission has proposed changes to the EU’s carbon pricing system. Brussels wants to expand an emergency mechanism that would be triggered whenever the price of carbon dioxide rises too sharply, the Commission announced on Thursday. This is primarily a response to

With their “solar bonus” concept, the Green Party aims to provide 600 hours of free electricity for all households during the summer months. This is intended to address the increasing overproduction of electricity by solar panels, which currently often goes unused due to a lack of storage or grid capacity. At the same time, the

Deep in northern Sweden, a fiscal experiment is collapsing, with dramatic consequences for retirement provisions. State pension funds channeled billions into risky climate projects, driven by ideology and political ambition. Now, massive losses are looming. Pension funds and reserves, intended to provide financial security, are trapped in failed industrial utopias. Projects like Northvolt and Stegra

The question of location is coming into sharper focus because German companies are suffering from high costs and bureaucratic hurdles. Many decision-makers are therefore intensively comparing wages, location costs, productivity, energy prices, and tax burdens with those in Switzerland. Despite higher wages, the neighboring country impresses with its efficiency, moderate location costs, and stable performance

The dispute within the German government over the future approval of cars with combustion engines is now to be finally settled: Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) announced an agreement for Thursday evening at the coalition committee meeting, which he will then communicate to the EU Commission. Meanwhile, according to a media report, CSU leader Markus Söder

The US government is supporting the reactivation of Three Mile Island with a $1 billion loan. Constellation Energy plans to bring the TMI plant back online despite past controversies. This move aligns with the current nuclear power debate, as rising electricity consumption driven by digital technologies is forcing energy policymakers to make new decisions. Reactor

Germany will be under considerable pressure in the third quarter of 2025. The decline in employment is shaping the situation and noticeably impacting the German labor market. Despite high hopes, no new impetus is emerging. The decline in employment in 2025 is more pronounced than before. The economic slowdown is affecting several sectors simultaneously, and

Canada’s leading pipeline operator, Enbridge, is responding to high demand for exports to the US with a multi-billion-dollar expansion. The company plans to increase pipeline capacity by up to 250,000 barrels per day – a strategic move that, given stagnant alternatives in Asia, relies on the proven US market. Instead of building new pipelines, investments

New car registrations in the EU rose for the fourth consecutive month in October. 916,600 cars were newly registered – 5.8 percent more than in the same month last year, as reported by the manufacturers’ association ACEA on Tuesday. So far this year, 8.97 million cars have been registered, a 1.4 percent increase compared to

Italy is once again turning its political attention to private gold, but the current move goes significantly further than previous measures. While the state has taxed gold sales for years, mere possession has remained exempt from reporting requirements. Now, a proposal effectively brings private gold ownership under state control and creates a new source of

Saxony’s Minister-President Michael Kretschmer is increasing pressure for a later return to Russian energy. The head of government links this approach to his conviction that affordable energy prices protect the industrial base and that Russian gas imports simultaneously ensure economic stability. While his position clashes with the current political course, Kretschmer is sticking to it

The EU’s recent change of course reveals a remarkable shift, as stringent climate regulations are losing weight after massive pressure from the US and Qatar rained down on Brussels. At the heart of the dispute were the ESG rules—European regulations for environmental, social, and governance factors—which were originally intended to create more transparent business models

The German economy narrowly avoided a technical recession in the third quarter. The Federal Statistical Office in Wiesbaden confirmed on Tuesday its initial estimate from the end of October, according to which gross domestic product (GDP) remained unchanged compared to the previous quarter. “Economic activity was hampered in the third quarter by weak exports, while