Ricarda Lang and Omid Nouripour elected Chairmen

Berlin Ricarda Lang and Omid Nouripour are the new party leaders of the Greens. In the election at the federal delegates’ conference, Lang received 75.9 percent of the votes. 552 of the 727 delegates voted in favor, 137 against and 38 abstained. Nouripour got 82.5 percent of the votes. He had two opponents and received … Read more

Globalwafers boss is fighting for a billion-dollar takeover of Siltronic

Doris Hsu The head of Globalwafers is sticking to the takeover of Siltronic despite resistance from the Federal Ministry of Economics. (Photo: Globalwafers) Munich, Berlin Globalwafers boss Doris Hsu still considers the takeover of the Munich rival Siltronic to be realistic. “Time is short, but legal approval is still possible,” Hsu told the Handelsblatt over … Read more

Rising energy prices: Federal government is examining loopholes

electricity meter Economics Minister Habeck wants to regulate low-cost providers more strictly. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Not only the energy turnaround will occupy the new federal government in the next few months – the chaos on the electricity market will add to that. Some energy discounters stop their deliveries, customers are sometimes confronted with high surcharges … Read more

EU Commission wants to classify gas and nuclear power as green under certain conditions

Brussels The EU Commission wants to classify investments in gas and nuclear power plants as climate-friendly under certain conditions. This emerges from a draft of a legal act by the Brussels authority, which became public on New Year’s Day shortly after it was sent to the EU member states. Because the proposal is considered a … Read more