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The Digital Product Passport (DPP) is set to become a central pillar of the European circular economy. Its purpose is to create transparency across the entire product life cycle – from manufacturing…

The European Chips Act was an important response to the COVID-19 crisis and has brought remarkable progress. However, its implementation and geopolitical challenges show that a strategic framework…

At the Summit on European Digital Sovereignty in Berlin, French and German electrical and digital industry associations issued a joint position paper calling for a clear strategy for Europe's…

Regulation 1025/2012 is a cornerstone of the European standardization system and, together with the New Legislative Framework (NLF), forms the basis for the safe movement of goods and fair…

Arguments in favour of a risk-based, science-based approach Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large group of chemicals that includes, without question, a number of problematic…

Incoming orders for the German electro and digital industry were up 9.3% (year over year) in September 2025. Domestic bookings rose by one tenth (+10.3%), while foreign clients raised their orders…

The Chinese electro market is by far the largest in the world. From 2010 to 2024 its volume nearly trippled. However, in view of the structural challenges facing the Chinese economy (including trade…

This position focuses on non-grain-oriented and grain-oriented electrical steel (NGOES/GOES). The EU’s planned reset of steel safeguards – halving quota thresholds and applying a 50 percent…

The US electro market is the second largest in the world and its importance as a destination for German electro exports is only surpassed in by the Chinese market. Since the turn of the millennium,…

According to the latest calculations by the ZVEI, the global market for goods of the electro and digital industry reached a value of €5,765bn in 2024. For the current year, the global electro market…