In brief | 29 January '25
Economist: Who is ahead in the race for Germany’s next parliament?
Model gives the CDU/CSU "Union" a 97 in 100 chance of winning the most seats.
Bloomberg: German industry lobby sees economy shrinking 0.1% this year
“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: German demand soars for Russian LNG via European ports
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: EU 'competitiveness compass' charts less regulated economic future
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: Denmark to allow preservation work on damaged Nord Stream 2 pipeline
-Nord Stream 2 allowed to preserve damaged pipeline
-Preservation needed to reduce environment, safety risks
-Gas remains in pipe damaged in 2022 blasts
Reuters: Poland and Canada sign nuclear power cooperation agreement
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: Meat labels can be used for veggie foods, French court rules
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.
