So far this summer, there has been no “Sommerloch” (a break in the pace of current events), and with the NATO Summit this week and the meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin just a few days later, there is no indication that things will slow down anytime soon. Chancellor Angela Merkel has been vocal in her desire to stave off a trade war between Europe and the United States. In light of the Trump administration’s tariffs on European steel and aluminum imports and current consideration of additional tariffs on automobiles, trucks, and automotive parts – which could be painful for Germany’s major car companies – the Chancellor told the German parliament that “it is worth every effort to try to defuse this conflict so...
"The Future of Mobility is Connected and Digital" by Robin Cammarota, Program Director and Digital Strategist, American Council on Germany Although Germany is known for its green technology and Energiewende (or energy transformation), it may surprise some people to know that it will not reach its 2020 carbon reduction goal of 40 percent. This is due largely to diesel emissions. On May 17, the EU Commission officially put Germany on notice for not reducing carbon emissions. In order for Germany to meet its future emissions reduction goals, the country will have to make drastic changes to its transportation systems at the national, regional, and local levels. With more than 15 million diesel cars on the road in Germany, the government and the automobile industry are...
If the American-German relationship can survive US President Donald Trump's term, it'll be stronger than ever, write three policy experts for Handelsblatt. The Paris Climate Accord. Steel and aluminum tariffs. The Iran Deal. It is hard to imagine a rougher patch in transatlantic and US-German relations. Earlier this month, when we participated in a conference with German and American opinion leaders who had gathered in Washington, DC to assess the relationship and determine concrete actions that will drive the alliance forward, the mood of our German friends reflected this rough patch. There was great pessimism about how much progress can be achieved in shoring up the relationship given the current environment. Read more
Die gemeinsame Wertegrundlage auf beiden Seiten des Atlantiks erodiert immer mehr, fürchtet rund die Hälfte der Deutschen und Amerikaner. Besonders skeptisch sehen die Deutschen die zukünftigen Handelsbeziehungen zu den Vereinigten Staaten. Trotz der anhaltenden politischen Spannungen zwischen Washington und Berlin glaubt eine Mehrheit auf beiden Seiten des Atlantiks weiter daran, dass die Vereinigten Staaten und Deutschland gemeinsame Werte teilen. Rund die Hälfte der Deutschen und Amerikaner ist aber überzeugt davon, dass diese gemeinsame Wertebasis zunehmend erodiert. Zu diesem Ergebnis kommt eine Umfrage der Atlantik-Brücke und des American Council on Germany, die das Meinungsforschungsinstitut YouGov im April zeitgleich in den Vereinigten Staaten und in Deutschland durchgeführt hat. Read more
Rund die Hälfte der Deutschen und der Amerikaner sehen die gemeinsame westliche Wertebasis schwinden. Das ist das Ergebnis einer repräsentativen Umfrage des Meinungsforschungsinstituts Yougov im Auftrag der Atlantik-Brücke und des American Council on Germany. Read more
