Germany’s transport minister Patrick Schnieder told DVZ International that the government’s temporary 17‑cent reduction in the energy tax on diesel and petrol is intended to provide short‑term relief for the transport and logistics sector, lowering…

Berlin on Thursday presented the Chemieagenda 2045 to shore up the country's ailing chemicals industry, offering a subsidised power tariff, expanded carbon cost compensation and a push at EU level for simpler regulation and longer free CO₂…

Germany's rail network has failed to keep pace with two decades of traffic growth, a government taskforce has concluded, proposing 22 short-term measures to address the worst bottlenecks for freight. The 36-member panel, chaired by state secretary…

Two key financing vehicles intended to lever private capital into Germany's transport network remain without concrete structure. A “Deutschlandfonds” combining public and private financing and a dedicated rail infrastructure fund — promised from 2028…