Die meisten Wohnungen, in denen ältere Menschen leben, sind nicht barrierefrei. Da zudem der Bedarf an altersgerechtem Wohnraum künftig kräftig steigen wird, addieren sich die nötigen Investitionen für Neubauten und Renovierungsmaßnahmen in den kommenden 20 Jahren auf annähernd 40 Milliarden Euro.
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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