This must be done “in a timely manner” and forms part of the conditions under which the Economy Ministry authorized the acquisition of TanQuid by US company Sunoco LP.

So while we read that a US firm from the MAGA sphere bought critical infrastructure in Germany and (rightfully) got upset about that, it all along was the plan for them to have to sell that piece of critical infrastructure for the deal to be authorised?

Sometimes I’m so tired of getting baited to become enraged about something that only a couple of days later turns out to be completely different all along. What a waste of time.

Replacing these systems would take years and require massive investment.

Let’s be brutally honest: it’s not like we have a choice.

It’s not a question of if but merely one of when. So we better get going.

He chose to take the role of the Trump Appeaser. That’s fine with me.

But it also means I couldn’t care less about what he’s talking when it comes to steps to European independence.