Tag: Habeck

Germany’s Habeck won’t meet Chinese Premier Li during visit

German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck will not meet Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Saturday during his visit to Beijing as initially hoped. Habeck, who travelled from South Korea to China on Friday, said he is still scheduled to meet “a whole series of cabinet colleagues” on Saturday before departing the Chinese capital for Shanghai. Habeck […]

Germany’s Habeck thanks South Korea for stance on Ukraine war

During a visit to the South Korean capital on Thursday, German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck expressed his thanks for the country’s joint stance in support of Ukraine in its fight against the ongoing Russian invasion. Habeck praised South Korea as a partner that shares Germany’s values and has “clearly taken the side of freedom and […]

Germany’s Habeck sets off on East Asia trip

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck set off on a trip to East Asia on Wednesday, with stopovers planned in South Korea and China. Ahead of his departure, Habeck said that relations between China and Germany had become “significantly more complex,” referring to trade disputes such as the European Union’s threat to impose punitive tariffs on […]

Germany’s Habeck sets off on East Asia trip

Germany’s Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck sets off on a trip to East Asia on Wednesday. His first destination is South Korea, where the Economy Minister wants to meet representatives from politics and business. The Green politician will be accompanied by a business delegation and members of the Bundestag. The Ministry of Economic Affairs says South Korea […]

German Vice Chancellor Habeck to visit South Korea and China

German Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck is on Wednesday due to start a five-day working trip to South Korea and China, where he is to hold talks on trade, climate protection and energy policy, his office said on Friday. Habeck is to make his first visit to China, where the consultations are expected […]

Habeck Says Ukraine Gas Transit Deal Won’t Aid Putin’s War Chest

(Bloomberg) — German economy minister Robert Habeck said Europe is engaged in “intense” work to keep gas flowing through a key Russia-Ukraine pipeline as it seeks a solution that doesn’t fill the Kremlin’s coffers. Most Read from Bloomberg The discussions aim “not to fill Putin’s war chest even more, and still to ensure a reliable […]

German minister Habeck: Nation deserves to ‘reward’ itself at Euros

Robert Habeck (L), German Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, sits on the government bench in the plenary session of the Bundestag during the debate on trade and foreign trade relations in the EU. Sabina Crisan/dpa German Economics Minister Robert Habeck said that the Euro 2024 in Germany is a moment for the nation […]

German Climate Minister Habeck wants sub-seabed storage of CO2

German Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck said he is in favour of storing captured CO2 emissions underground in Germany, at least in the country’s high sea regions. The technology – known as carbon capture and storage (CCS) – is safe and aimed at sectors that are currently difficult or impossible to make climate-neutral, such […]

Habeck says Germany can find ‘clear words’ on Gaza war

German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck sees a special role for Berlin in dealing with the Gaza war in view of its close relations with Israel. “Precisely because the Israeli public knows that Germany, that the Federal Government, has made a special promise of protection for Israel, which cannot be relativized, we can also find clear […]