Germany

Bypassing the German debt brake and continuing climate spending

There are ways around Germany’s debt brake, which limits government borrowing and is seen as a threat to the climate transition.

Renewable Hydrogen in Germany, Poland and Portugal

La France est traditionnellement plus encline aux politiques économiques protectionnistes que l’Allemagne

Not Even a Recession: The Great German Gas Debate in Retrospect

The German economy coped with the end of Russian gas and could have equally withstood an April 2022 cut-off

Will Germany interfere in Brussels’ efforts to tame big tech?

Germany is leading the race to tame big tech. But does the EU need an antitrust enforcement competitor?

The Élysée Treaty: 60 years on

A review of Franco-German relations on the anniversary of the Élysée treaty.

Europe’s Looming Energy Disaster

With winter fast approaching, the absence of common guidelines for national energy policies should be regarded as an economic emergency.

Germany’s Emerging War Economy

To meet the challenges of an age in which the threat of war is always present, Germany and Europe must invest heavily in military innovation.

Germany’s gas-price ‘defence shield’: problems and redeeming features

The €200 billion “defence shield” risks undermining European solidarity. This could be avoided by designing it well.

Europe needs energy solidarity — not a North-South rift

The bloc must urgently implement a compensation scheme to prevent Putin from dividing member countries.

A practical arrangement for cooperation between digital economy regulators

A practical arrangement based on case information, case allocation and case resolution would ensure consistency and effective enforcement.

Putin’s War and the German Economic Model

Now that a new era of deglobalisation is dawning, Germany will have to think about how it should manage its dependence on international trade.

Technology, trade, work councils and income distribution: new insights from MICROPROD

Instruments of a strategic foreign economic policy

Study for the German Federal Foreign Office produced by Bruegel, the Kiel Institute for the World Economy and DIW Berlin.

Germany’s post-pandemic current account surplus

The pandemic has increased the net lending position of the German corporate sector. By incentivising private investment, policymakers could trigger a

German elections: seizing the moral and economic opportunity of global health security

The new German government should play its part in global health security and preparedness.