Here you will find all the articles with the tag: Germany.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz asserted that Germany could become the EU's largest producer of semiconductors at a recent summit. He attributed his statement to the significant investments made in the industry as of late. Scholz, who emphasized that Germany is working hard to increase semiconduct... Read more
1 year ago
Olaf Scholz's government resists US pressure to completely ban all products from the Chinese company. This week, Reuters reported that Germany does not want to follow the United States in generally banning products made by Chinese telecom equipment makers such as Huawei. Instead, a German Econom... Read more
1 year ago
Germany and five other countries have asked the European Commission to clarify proposals to have big tech pay some of the expenses of EU telecom network operators, joining a discussion that has sparked both support and resistance from interest groups. The six largest content providers -- includi... Read more
1 year ago
A working group of German data protection regulators has determined that Microsoft 365 cannot comply with the GDPR without additional technical measures. The Microsoft 365 package cannot be used by companies, authorities and schools in a legally compliant manner, at least not without additional... Read more
1 year ago
French Economy minister Bruno Le Maire stated that Europe must stand together to compete with China and the US in space. According to Le Maire, Europe has to increase its strategic autonomy in order to challenge countries like the United States and China. The minister said that governments ne... Read more
1 year ago
The German antitrust watchdog is using a new law to expand its probes of the US tech giant. This week, Germany's antitrust agency announced that it has expanded two probes into US e-commerce giant Amazon.com. The agency is making use of a new regulation that allows it to prohibit anti-competitiv... Read more
1 year ago
Berlin wants to broaden its commercial interests in Asia while becoming less reliant on China, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck told Deutsche Welle on Sunday. "We are, of course, interested in trade with China, but not in stupid trade with China", Habeck said. He claimed that Russia's invas... Read more
1 year ago
All member states need to implement measures against 'high-risk' vendors, the Commission says. This week, the European Commission urged EU member countries to reduce the risks associated with Chinese telecoms equipment in 5G networks, according to a report in POLITICO. Margarethe Vestager, t... Read more
1 year ago
The government reversed their previous leanings, citing "security concerns" over China. This week, the German government blocked the proposed Chinese investment in two semiconductor producers based in their country. The decision was made because "the purchase could endanger the order and securit... Read more
1 year ago
The agency responsible appears to be reversing its previous stance on the transaction. The German government will most likely block the sale of Elmos' chip factory to a Chinese competitor, the company said this week. Elmos develops, produces and markets semiconductors, primarily for use in the a... Read more
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