Decline in orders and turnover – building construction particularly hard hit The start of 2026 has been subdued for the German main construction sector. According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), real order intake in January 2026 fell by 5.1% compared...
Society & Politics
Mobile power without risk: How consumers can choose the right power bank
Between convenience and safety requirements: What really matters when it comes to mobile power banks Smartphones, tablets and wearables have long been an integral part of our connected daily lives. As our reliance on mobile devices grows, so does the need for a...
Commentary: Focus on oil, water in the blind spot
Whilst the West is fixated on oil prices, it overlooks a far more serious reality: the extreme vulnerability of the drinking water supply in the Gulf region. Over 100 million people in the GCC rely on desalination plants – in countries such as Kuwait, this figure...
Smartphones are becoming breeding grounds for germs
According to a BITKOM survey, only one in six Germans usually cleans their device from time to time According to a study by the digital association BITKOM, the smartphone – often dubbed a ‘news hub’ – is turning into a real breeding ground for germs. This is because...
Conceptual weaknesses
UAV DACH takes a critical view of the Federal Environment Agency’s ‘drone study’ A study recently published by the Federal Environment Agency analyses the ‘opportunities and risks of unmanned aviation for people and the environment’. As the trade association for the...
Saxony-Anhalt: Police Crime Statistics – Ministry of the Interior reviews the figures for 2025
Saxony-Anhalt’s Minister of the Interior, Dr Tamara Zieschang, and State Police Director Mario Schwan jointly presented the Police Crime Statistics (PKS) for 2025. A total of 172,776 criminal offences were recorded in Saxony-Anhalt last year. That is 11,407 fewer...
Ransomware as a geopolitical weapon? Between reality and exaggeration
Commentary on the guest article (in German language) “Destabilisation rather than data theft – Ransomware becomes a geopolitical tool rather than cybercrime” by Jan Schledzinski (27 March 2026). >...
German Parliament sets Data Act on its national path – business calls for innovation-friendly implementation
The German Bundestag is on the verge of passing the national implementing legislation for the European Data Act. This is intended to flesh out the regulatory framework for the application of the EU regulation in Germany. The underlying EU Data Act has been in force...
Police Crime Statistics 2025: Further decline in crime in Brandenburg
2025 figures: Drop in theft offences / Clear-up rate remains steady The number of crimes recorded by the police continued to fall in Brandenburg last year. According to the 2025 Police Crime Statistics, it fell by 5.7 per cent to 166,508 offences (2024: 176,641...
Opinion: Water as a weapon
Why the threat to drinking water supplies in the Middle East marks a turning point in international law There are forms of infrastructure whose destruction not only has military consequences but also undermines the very foundations of human existence. The drinking...
