High energy prices, a skilled labor shortage, and bureaucratic hurdles stand in the way of economic growth. If holdouts can be convinced, the response may resemble American supply-side liberalism.
Do you think it would make sense for Germany to incorporate something like the UK into their high skilled immigration system where people with degrees from elite universities can easily get a work visa? Or is this already part of the system based on the Canadian model?
> But the government adds to the construction sector's slow-down by limiting construction subsidies to projects that follow ever-more strict energy efficiency standards.
They recently dropped the requirement for the latest and most strict energy efficiency standard:
“Angesichts des schwierigen Umfelds für den Wohnungsbau und der hohen Zinsen und Baukosten "ist die Verankerung von EH 40 als verbindlicher gesetzlicher Neubaustandard in dieser Legislaturperiode nicht mehr nötig und wird ausgesetzt", wird außerdem angekündigt. Den Energiesparstandard EH 40 hatte die Ampel im Koalitionsvertrag für 2025 vereinbart. Die Baubranche hatte dies angesichts der stark gestiegenen Baukosten seit Monaten scharf kritisiert.”
That's way too naive as a take. I won't be impressed until German citizenship applications or the Bauamt take less than the now typical 1-2 years to get back to you. They haven't even fixed the Corona subsidy fraud mess, though they promised. The bureaucracy is too entrenched and corrupt, and they don't listen to politicians.
Here is the shoutout :)
https://handpickedberlin.substack.com/p/issue72
Do you think it would make sense for Germany to incorporate something like the UK into their high skilled immigration system where people with degrees from elite universities can easily get a work visa? Or is this already part of the system based on the Canadian model?
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-potential-individual-visa-global-universities-list
> But the government adds to the construction sector's slow-down by limiting construction subsidies to projects that follow ever-more strict energy efficiency standards.
They recently dropped the requirement for the latest and most strict energy efficiency standard:
“Angesichts des schwierigen Umfelds für den Wohnungsbau und der hohen Zinsen und Baukosten "ist die Verankerung von EH 40 als verbindlicher gesetzlicher Neubaustandard in dieser Legislaturperiode nicht mehr nötig und wird ausgesetzt", wird außerdem angekündigt. Den Energiesparstandard EH 40 hatte die Ampel im Koalitionsvertrag für 2025 vereinbart. Die Baubranche hatte dies angesichts der stark gestiegenen Baukosten seit Monaten scharf kritisiert.”
https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/wohnungsbaugipfel-14-punkte-100.html
A good article. Thanks! Will link to it in one of the next issues! 👍🏻
That's way too naive as a take. I won't be impressed until German citizenship applications or the Bauamt take less than the now typical 1-2 years to get back to you. They haven't even fixed the Corona subsidy fraud mess, though they promised. The bureaucracy is too entrenched and corrupt, and they don't listen to politicians.