Deeper ties to China?

Smart move, Germany (Schleswig-Holstein).

Reminds me of those deeper ties to Russia right before the war in Ukraine broke out.

German state eyes deeper China cooperation in energy, innovation – Significant potential exists to deepen cooperation between the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein and east China’s Zhejiang Province, particularly in energy transition, hydrogen and advanced manufacturing, according to Daniel Guenther, minister president of Schleswig-Holstein.

His remarks come as the two regions mark 40 years of partnership, with both sides seeking to expand ties despite an increasingly complex geopolitical and trade environment.

Now do highest taxes, highest energy costs, most bureaucracy…

Germany can’t be beat.

Richest countries in 2026: New measure of wealth pushes France and Germany out of top ten – Europe dominates global wealth rankings, but what it actually means to be a “rich country” depends heavily on how prosperity is measured and who benefits from it.

You can use any new measure you want, Germany will always be number one.

Man oh man Oman sent LNG

To Ger-man-y.

“Deliveries currently unaffected.”

First LNG deliveries from Oman to German firm begin despite Iran war – The first ​deliveries of liquefied natural gas (LNG) ‌from Oman to a German company have begun despite the war ​in Iran, said a spokesperson ​for the German state-owned gas ⁠supplier Sefe on Wednesday.

The deliveries ​are currently unaffected by the ​developments in the Gulf region and have commenced as planned, said the ​spokesperson.

Germany won’t miss its climate targets for 2026, 2027, 2028…

Because their industries are dying, or already dead.

And this is primarily due to its climate emissions targets.

Germany misses climate targets as emissions barely fall in 2025 – Greenhouse gases dropped just 0.1% last year as environment minister criticises lack of improvement.

Greenhouse gas emissions in Germany have again missed targets set by the Climate Protection Act and barely fell at all in 2025.

Emissions decreased by just 0.1% last year compared to the previous year, according to data from the German Environment Agency.

Running on wind turbines and solar panels?

Good luck with that.

German start-up plans 30-megawatt AI data centre in boost to sovereign control – German start-up Polarise plans to build a new 30-megawatt artificial intelligence ​data centre that would double Germany’s domestically-run computing capacity as European nations push ‌to gain more control over critical tech infrastructure.

The facility, set to come online in the Bavarian town of Amberg in mid-2027, could eventually expand to 120 MW, the company told Reuters.