Storys zum Thema Politik

Global Health Centre, The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

The Lancet and Financial Times partner for first joint Commission on Governing health futures 2030: Growing up in a digital world

Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU)

"Bold decisions today will trigger positive interactions for tomorrow" / Federal President presents DBU's German Environmental Award today - Kögel-Knabner and Schneider honoured

Mannheim (ots) - Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called on the citizens to "make bold decisions today" in environmental and climate protection to trigger "positive interactions for tomorrow". "The future is not simply predestined. It's up to us what we make of it," he said today at the presentation of ...

Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU)

DBU honours innovators in the field of environmental protection who offer solutions for the future

Mannheim (ots) - The German Environmental Prize was awarded to soil researcher Prof. Dr. Ingrid Kögel-Knabner and entrepreneur Reinhard Schneider The German Environmental Foundation (DBU) has awarded the German Environmental Prize for the 27th time. Today in Mannheim, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and the Head of the Board of Trustees of the DBU and ...

BDI Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie

BDI on Brexit: "No free pass for postponement"

Berlin (ots) - - Last minute extension of deadline particularly expensive for companies - No recognizable plan from London for preventing a no-deal Brexit - Business must prepare for a hard Brexit The Federation of German Industries (Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie BDI) has expressed its concerns about a further postponement of Brexit without a clear goal. "There will be no free pass for a postponement without a ...

HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

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HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management Confers Honorary Doctorate to Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel / Press Accreditation Procedure for the Event Now Open / Laudatory Address: Christine Lagarde

BDI Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie

BDI on the decision of the British Conservatives to appoint Boris Johnson as party leader: "Threats from London are harmful and will come back like a boomerang"

Berlin (ots) - Reacting to the decision of the British Conservative Party to appoint Boris Johnson as party leader, BDI Director General Joachim Lang says that "threats from London are harmful and will come back like a boomerang." "The economy urgently needs a UK government that makes feasible decisions. Threats ...

Europäisches Parlament EUreWAHL

Media Service EUrVOTE: Continuing coverage after the European Parliament election

Europäisches Parlament EUreWAHL

Media Service EUrVOTE offers running coverage of the European Parliament elections

Alliance4Europe

#vote4friendship - for Europe

Europäisches Parlament EUreWAHL

Media service EUrVOTE posts widgets for the European election

Europäisches Parlament EUreWAHL

Media service EUrVOTE: New theme package - "Future of the EU"

Europäisches Parlament EUreWAHL

Media service EUrVOTE: New theme package - "Economy and trade"

Horizon 2020 - Open to the World

Horizon Europe: The biggest Research and Innovation programme you've never heard of

Brussels (ots) - 'Horizon Europe must be more than a science programme; it needs to be the cornerstone for a new 'social contract' between citizens, governments and science.' [1] Horizon Europe, the European Union's next Research and Innovation (R&I) Programme, will run for seven years, from 2021 to 2027. With a proposed budget of EUR94.6 billion, it is the EU's ...

Europäisches Parlament EUreWAHL

Media-Service EUrVOTE: New theme package - "Digital Change and Innovation"

BDI Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie

BDI on extension of Brexit deadline: The suspense continues

Berlin (ots) - In response to the decision by the European Council, BDI chief executive Joachim Lang says: "The suspense continues" - "The suspense continues. The extension of the deadline means that the agonizing uncertainty for business goes on. Our companies need clarity. And for this, the British government must conclude the Brexit process as quickly as possible. - The EU has once again stretched out its hand to the ...

Europäisches Parlament EUreWAHL

EUrVote publishes new information package on migration and the interior

European Capital of Smart Tourism

European Capital of Smart Tourism 2020 competition launched

Brussels (ots) - Today, the European Commission launched the competition for the European Capital of Smart Tourism 2020. This initiative rewards European cities for outstanding, innovative and sustainable tourism practices. Tourism is the EU's third largest socio-economic activity, representing around 10% of the EU's GDP. The sector plays a crucial role in generating growth and jobs, but still holds untapped potential. ...

BDI Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie

Federation of German Industries (BDI): "British politicians should not postpone decisions anymore"

Berlin (ots) - - London should stop the Brexit process, if no majority can be found - Companies are preparing for no-deal Brexit - EU needs to keep on track "British politicians should not postpone decisions anymore. All the options are on the table. It would be absurd for the United Kingdom to slide into a hard Brexit in four weeks' time, one that even the majority in ...

Vodafone Institut für Gesellschaft und Kommunikation GmbH

German chancellor Angela Merkel at the Digitising Europe Summit: "5G roll-out is important, but must also be physically feasible"

Berlin (ots) - German chancellor Angela Merkel has promoted a rapid but realistic expansion of fast Internet infrastructure. At the Digitising Europe Summit organised by the Vodafone Institute, she said: "In the 5G discussion, everyone is saying that this is a good time to put all kinds of things into it, especially ...

LichtBlick SE

Germany Sees Red: Eon Becoming a New Energy Monopoly

Vodafone Institut für Gesellschaft und Kommunikation GmbH

German Chancellor Angela Merkel opens Vodafone Institute's Digitising Europe Summit in Berlin on 19 February

Berlin (ots) - True to the motto 'The Future of Made in Europe', the Vodafone Institute will assemble international business executives, tech start-up founders, scientists in Berlin on 19 February. They will be joined by experts from the digital scene and civil society to discuss their vision for a digital Europe. ...

Deutsche Post DHL Group

Final statement on Davos by Frank Appel, CEO Deutsche Post DHL Group

Davos (ots) - Please find below a statement by Dr. Frank Appel, CEO of Deutsche Post DHL Group, wrapping up his attendance at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos: "In view of the still confusing geopolitical situation, which is expressed in sporadic increasing demands for protectionism, for example, globalization was at the top of the agenda of this year's World Economic Forum meeting. As one of the most ...

IHK Nord Westfalen

Business Opportunities after Brexit: NRW-British Economic Meeting in Birmingham / January 24th, 6pm at Conference Aston

Münster (ots) - Enterprises in the United Kingdom and the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) have been trusted partners for decades. Brexit shall not change this: The Ministry of Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digitalization and Energy of North Rhine-Westphalia along with the heads of the Chamber ...

BDI Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie

BDI chief executive Joachim Lang: "Hysteria has won out - no time left for the hangover"

Berlin (ots) - "The rejection of the withdrawal agreement is alarming. Where common sense was required, hysteria has won out. Any chance of finding a route out of the chaos has been lost for the present. Businesses on both this side and the other side of the English Channel continue to be left hanging in mid-air. A chaotic Brexit is drawing dangerously closer. The top ...

European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR)

INVITATION: Edward Snowden in conversation with Wolfgang Kaleck - Law versus Power / 19 January, San Francisco

Berlin (ots) - Why is resistance against authoritarian tendencies more important than ever? Famed NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and internationally renowned lawyer Wolfgang Kaleck discuss this question and talk about today's challenges and opportunities for human rights. When: Saturday, 19 January 2019, noon - ...

Handelskammer Hamburg

"Hamburg is hub for the new Silk Road in Europe" / Chamber of Commerce China Summit with Vice Premier Liu, EU Competition Commissioner Vestager and German Transport Minister Scheuer

Hamburg (ots) - Hamburg Chamber of Commerce head Tobias Bergmann emphasised to 450 guests Hamburg's great significance as part of the New Silk Road at the closing lunch of the China Summit, which was held in the chamber's Commerce Hall. "Hamburg will have a key role as terminus and hub of the land and marine Silk ...

Handelskammer Hamburg

'Hamburg Summit': Call for deepening Chinese-European cooperation Chamber of Commerce President Bergmann urges joint action to counter protectionism

Hamburg (ots) - Chamber of Commerce President Tobias Bergmann opened the eighth 'Hamburg Summit: China meets Europe', running November 26 to 27 in the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce. Given the current uncertainty in the global political situation, Bergmann called for a clear commitment to counter protectionist ...

BDI Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie

BDI on the pending EU Special Summit: Industry expects a clear sign of agreement

Berlin (ots) - Regarding the fundamental agreement between the Brexit negotiators on a political declaration and ahead of the EU Special Summit on Sunday, BDI Director General Joachim Lang says: "Industry expects a clear sign of agreement" - "I'm expecting a clear sign of agreement from the Brexit Special Summit. Reopening the negotiations is not the way forward. - ...

Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V.

Several European countries accelerate climate change and damage the ozone layer by improper disposal of old refrigerators, environmental organisations DUH, ECOS and EEB reveal

Brussels (ots) - 19 million cooling and freezing appliances (CFAs) discarded in Europe every year have a greenhouse warming potential of up to 26 million tonnes of CO2 - Incorrect treatment in Finland, Germany, Greece and Sweden poses a threat to European climate protection goals - Environmental NGOs urge EU Member ...

Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU)

"The effects of climate change are already apparent around the world." / The German President presented the DBU's German Environmental Prize today in Erfurt

Erfurt (ots) - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier thanked "thousands of people" in Germany for ensuring that "mainstream society has truly become aware" of both the environment and environmental protection. At the award ceremony for the German Environmental Foundation's (DBU) German Environmental Prize that ...