Insights (Filter: Germany)
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Europe Talks Competitiveness – Germany Shows Why It Struggles to Deliver It
By: Matthias BauerEurope's competitiveness problem is not a lack of strategies, reports, or political ambition. It is a growing willingness to weaken market discipline...
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Can Germany Regain Its Post-War Industrial Strength? The Short Answer Is No.
By: Matthias BauerFor decades, Germany was Europe's undisputed industrial powerhouse, known for its engineering excellence, high-end manufacturing, and a skilled...
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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...
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Brussels Can’t Save Europe’s Car Industry – But It Can Stop Making It Worse
By: Matthias BauerThe European Union on 30 January launched its Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the European Automotive Industry, an initiative aimed at...
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France and Germany: Transforming Challenges into Leadership Opportunities
By: Matthias BauerFrance and Germany are Europe’s largest economies. Their collaboration has historically been a catalyst for change, often establishing benchmarks...
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Should Germany Abolish the Corporate Income Tax?
By: Matthias BauerThe stark disparity between the relatively low government revenue derived from corporate taxes and the substantial contributions from labour and...
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Europe’s Misguided Obsession with Bureaucracy
By: Matthias BauerBrussels is mired in debates that miss the mark. While the EU and Member States tinker with regulatory details and symbolic gestures, Europe’s...
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Cybersicherheitszertifizierung von Cloud-Dienstleistungen: Öffnet die deutsche Bundesregierung die Büchse der Pandora?
By: Matthias BauerTeile der deutschen Wirtschaft äußern sehr große Bedenken hinsichtlich des Entwurfs für das Europäische Cybersicherheitszertifizierungsschema...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Behind Global Trade Statistics
By: Roderick AbbottDo you sometimes wonder about the world trade statistics, published by the WTO? Behind the headline numbers, there is a lot to explore … Until...