Bottlenecks, staff shortages and mismanagement – the entire aviation industry is suffering. Currently, everything is lacking, from skilled passenger screening staff to pilots. Grotesque scenes are increasingly playing out at airports. Are we threatened with flight chaos in summer? Probably yes. What’s going on at western airports? In London, suitcases are piling up due to […]
Germany is running out of bottles – at least the ones made of glass. It should be back to normal this summer after the pandemic restrictions. And that includes many liters of beer. Consumers should now return empties as quickly as possible. Finally summer. Gas and oil problems when heating are supposedly a reassuring distance. […]
In view of scarce and expensive building materials, a shortage of skilled workers and economic risks, experts expect moderate growth in building construction in the coming years. Plans for more living space could therefore be slowed down. The prices for energy, food and raw materials have risen more than they have in decades. This also […]
The chairman of the IEA warns of a fuel crisis in the summer. The bleak forecast came on the same day that the EU announced an agreement to ban Russian oil imports by sea in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. International Energy Agency (IEA) head Fatih Birol has warned that the US and […]
Shanghai, with its largest port in the world, has been in lockdown for two months. The consequences for the German and European economy are now being felt. According to experts, the effects will be felt “very drastically” by both consumers and industry. As a result of lockdowns in China and the worldwide traffic jams of […]
by Dagmar Henn For millennia, it was the limitation of available energy that limited the rate of development of human technology. The use of hard coal, coupled with the steam engine, which converted the calorific value of the coal into motion, led to a massive acceleration in technical changes. Even if you can hardly imagine […]
14 Apr 2022 4:59 p.m Four international organizations, including the United Nations World Food Program, have urged the global community to take action to ensure global food security. Several international organizations warned on Wednesday to take urgently needed measures to secure the global food supply in view of the Ukraine war, as the agencies Xinhua […]
13 Apr 2022 6:55 p.m According to the Vice-Secretary General of the German Farmers’ Association, consumers in this country have to get used to the fact that not everything is always as cheap and available in large numbers as it used to be. Less prosperity is also to be expected due to higher armament spending. […]
9 Apr 2022 7:43 p.m The European Union recently decided to ban the import of coal from Russia. While some European politicians are confident of being able to find alternatives quickly, experts are making bleaker forecasts. The European Union faces difficulties and high costs in its attempt to replace Russian coal imports with other sources. […]