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China has developed into a self-confident, politically ambitious and economically strong world power. China's success is based on a different system of rights and values than those of Western…

The European Commission presented its proposal for a Regulation on Artificial Intelligence ("AI Act") on 21 April.  The proposed regulation aims to create a legal framework in Europe for…

ZVEI participates in EU Impact Assessment for the Battery Directive  The revision of the EU Battery Directive 2013/56/EU is gathering pace. The EU Commission has announced a proposal for…

From time to time, the ZVEI provides additional information on selected countries and regions in a special edition of the foreign trade report.

After their moderate decrease in January, exports of the German electro and digital industry more or less stagnated in February 2025. In the numbers for February, possible effects of the announced…

Exports of the German electro and digital industry have risen in June 2025, too. Across all sub-sectors, they increased by 5.3% (year over year) to a value of €20.7bn. Declines in businesses with…

Exports of the German electro and digital industry soared by 13.5% (year-on-year) to a value of €22.5bn in October 2025. By far, it was the biggest increase in the year running.

Exports of the German electro and digital industry managed to grow slightly in December 2024. Despite the recent increase, the total year of 2024 had to be closed with a minus – the first one since…