After more than fifty years, the USA has replaced France as Germany’s most important trading partner. Following publication of the latest foreign trade statistics, BDI Executive Board Member Stefan Ma ...
Demands for the Contents of the Talks The European Union and the USA are currently conducting preliminary talks about a transatlantic free trade agreement. Simultaneously, the United States are con ...
Growth or recession? Global economy at a crossroads As things stand, one major bad decision would be enough to tip the balance and endanger Europe’s economic growth. The federal government has no time ...
In an interview with the Passauer Neue Presse, the BDI President pleads for a strengthening and unification of Europe. Dieter Kempf expects more courage from politics in Germany. The task of the Grand ...
on Industrial Goods and Conformity Assessments In April 2019, the Council of Ministers adopted two directives for the European Commission to negotiate with the USA the reduction of industrial tariffs ...
In January 2019, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published the negotiation objectives for a trade agreement with the EU. The BDI presents its position on all suggested areas of negotiation. Furth ...
The Year of German-American Friendship themed “Wunderbar together – Germany and the U.S.” aims at jointly strengthening the German-American partnership. There is no better way than through the exchang ...
On the Day of German Reunification, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas officially started off the Year of German-American Friendship at the annual reception at the Residence of the German Ambassador, ...
Shock treatment. US protectionism and Brexit increasing risk of recession Global trade is likely to grow only marginally above the previous year’s level. Global economic growth will drop down to only ...
The new regulation for the Safe Harbor agreement announced for the end of January is not in sight. BDI Director General Markus Kerber expresses his criticism. “A legal vacuum continues to exist for ...
