Sep 15, 2015 · Instead, Germany should assume the position of Europe’s “Chief Facilitating Officer,” as German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier aptly called it, focused on strengthening the EU by working to create the conditions necessary for a truly common European foreign and security policy, one that proactively prepares the continent to meet ...

Oct 18, 2018 · Germany is currently in the driving seat when it comes to innovation - thanks in part to the speed it’s developing new technologies like driverless cars. In the World Economic Forum’s latest Global Competitiveness Report , Germany came top as the world’s most innovative economy, with a score of 87.5 out of 100 in the Innovation capability ...

Mar 16, 2020 · Germany’s state development bank KfW has roughly half a trillion euros available to support the country’s economy, which is the largest in Europe. Germany’s state development bank holds half a trillion euros to support the economy.

Mar 7, 2016 · While Germany received the most applications for asylum in 2015, Hungary had the highest number per capita in Europe. This was 1,799 per 100,000 of the local population, with Sweden close behind with 1,667. Germany, the EU’s most populous nation, had 587.

Jan 6, 2025 · Europe is closely interconnected with both China and the US. What is more, global value chains connect goods of European or US design to Chinese production sites and Western sales markets. This model has provided solid economic growth, especially for Germany.

Mar 16, 2017 · Germany, the largest economy in the European Union, has come in for particular criticism for its relatively cautious defence budget, and as Angela Merkel pays her first visit to President Trump on Friday, many will be looking to see whether the Chancellor will convince her main ally that leading European nations are serious about paying their fair share.

Dec 18, 2015 · The approaches in France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom have been in some ways similar, but important differences in the balance of taxes and cuts, in the areas targeted and in the types of households affected have allowed us to draw some clear conclusions about the impact of the Great Recession. The borrowing response

Dec 22, 2016 · Germany follows in second place, with $80 billion (£64 billion) forecast to be spent prior to the holidays. German parents also have to pay up twice in the run-up to Christmas: for Nikolaustag on 6 December, when children put their boots outside for St Nicholas (Santa Claus) to fill them with fruit, chocolate coins and small gifts; and then for Christmas Eve when the Christkind (Child Christ ...

Feb 22, 2023 · China accounted for 3.3 million, while 2.3 million vehicles were sold in Europe. 10% of sales were in the United States where they more than doubled from 2020, reaching 630,000. Around 16.5 million EVs were on the world’s roads by the end of 2021, three times as many than in 2018.

Jun 14, 2024 · Germany, for instance, elected 96 members of parliament this month while Malta elected six. The aftershocks of the June elections are still reverberating across the continent after some of Europe’s most prominent leaders suffered setbacks.