Uruguay generates almost all of its electricity from renewable energies. The country has achieved this renewable revolution within a very short time – thanks in large part to physicist and former energy minister Ramón Méndez Galain. Since the beginning of April, Méndez has been Chairman of the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century […]
Markus Rauramo, CEO of Finnish utility Fortum, is to become the new President of Eurelectric. He succeeds Leonhard Birnbaum, CEO of Eon, at the head of the association. Rauramo’s deputies will be Catherine MacGregor, CEO of Engie, and Georgios Stassis, CEO of the Greek-Romanian group PPC.Veli-Pekka Saajo and Dietmar Preinstorfer are the new Vice Presidents […]
The frogs call the tune. In spring, their croaking resounds loudly across the vast area on the outskirts of the small town of Haldensleben. Here, near Magdeburg, is one of the largest dispatch centers in Europe – and a biotope. Inside, around 4,000 people work in the halls, while thousands of animals live outside on […]
Elisabeth Werner will take over as Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development at the European Commission starting June 1, 2025. The Austrian economist succeeds her compatriot Wolfgang Burtscher, who retired earlier this month.While Werner brings nearly three decades of experience within the European Commission, she lacks a direct background in agricultural policy. Her previous roles […]
The head of the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s Africa department, Kirsten Krampe, will temporarily take over the management of the office of the Green Party-affiliated foundation in Ramallah in June. The Islamic scholar had already headed the office from 2004 to 2007 before returning to the head office in Berlin. Krampe will initially manage the Foundation’s […]
You wouldn’t know that Rainbow Gao has been turning night into day for decades. Relaxed and awake, the 61-year-old sits at the kitchen table in her house in a Shanghai suburb, sipping lemonade and petting her dog and cat as they brush against her legs. As an entrepreneur and DJ, she has shaped modern pop […]
Until recently, Bastian Ernst worked as Head of Business Digital for the medium-sized defense company Dynamit Nobel Defence (DND), developing the drone business, among other things – and now he sits in the Bundestag for the CDU.He quit his job at DND, not letting it rest, as is often the case among MPs. That is […]
This past weekend, Li Chenggang made his first public appearance in his new role as China’s trade representative at the US-China Economic Summit in Switzerland. During the two-day talks in Geneva, the experienced diplomat appeared confident alongside Vice Premier Liu He, the head of the Chinese delegation.“Li was probably the one who worked hardest on […]
Tilman Kuban is to head the CDU/CSU’s Europe working group. The CDU member of the Bundestag will take over from Gunther Krichbaum, who will become Minister of State for Europe at the Federal Foreign Office.Frank Wetzel has been appointed State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. He will be responsible for […]
Giorgio Tuti is the new President of the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF). The Swiss national has been President of the ETF Railway Section since 2017. Until 2023, he was President of the Swiss Transport Workers’ Union (SEV) for 14 years and also Vice-President of the Swiss Federation of Trade Unions. According to its own […]