Ist Industriepolitik von gestern? Heute wollen wir Klimapolitik. Und Schutz vor Importen aus China. Die Grünen sind gegen neue Straßen. Konservative argumentieren, dass wir doch ein Autoland sind. Also dürfen wir nicht aufs Ende der Benziner und Diesel setzen, wir sollen “technologie-offen sein”, und SUV müssen in der Innenstadt fahren und parken dürfen. Industriepolitik wollen nur die “Linken”. Sie wollen “gute Branchen” oder Unternehmen wieder verstaatlichen.

2024 werden mehr als 4 Milliarden Menschen zu Wahlen aufgerufen. Nicht alle Wahlgänge werden fair und frei sein. Hier gibt es internationale Bewertungen. In Österreich und den meisten Ländern müssen Wahlen wiederholt werden, besser, als sie wären unfair geblieben. Die meisten Themen, über die entschieden werden sollen, sind breit und vielfältig. Es geht um Reduktion von Armut, Klimaerwärmung und vieles mehr.

Russia's war in Ukraine has drawn renewed attention to Europe's role on the world stage. Having displayed a unified response to Russian aggression by imposing sanctions on Moscow and helping millions of Ukrainian refugees, the continent is now facing other urgent challenges including the cost-of-living crisis, energy shortages and an increase in extreme weather.

In this video we explore how the European Union's unique history informs its response to various crises, how national and common interests collide and how the next decades could be shaped by new trading relationships, particularly with Africa. We also consider Europe's challenges in the field of innovation and ask what needs to be done for the continent to achieve its goal of becoming a global leader in the green transition.

Ever since its foundation, the European Union has struggled to develop a collective “European identity”, while being exposed to the challenges of globalisation, financial disturbances, migration, the Brexit, and the corona virus. However, the hitherto unimaginable Russian inroad on neighbouring Ukraine is about to spur a new wave of solidarity. The present analysis underlines the added value of European integration, which is particularly cherished in times of crisis. However, this should not obscure the differences in political history, economic structures, and diverging challenges in the member states. Notwithstanding the Ukraine crisis, the idea of a full-fletched political union is still a long way off, and it is therefore worth aiming for second-best solutions, such as some form of differentiated further integration. The ongoing Conference on the Future of Europe offers an opportunity to evaluate such concepts, including a major revision of the EU’s security strategy.

Mit welchen Ideen die Impf-Verweigerer vielleicht doch noch gewonnen werden könnten

he paper analyzes the long pathway of environmental issues from their start as a highly specialized field to becoming part of mainstream economics. The visibility of global warming and the Paris goal to limit global warming have supported this process, along with concepts ranging from externalities to public goods and cost-benefit analysis. However, we see that most countries are not on track towards reaching climate neutrality early enough to prevent disastrous increases of temperature, due to market and policy failures. Instruments to curb global warming, along with their limits and advantages, are analyzed. Strategies in sectors and countries will have to be different. International cooperation must limit negative spillovers, and it has to support learning processes while enforcing synergies. The article concludes that the problem has become mainstream in economics, but nevertheless requires an interdisciplinary approach.