How will contributions to and receipts from the EU budget be distributed Who will pay for it – for the upcoming debates maybe most important – how will contributions to and receipts from the EU budget be distributed among members in the post-2020 budgetary framework? How will the abolishment ofRead More →
Low-carbon technologies Ultimately, this is a problem shared by a number of other green or low-carbon technologies. Without any state subsidies at all they are often not sufficiently attractive for the average consumer or commercial investor to the extent that is desired politically. Added to this is the fact thatRead More →
Appendix: Recommendations on how to enhance transparency and quality in the consumer price statistics of the Federal Statistical Office Appendix: Recommendations on how to enhance transparency and quality in the consumer price statistics of the Federal Statistical Office — All relevant data sources of the Federal Statistical Office with referenceRead More →
Automotive industry in a quandary But it’s not just the automotive industry that is in a quandary. The state is too.Governments in lots of countries have set climate targets that directly or indirectly include the transport sector. Electric cars are seen as a key part of the journey towards aRead More →
20% of Dutch exports Relatively small role for southern Germany. Slightly more than 20% of Dutch exports to Germany go to the economically thriving southern region (Badem-Württemberg/ Bavaria). Given the economic importance of this region, which represents almost a third of the German economy, Dutch companies are not fully exploitingRead More →
Market leader in many fields of technology Germany is dominating automation, revolutionising robotics and leading the way in digital manufacturing. It is also a force to be reckoned with in the future market of virtual systems and is continually offering new solutions for production systems that are highly complex yetRead More →
Without substantial state intervention Dilemma for the automotive industry and the state Without substantial state intervention, it is likely that both the price and supply of electric vehicles would fall in response to the low demand. Car makers do not have the option of decreasing supply, however. This is becauseRead More →
Should the budget continue to mainly rely on national GNI/VAT based resources How to fund it – should the budget continue to mainly rely on national GNI/VAT based resources (accounting for around 80% of total revenues) or should the EU be endowed with additional real own resources (e.g. Stemming fromRead More →
45% of Dutch exports 45% of Dutch exports to Germany go to North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia is the most popular market for the Netherlands, accounting for 45% of Dutch exports to Germany. Almost 40% of those exports consist of gas, oil products and cokes, driven in part by the steelRead More →
Electric cars may have a much higher increasing market share This reticence to buy is not an exclusively German phenomenon either. Electric cars may have a much higher and/or much faster increasing market share in a number of other places, such as Norway, the Netherlands and China, but this isRead More →
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