Längst wird ein Großteil der in Deutschland nachgefragten Bioprodukte importiert. Das liegt vor allem daran, dass sich in den vergangenen Jahren zu wenige Bauern für die Umstellung auf die ökologische Landwirtschaft begeistern konnten.
Current account: Surplus is no ground for sanctions
The German economy is operating profitably in foreign trade. But contrary to popular belief, the current account surplus does not adversely affect the European countries impacted by the financial crisis. Indeed, the economic ascent of the newly industrialised ...
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German Energy turn-around – Energiewende: Electricity looking for storage
Battery storage could go mainstream with growing shares of power produced from wind and sun and electric cars becoming more common in the streets. A rapid growth of the role of rechargeable batteries would, however, also lead to a significantly higher demand ...
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