ანუ რა ხდება ეუროპაში ? სეზონი II

[Deutschland]

ეს ყველაფერი სასაცილოც აღარაა უკვე 

Germany hits back at French nuclear double standard accusation

German officials defended the country’s renewable energy record after Paris criticised Berlin for importing nuclear energy from France following alleged shortages despite rejecting EU legislation on nuclear energy.

France and Germany have repeatedly clashed over the status of nuclear energy in the EU energy ecosystem, with France relying heavily on nuclear, viewing it as a sustainable energy source, while Germany, which disconnected from its grid this year, does not.

Seemingly throwing fuel onto the fire, French Energy Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher called out Germany’s double standards on Thursday.

“It’s a contradiction to massively import French nuclear energy while rejecting every piece of EU legislation that recognises the value of nuclear as a low-carbon energy source,” Pannier-Runacher told Handelsblatt.

Officials of the German coalition were heavily opposed to her take and tried to turn the tables.

“This is twisting the facts,” Ingrid Nestle, the Greens’ speaker on energy affairs, told EURACTIV. “Germany had secured France’s supply in the last winter when many French nuclear plants weren’t available due to security issues,” she added.

A spokesperson of the German Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action rejected the idea that Germany had to import energy due to shortages.

“Energy is produced where it’s cheapest within the European power market. Germany did not need to import electricity. Rather, we covered some of our electricity consumption with imports simply because it was cheaper,” the spokesperson told EURACTIV.

Similarly, the ruling SPD also defended Germany’s opposition to nuclear power.

“Renewable energies have a clear advantage over nuclear energy regarding the environmental burden, questions of security, and resource dependence. The [EU’s] legislative framework needs to mirror that,” Nina Scheer, the SPD’s speaker on energy affairs, told EURACTIV.

The feud on nuclear power was triggered after Germany opposed France’s push to have hydrogen produced from nuclear energy exempt from the EU’s planned renewable fuel targets, though a compromise deal that satisfied the French side was eventually struck last month.

The German officials also slammed Pannier-Rumacher’s claim that Germany had a “credibility problem in the fight against climate change” as it was considering the construction of new gas-fired power plants.

“Germany has committed to reaching climate neutrality by 2045,” the Ministry of Economic Affairs told EURACTIV in a dig at France’s plan to reach net-zero emissions only in 2050.

New gas plants would prospectively be powered by hydrogen, the ministry said, while the Greens pointed out that gas as a backup source was beneficial to reaching net zero.

[Freeman]

13 minutes წინ, Deutschland said:

ეს ყველაფერი სასაცილოც აღარაა უკვე 

Germany hits back at French nuclear double standard accusation

German officials defended the country’s renewable energy record after Paris criticised Berlin for importing nuclear energy from France following alleged shortages despite rejecting EU legislation on nuclear energy.

France and Germany have repeatedly clashed over the status of nuclear energy in the EU energy ecosystem, with France relying heavily on nuclear, viewing it as a sustainable energy source, while Germany, which disconnected from its grid this year, does not.

Seemingly throwing fuel onto the fire, French Energy Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher called out Germany’s double standards on Thursday.

“It’s a contradiction to massively import French nuclear energy while rejecting every piece of EU legislation that recognises the value of nuclear as a low-carbon energy source,” Pannier-Runacher told Handelsblatt.

Officials of the German coalition were heavily opposed to her take and tried to turn the tables.

“This is twisting the facts,” Ingrid Nestle, the Greens’ speaker on energy affairs, told EURACTIV. “Germany had secured France’s supply in the last winter when many French nuclear plants weren’t available due to security issues,” she added.

A spokesperson of the German Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action rejected the idea that Germany had to import energy due to shortages.

“Energy is produced where it’s cheapest within the European power market. Germany did not need to import electricity. Rather, we covered some of our electricity consumption with imports simply because it was cheaper,” the spokesperson told EURACTIV.

Similarly, the ruling SPD also defended Germany’s opposition to nuclear power.

“Renewable energies have a clear advantage over nuclear energy regarding the environmental burden, questions of security, and resource dependence. The [EU’s] legislative framework needs to mirror that,” Nina Scheer, the SPD’s speaker on energy affairs, told EURACTIV.

The feud on nuclear power was triggered after Germany opposed France’s push to have hydrogen produced from nuclear energy exempt from the EU’s planned renewable fuel targets, though a compromise deal that satisfied the French side was eventually struck last month.

The German officials also slammed Pannier-Rumacher’s claim that Germany had a “credibility problem in the fight against climate change” as it was considering the construction of new gas-fired power plants.

“Germany has committed to reaching climate neutrality by 2045,” the Ministry of Economic Affairs told EURACTIV in a dig at France’s plan to reach net-zero emissions only in 2050.

New gas plants would prospectively be powered by hydrogen, the ministry said, while the Greens pointed out that gas as a backup source was beneficial to reaching net zero.

 

[Seth]

51 minutes წინ, Freeman said:

გამოსული კი, მაგრამ შესულიც ხომ არის, სადაც საჭიროა

ნუ, სხვანაირად აბა როგორ სენიორ 

[Deutschland]

ამასობაში

Germany’s economic model needs updating

Recent data out of Germany paints a bleak near-term picture for Europe’s economic powerhouse. Its economy entered a recession this year, and investor sentiment in the country recently fell at the fastest pace since the pandemic. The OECD now expects its growth to be the lowest among major economies in 2023. Its trajectory beyond this year is, however, a greater concern. Prevailing geopolitical headwinds — from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to rising US-China tensions — have highlighted vulnerabilities in Germany’s international economic model and underscored its longer-term challenges.

German chancellor Olaf Scholz has been ambitious in trying to reorient the economy — including by reducing Germany’s dependence on Russian energy and in securing new supply chains for industry. The government has been moving quickly. An aim to have renewables account for 80 per cent of its power mix has raised Germany’s attractiveness as a destination for green investment. Billions are being spent to boost its semiconductor industry. The economy has also shown resilience by confounding dire forecasts for a deep recession this year. But the scale of the task ahead remains enormous.

Germany has quickly cut its reliance on Russian gas. The rapid building of LNG terminals has helped to boost energy security. But the decision to phase out its last nuclear reactors in April and the slow rollout of renewables mean Germany is still reliant on imports and fossil fuels for its energy needs and remains exposed to volatile global prices.

[Seth]

1 საათის წინ, Deutschland said:

ამასობაში

Germany’s economic model needs updating

Recent data out of Germany paints a bleak near-term picture for Europe’s economic powerhouse. Its economy entered a recession this year, and investor sentiment in the country recently fell at the fastest pace since the pandemic. The OECD now expects its growth to be the lowest among major economies in 2023. Its trajectory beyond this year is, however, a greater concern. Prevailing geopolitical headwinds — from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to rising US-China tensions — have highlighted vulnerabilities in Germany’s international economic model and underscored its longer-term challenges.

German chancellor Olaf Scholz has been ambitious in trying to reorient the economy — including by reducing Germany’s dependence on Russian energy and in securing new supply chains for industry. The government has been moving quickly. An aim to have renewables account for 80 per cent of its power mix has raised Germany’s attractiveness as a destination for green investment. Billions are being spent to boost its semiconductor industry. The economy has also shown resilience by confounding dire forecasts for a deep recession this year. But the scale of the task ahead remains enormous.

Germany has quickly cut its reliance on Russian gas. The rapid building of LNG terminals has helped to boost energy security. But the decision to phase out its last nuclear reactors in April and the slow rollout of renewables mean Germany is still reliant on imports and fossil fuels for its energy needs and remains exposed to volatile global prices.

რა შებერტყილად წერია :დ უეჭველი სოფლური წყაროა :დ ლნჯ-ის რომ აშენებს და მწვანე ალტერნატივებში ფულს დებს ეგ გავიგეთ. ის რაღატომ არ წერია რომ ეგ ორივე უძვირესია და პირდაპირ ურტყავს კიმბერლენდის კონკურენტუნარიანობას? თან იმ სფეროებს რაც სასიცოცხლოდ მნიშვნელოვანია მაგათთვის :დ

 

მიინვაილ, სანამ კიმბერლენდი ფართხალებს :დ ბაყაყური ტოტალი 27 მლრდ-იანი ინვესტიციით შევიდა ერაყში :დ ე.ი. ანგლოსაქსები და დაჩები გამოვიდნენ და ესენი შევიდნენ :დ ჰოდა მოგეხსენებათ სადამლენდი ვისი კლიენტიცაა რეგიონში და... რა გამოდის? 

იმჰო, ბებერლენდი ალაგებს სამხ. გზასაც - მაო, აიათოლა, აქლემლენდი. ცენტრ. გზაზე კოლმეურნე ჰყავს ჩექპოინთად :დ (იმიტომაც არ აკრიტიკებს). 

საინტერესოა, არა?

[kvipriane]

5 minutes წინ, Seth said:

იმჰო, ბებერლენდი ალაგებს სამხ. გზასაც - მაო, აიათოლა, აქლემლენდი. ცენტრ. გზაზე კოლმეურნე ჰყავს ჩექპოინთად :დ (იმიტომაც არ აკრიტიკებს). 

საინტერესოა, არა?

ჩვენ კოლმეურნეზე ბტძანებთ არა მუსიე სეტ ???

[Freeman]

ესენი რატო იქცნენ გიგანტურ ყატარად? :დ ყველასგან ყველაფრის ყიდვის პონტში :დ

 

 

[Deutschland]

@Sethსენიორ, თუ დრო გაქვთ ესეც გადაიკითხეთ. :დდ

კიმბრული ხესუსიტების ფლანგია ეს კაცი სენიორ 

Germany is a ‘sick case’, says former EU Commissioner

Germany is ‘a sick case’ and in dire need of innovation and reform, Günther Oettinger, a former German EU Commissioner, explained at a conference on Thursday.

Oettinger, a member of the centre-right CDU, was the country’s commissioner between 2010 and 2019, successively heading the energy, digital economy and budget departments. He retired from his European stint in 2019 when Ursula von der Leyen became European Commission President and filled the German Commission slot.

“To me, Germany is free falling, a country in decline,” Oettinger told a conference of German newspaper publishing houses on Thursday before using even more dramatic words, calling Germany “a sick case, in need of restoration.”

Elaborating on the matter, Oettinger pointed to the risk of a “loss of prosperity” in the country over a lack of innovation and slow-moving reforms.

Recently, Germany has been hit by a string of bad news regarding its economy, which has been heavily affected by the war in Ukraine.

On Wednesday, the ifo Institute for Economic Research, one of Germany’s most important economic research institutions, projected that the German economy would shrink by 0.4% in 2023, correcting the previously forecasted decline of 0.1% – lowering its initial predictions just like the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (Ifw) before it.

Oettinger called for a fundamental reform of the German state similar to the Agenda 2010, a set of social and economic measures initiated by the centre-left government of then-Chancellor Gerhard Schröder that radically reshaped Germany’s economy in the early 2000s.

“None of this can be seen anywhere today. Back then, we acquired a competitive advantage, but we have exhausted all of it by now,” Oettinger claimed.

Since his exit from the Commission, Oettinger has accepted several commitments, mainly on the boards of companies, foundations and think tanks. He is also currently the president of the EBS University of Business and Law, Germany’s only private university.