Prices at the pump have leapt since the start of the conflict – but clinging to fossil fuels will only prolong the pain, says Berlin-based journalist Tania Roettger
Germany supported the oil industry against its own interests. Can you expect leadership to independence from a country that has chosen to remain dependent on oil in the past?
Neither do I. What I mean is that the suggested reforms don’t have to lead to independence.
E.g. the two-speed EU can be used to fast-track policies that integrate the EU deeper into the Palantir security architecture. If Germany supports reforms that doesn’t make Germany one of the good guys but should be reason to do a double take.
If someone talks about “failed German leadership in the EU” I’m not thinking car industry.
Germany supported the oil industry against its own interests. Can you expect leadership to independence from a country that has chosen to remain dependent on oil in the past?
Well, I don’t want German leadership of the EU. The EU isn’t the fourth Reich.
Neither do I. What I mean is that the suggested reforms don’t have to lead to independence.
E.g. the two-speed EU can be used to fast-track policies that integrate the EU deeper into the Palantir security architecture. If Germany supports reforms that doesn’t make Germany one of the good guys but should be reason to do a double take.