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233 nieuwsberichten over German.

AlgemeenNRC

Britain needs better billionaires

Mike Ashley, a billionaire retailer, is more synonymous with a £6 ($8) Slazenger t-shirt than a £6,000 Saint Laurent leather jacket. After buying Harvey Nichols, with its flagship Knightsbridge department store, earlier this month, Mr Ashley commands an...

AlgemeenNRC

Europe buys the future, America builds it

Europeans do NOT often holiday in America: too far and, these days, too dear. Except for the World Cup. As fans chase their sides across America this summer, they are discovering country music, ranch dressing and—most striking of all—the mass affluence...

RechtIE Forum

Is US design no longer protected in the EU?

It is possible that American designs are no longer protected by copyright in the EU. This is due to the so-called ‘term comparison rule’. This issue has resurfaced because a German court ruled in a default judgement that the shape of the Fender...

AlgemeenNRC

Bre-entry may be the next drama to grip the European Union

Picture the scene, some time in the 2030s. Three dozen leaders of the European Union’s member states crowd around a gilded desk in some history-laden hall—perhaps in Versailles, Sarajevo or Rome. The Spanish prime minister signs a thick vellum...

AlgemeenNRC

The EU and China are stumbling into a trade war

The chances of a trade war between the European Union and China are far higher than most Europeans realise. In the corridors of Brussels, insiders have theories to explain this calm. One involves a Trump effect: political and business leaders spend too...

AlgemeenNRC

The EU wants to unshackle its economy. For real this time

The European Union is an economic giant. Its 27 member states combine into the world’s second-biggest economy behind America and its third-most-populous internal market, behind India and China. The  EU  is home to some of the world’s most...

AlgemeenNRC

The hidden currency of office life

People care deeply about their relative standings within organisations. Job titles and pay cheques are both pretty good clues to status, but they do not measure everything. Some employees wield influence without power. Others have an important-sounding...