Tag: dependence
“Social Security is threatened by its dependence on an economic model that is doomed to disappear”
Iumanity faces a double existential threat: climate change and the destruction of ecosystems. In our globalized societies, all our actions and all our choices will have an impact whose effects…
Difficult foreign trade: Study: Germany’s dependence on China is growing
Foreign trade in trouble Study: Germany’s dependence on China is growing 1/17/2023 3:06 am According to a study, China is becoming less important for German exports. At the same time,…
Dangerous Dependence: What If China Stops Supplying Medicines?
Corona hits China with full force, fever and cold medicines are out of stock in many places. In order to prevent a supply gap, Beijing could restrict their export –…
Europe’s other energy dependence on Russia
View of reactor number 4 at the Paks nuclear power plant (Hungary), June 25, 2019. TAMAS SOKI / EPA Gas, oil, coal. The war in Ukraine, by provoking an energy…
New trade strategy: Canada wants to free itself from dependence on the USA
New trading strategy Canada wants to free itself from dependence on the USA 11/28/2022, 12:16 am Canada has long aligned itself economically with its large neighbor to the south. But…
Deutsche Bank warns of a risk of Europe’s dependence on foreign banks
Published on 11/18/2022 at 11:38 Photo credit © Reuters FRANKFURT (Reuters) –…
Interview with Robert Habeck: “Germany’s dependence on China is too great”
Robert Habeck is taking part in the Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business in Singapore for the first time. In an interview with ntv.de, the Green Federal Economics Minister explains why…
Farms rely on photovoltaics to reduce their dependence
Verneuil/Charrin photovoltaic park (Nièvre), July 25, 2021. PIERRE DESTRADE / PHOTOPQR / JOURNAL DU CENTER / MAXPPP “Electricity is a more than necessary raw material. We realize that today.”, says…
Climate transition: after oil, a new dependence on strategic metals?
The Virtue Dragon Nickel Industry nickel smelter in Konawe, Indonesia on September 21, 2022 (AFP/Archives/ANDRY DENISAH) After a century of geopolitical tensions around access to oil, experts fear that the…
The fire of a data management center pushes South Korea to question its dependence on the giant Kakao
The chaos created in South Korea by the abrupt interruption of Kakao’s activities due to a fire in a data management center has plunged the value of the online services…
VW and Siemens in focus: Rudd warns Germany against dependence on China
VW and Siemens in focus Rudd warns Germany against dependence on China 10/15/2022 10:03 am According to former Australian Prime Minister Rudd, Germany should fundamentally rethink its relationship with China.…
The world is paying ‘a horrific price’ for its dependence on fossil fuels, says UN chief
Aerial photograph of a flooded area near Sukkur in Pakistan’s Sindh province on September 9, 2022 (AFP/Aamir QURESHI) “Stop this madness”: developing countries are paying the “price” for global dependence…