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  • Thursday, 24 November, 2022
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    Barely any of extra €100bn announced by Olaf Scholz in February has been spent due to bureaucratic hurdles

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    Two companies produce the lion’s share of high-tech tools crucial to make chips

  • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
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    Austria faces energy crisis from a position of strength

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  • Friday, 28 October, 2022
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    Ceremonial head of state’s mea culpa reflects the shock Putin’s war on Ukraine has had on the ‘old ways of thinking’

  • Wednesday, 26 October, 2022
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  • Tuesday, 18 October, 2022
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