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US and European companies say clause to end use of refrigerant gas violates EU single market
A love of banknotes and a fragmented police force make the country Europe’s chief target for ATM attacks
Developers are scrapping plans to build homes amid rising inflation, high interest rates and labour shortages
Beijing has become ‘more repressive internally and more aggressive externally’, says foreign minister
Incentives including regulatory fast-tracking and tax benefits attract companies overseas
Rise in procurement of cars, ships and trains in May boosts activity but sector remains under pressure
Covid pandemic and energy crisis push Berlin’s debt burden to more than 60% of GDP
Also in this newsletter: EU plans to cut food waste fall short of global targets
VW replaces Markus Duesmann with strategy head Gernot Döllner after mounting tensions
Spain becomes first major eurozone economy to beat ECB’s 2% target in almost 2 years
High corporate taxes, excessive bureaucracy and ailing infrastructure cited as reasons for decline
German audit office’s report could make it harder for European Central Bank to carry out similar programmes
First-quarter drop in Europe’s largest property market is biggest since index began in 2000
State-owned group formed from Gazprom assets to purchase 2.25mn tonnes annually for 20 years
Olaf Scholz tells Chinese premier Li Qiang he wants economic co-operation to continue
Berlin must address underlying growth barriers to boost the country’s agility
German officials describe themselves as ‘free traders’ but say ‘we’re not stupid’
Berlin ready to raise subsidy for US semiconductor group to build factory
German carmaker faces falling market share in China and growing EV transition costs
Gauge of sentiment dips at fastest pace since pandemic
Christian Lindner’s refusal to meet US chipmaker’s financial demands causes split within government
Finance minister Christian Lindner sees ‘no landing zone’ between member states over debt reduction plans
German bonds rally and euro falls against dollar as investors react to further signs of cooling price pressures
First-quarter decline, on weak consumer and industrial activity, is second consecutive contraction in output
Decrease in demand from Asia’s largest economy sparks concern over how Berlin can fix industrial malaise
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