With the official start of Donald Trump's second term as U.S. President and the prospect of protectionist trade measures, the European and German economies are facing considerable challenges. How can ...
Trade policy recommendations for the next EU Commission The incoming European Commission will face intensified global competition, growing industrial overcapacity and international market distortions, ...
While transatlantic relations suffered during the presidency of Donald Trump, they have improved markedly under President Joe Biden. Nevertheless, it remains apparent that some trends of previous year ...
Effective and Balanced Application in Compliance with WTO Rules and under Differentiated Criteria In the discussion on European Open Strategic Autonomy, there is increasing talk about the use of sa ...
The EU started negotiations for a trade agreement with Mercosur two decades ago. The German industry would welcome a quick ratification of this forward-looking agreement. Europe could conclude one of ...
The European Commission has just started its public consultation on potential carbon border adjustment mechanisms (CBAMs). A legislative proposal has been announced for mid-2021. In view of these plan ...
Asia-Pacific being one of the fastest growing regions in the world makes exchange with the region’s countries more important than ever for German economy. This year’s Asia-Pacific Conference of German ...
The Trump administration's collision course remains a threat to the global economy. German industry doesn't expect the election results to change the current protectionist course of US trade policy, s ...
Euphoria turns to disillusionment. Europe's economy passes its cyclical peak The EU economy is expected to grow by slightly over two percent this year. Following growth of 2.4 percent last year, the ...
More than 700 representatives from business and enterprises engaged in B20 Germany handed over their policy recommendations to the G20 in May 2017. The G20 were particularly responsive to the B20 reco ...