Register right here! Dear friends, dear interested, The European Green Deal is the biggest leap forward for climate protection, the circular economy and biodiversity since the founding of the European Union. 38 EU laws have been adopted in recent years, taking Europe a big step forward in climate protection and towards a sustainable economy. However, […]
Greens worldwide: Three clicks for democracy
Please, boost Bluesky, an alternative to Elon Musk’s X/Twitter, and follow me there. Dear friends, It’s winter in Germany right now – and the political climate is also rather cold and grey. Many people are shocked by the conservative candidate Friedrich Merz’s announcement that he will push through his extreme migration policy ideas – even […]
New EU-Commission: Don’t forget the social economy!
Dear friends of the social economy, For many years, I have been campaigning in the European Union for a strong commitment to strengthening the social economy. Much progress has been made. Unfortunately, the mission letters to the Commissioners for the formation of the new Commission have now “forgotten” social enterprises and cooperatives with their approximately […]
Solar package: Germany sets to supercharge solar energy production
Dear friends! Dear interested! The solar package passed this week by the German federal cabinet relieves photovoltaics of unnecessary bureaucracy. Thanks to countless suggestions from companies, authorities and civil society, the expansion of photovoltaics is set to move at record speed. The solar package contains a whole outpouring of shredded red tape for solar energy. […]
Done! German antitrust authority gets far reaching new powers
Dear friends, it is done! Last Thursday evening, the Bundestag passed the reform of antitrust law that I launched a good year ago. We are responding to the increased power of global companies with additional power for our Federal Competition Authority (‘Bundeskartellamt’)! This will make it easier to enforce functioning competition. Please spread the good […]
State Secretary Giegold after talks in Georgia: We need good news by the end of the year
State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Sven Giegold held talks on economic and European policies in Tbilisi/Georgia from 20 to 21 June 2023. He was accompanied by a business delegation including in particular representatives of SMEs from the construction industry. Mr Giegold met with Georgia’s Minister of Economy and […]