Insights
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Can Germany Regain Its Post-War Industrial Strength? The Short Answer Is No.
For decades, Germany was Europe's undisputed industrial powerhouse, known for its engineering excellence, high-end manufacturing, and a skilled workforce. The Mittelstand, Germany’s dense network...
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Germany’s Industry Isn’t in Decline, It’s Changing
Germany's industry is in turmoil. Last year’s headlines about mass layoffs by German industrial giants like Volkswagen, Thyssenkrupp, BASF, and Continental were striking—but hardly...
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Brussels Can’t Save Europe’s Car Industry – But It Can Stop Making It Worse
The European Union on 30 January launched its Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the European Automotive Industry, an initiative aimed at safeguarding a sector under growing pressure. With EU...
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France and Germany: Transforming Challenges into Leadership Opportunities
France and Germany are Europe’s largest economies. Their collaboration has historically been a catalyst for change, often establishing benchmarks for economic and political integration. Today, in...
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Should Germany Abolish the Corporate Income Tax?
The stark disparity between the relatively low government revenue derived from corporate taxes and the substantial contributions from labour and consumption taxes in Germany underscores the need for...
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Europe’s Misguided Obsession with Bureaucracy
Brussels is mired in debates that miss the mark. While the EU and Member States tinker with regulatory details and symbolic gestures, Europe’s economy suffocates under unchecked bureaucracy and a...
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Cybersicherheitszertifizierung von Cloud-Dienstleistungen: Öffnet die deutsche Bundesregierung die Büchse der Pandora?
Teile der deutschen Wirtschaft äußern sehr große Bedenken hinsichtlich des Entwurfs für das Europäische Cybersicherheitszertifizierungsschema für Cloud-Dienste (EUCS) – ein Vorhaben, dass auf...
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Does Shortage of High-Skilled Labour Threaten Germany’s Ambitious Sustainability Goals?
The German car manufacturer Daimler recently announced plans to set up its own recycling factory and to increase the share of recyclable parts of its cars production. BMW made similar plans public in...
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The Eternal Sunshine of an Engineer’s Mind: Germany Looks to 5G Security as a Purely Technical Question
The EU 5G Risk Assessment and the German proposal to amend the security catalogue both recognise that protection of end-users depends on two different types of risks of both technical and...
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ECJ Safe Harbour Ruling Already Paves Way for Data Localisation in Germany
On 6 October 2015, EU-US Safe Harbour framework – the self-certification program for US firms according to the EU’s Data Protection Directive – was declared void by the ECJ. Is this a true...