The Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz – “BMWK”) has drawn up an emergency programme (status: 28 February 2022), which is to be adopted by the cabinet in the near future.
The coalition agreement of the future German government was presented on November 24, 2021. It includes some important aspects and goals of future climate and energy policy.
A new subsidy obligation for employers was introduced already some time ago for certain occupational pension commitments pursuant to sec. 1a para. 1a of the German Occupational Pensions Act (Betriebsrentengesetz, BetrAVG) when the Occupational Pensions Strengthening Act...
The "Transparency Register and Financial Information Act" (TraFinG, "Transparenzregister- und Finanzinformationsgesetz") came into force on August 1, 2021 and is intended, among other things, to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.
In the middle of the intensive preparation phase for the 2020 AGM season, German listed stock corporations are now suddenly confronted with the issue of the effects of the corona crisis, which is currently keeping the German economy and the capital market on tenterhooks.