Category: Economy
More Sunday openings called for by retailers
(de-news.net) – Alexander von Preen, President of the German Retail Association (HDE), has advocated for increased flexibility in Sunday opening regulations. He emphasized that municipalities and retailers should independently decide which Sundays to open, underscoring the need for legal clarity. Von Preen criticized the mandatory…
Potential savings in Germany thanks to energy transition
(de-news.net) – The Federal Association of German Industry (BDI) underscores significant cost-saving opportunities arising from Germany’s transition to sustainable energy systems. A comprehensive analysis commissioned by the BDI and conducted by the consulting firm Boston Consulting Group projects that an optimized implementation of the energy…
Germany has achieved its climate target for 2024
(de-news.net) – According to the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), Germany successfully achieved its climate target last year. Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Robert Habeck stated that Germany is “on course” in terms of climate protection by closing its climate policy gap. Emissions decreased by 3.4%…
Black-red deal with the Green Party regarding infrastructure and climate as well as defense
(de-news.net) – The CDU/CSU and SPD have reached an agreement with the Green Party on a financial package involving significant expenditures on defense and infrastructure. CDU leader Friedrich Merz outlined the agreement, which includes 100 billion euros from a special fund for infrastructure, aimed at…
Steinbrück (SPD) urges reforms
(de-news.net) – Peer Steinbrück, a renowned SPD politician, emphasized the urgent need for reforms in Germany to ensure the state’s functionality and public trust. He remarked that the situation was serious, noting that Germans had long felt complacent, as if living in a utopia. However,…
Merz: coalition agreement with SPD the only option
(de-news.net) – Friedrich Merz, the Union’s chancellor candidate and CDU chairman, anticipates a coalition government comprising CDU, CSU, and SPD, citing the singular parliamentary majority in the democratic center of the Bundestag. Both SPD and CSU leaderships have endorsed initiating coalition negotiations for a black-red…
CDU/CSU and SPD conclude exploratory talks
(de-news.net) – The Union parties and the SPD have successfully concluded their exploratory discussions. Pending approval from party committees, formal coalition negotiations are anticipated. Principal agreements have been made. “We have reached consensus on a wide range of substantive issues,” stated CDU leader Friedrich Merz….
Improving business conditions, German enterprises
(de-news.net) – In the wake of the Bundestag election, German enterprises have urged for improved business conditions in Germany. The next government must address that issue to initiate change, stated the President of the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Peter Adrian. He noted that…
Economist Gropp advocates comprehensive and fundamental reforms
(de-news.net) – Reint E. Gropp, head of the Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, has called on future governing parties to implement comprehensive and fundamental reforms. He emphasizes that the new government must “courageously” address bureaucratic reduction and significant changes to the pension system. According to…
Public service wage negotiations: warning strikes in public transport
(de-news.net) – In the public service wage negotiations, employers have yet to present an offer. The Verdi union has called for warning strikes in public transport today in six federal states, involving over 50,000 workers from municipal rail and bus companies. Affected areas include the…
Different positions as to greenhouse gas neutrality
(de-news.net) – In a debate aired shortly before the Bundestag elections on ARD and ZDF, CDU/CSU reaffirmed their commitment to achieving greenhouse gas neutrality for Germany by 2045. This position was articulated by both CDU Secretary-General Linnemann and CSU Regional Group Leader Dobrindt. The Union…
German Employers’ Associations call for more competitiveness
(de-news.net) – The President of the Confederation of German Employers’ Associations (BDA), Rainer Dulger, has called for a paradigm shift in economic policy. He emphasized that the next government must prioritize Germany’s competitiveness in the political agenda. Dulger highlighted affordable energy prices, increased net income,…
