This year's partner country of the Diplomatic Council Spring Festival is India, the world's largest democracy. The Indian Consul General B.S. Mubarak will present his country on April 22 in Frankfurt/Germany, discuss current developments and answer questions. And because the traditional mango festival is celebrated in India every year, the Diplomatic Council is celebrating a combined spring and manifesto this year. Members and guests are welcome!
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Spring festival with India on April 22
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Success in France: DC Membership recognized for tax purposes
DC Head of Mission France, Mr. Maxime Boyer, has succeeded in ensuring that a Diplomatic Council membership is tax-deductible for French companies and individuals. What can be summarized in one sentence was actually months of negotiation with the French tax authorities. The tax deductibility is an important step for the further expansion of the Diplomatic Council in France.
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Green methanol consortium founded
Diplomatic Council (DC) member Jean Pütz, together with DC Chairman Andreas Dripke, has explained it in detail in his new book "Prosperity and economic growth without regrets, climate rescue yes - deindustrialization no!", ISBN 978-3-98674-104-4): Green methanol can replace fossil fuels as a global energy source.
Investments in the double-digit billion range secured
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E-fuels instead of e-cars
Diplomatic Council member Frank Obrist is CEO of the Obrist Group*
"Every mile a car travels with e-fuels improves the climate."
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Visiting a country at war
by Diplomatic Council Member Jochen M. Richter
After months of preparation, I travel to Ukraine for my opening lecture at the Catholic University in Lviv about EU integration. The country’s civil society is keen to learn what their path to the EU means and how they can accompany this complex process.
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China overtakes EU in clean energy
By Diplomatic Council member Karlheinz Zuerl*
Current study by the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) counteracts the EU's "de-risking" strategy towards China
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Diplomatic Council Global Security Forum
The Diplomatic Council has launched a new Global Security Forum to inspire companies and public institutions with concepts how to better react to threats and increase preparedness for external shocks.
Chairperson Jochen M. Richter
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Supply shortages ahead
By Diplomatic Council member Jane Enny van Lambalgen*
Companies and consumers will have to prepare for shortages in the supply of goods in 2024. There are more black swans on the move around the world than ever before. A "black swan" refers to unforeseeable events such as a pandemic, whereby many events that seem unimaginable at first glance are "announced" long in advance. This includes, for example, a tightening of the security situation around the world with an impact on supply chains.
Conflict over Taiwan is foreseeable
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UN Commission Science and Technology
Members of the Diplomatic Council have the opportunity to take part in the 27th session of the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development. This will take place from April 15 to 19 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
This year there are two priority topics:
Theme 1: How to harness digitalization to advance human development,
Theme 2: Global cooperation in science, technology and innovation for development.
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Silicon Valley Europe joins the Diplomatic Council
The Silicon Valley Europe initiative has joined the Diplomatic Council as a new member. At the same time, a comprehensive cooperation between the European IT cluster and the Diplomatic Council was agreed.
Silicon Valley Europe, which was launched at the beginning of 2024, is a significant step for Europe towards strengthening the IT sector across borders. The initiative will make it easier for companies in the information technology sector from all European countries to make contact, work together more universally and continue to grow together