In brief | 29 January '25
Economist:
Model gives the CDU/CSU "Union" a 97 in 100 chance of winning the most seats.
Bloomberg:
“The situation is very serious,” president Peter Leibinger, who heads the group known as BDI, said Tuesday (28 January) in a statement. “Industrial growth in particular has suffered a structural break.”
FT:
Germany is still buying significant amounts of Russian liquefied natural gas via other EU countries despite Berlin turning away direct shipments of Russian fuel, a report has found.
France24:
The EU will on Wednesday publish an economic blueprint that aims to cut regulations around supply chain standards and corporate sustainability as well as reducing the bloc's reliance on China for rare earths and raw materials.
Reuters:
-Nord Stream 2 allowed to preserve damaged pipeline
-Preservation needed to reduce environment, safety risks
-Gas remains in pipe damaged in 2022 blasts
Reuters:
Agreement provides a legal framework for more intensive cooperation on nuclear power, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday (28 January) after meeting his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau.
Bloomberg:
Companies can continue to sell “vegetarian steaks” and “vegan sausages” in France after the country’s top administrative court overruled government attempts to ban the use of meat labels for plant-based foods.
