The B7 remains committed to an open, free and fair trade agenda. This requires cooperation on the part of the G7 to continue to strengthen the multilateral trading system and to collaborate with the private sector in favor of diversified, resilient supply chains.

Harmonizing climate ambitions globally and creating a level playing field for the businesses of the G7 countries is essential to advance in global climate actions. To achieve this, international cooperation, not confrontation, is the key. Therefore, the B7 supports the idea of aligning climate...

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the global health system fundamentally upside down. Never before have production capacities, global supply chains and the distribution of medicines been so much at the centre of the political and socially debate as they are today. Both the strengths of the health...

Digitalization is one of the strongest growth drivers for modern economies, closely integrated into a global digital ecosystem. Currently, a political and value-based discourse is taking place on how and whether the digital economy should be further regulated. To bring this discussion on a...

The BDI delegation and acatech were on an intensive fact-making mission in Australia at the end of May. The delegates and the Australian stakeholders from industry, science and politics came together for insightful interactions - to accelerate the ramp-up of a global hydrogen market.

Political unity and economic strength are Europe's trump cards in the face of the Russian attack on the European peace order. European solidarity can be experienced in Brussels - writes Joscha Ritz, deputy head of department at the BDI/BDA The German Business Representation.

Semiconductors are the foundation of the modern world and yet the economy is currently suffering from supply shortages of semiconductors. After China's years of subsidies and the U.S. Chips Act, the European Commission has now also presented a proposal to promote the domestic semiconductor sector....

The turning point in Europe is also and especially a turning point for European spaceflight. What has so far been little realized politically and in the media has serious consequences: Europe is currently in danger of losing its independent access to space – at least temporarily.

In global system competition, things are getting rougher and rougher. Trade conflicts are being fought with ever tougher sticks. In the future, the EU must make full use of its trade and foreign policy competences. Member states must show willingness to put aside special interests. The new German...

In Germany, we mainly see the risks when it comes to data use. This is also due to the reputation of the General Data Protection Regulation, says law professor Christine Wendehorst. The co-chair of the data ethics commission hopes for a new mindset that also focuses on the opportunities.