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Peter Altmaier

Peter Altmaier is a German politician who has served as the Chief of Staff of the German Chancellery and as Federal Minister for Special Affairs since December 2013.

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The time is ripe for hydrogen and the necessary technologies, we will have to tap into its potential to create value, to secure jobs and to explore and utilize that for climate protection.

– Peter Altmaier

Found on Reuters 1 year ago Environment

This can take a few years. No one knows in advance.

– Peter Altmaier

Found on Reuters 1 year ago Business

In my conversations with (Tesla CEO) Elon Musk I have always made clear that there are no privileges but also no discrimination.

– Peter Altmaier

Found on Reuters 1 year ago Business

Condor is a profitable company and therefore our decision was based on economic factors, not on political criteria.

– Peter Altmaier

Found on Reuters 1 year ago Top News

The talks which lie ahead will be difficult, i was there (in the U.S.) in June and my impression is that, for the U.S. administration, reaching a solution is seen as more important than continuing the conflict.

– Peter Altmaier

Found on Reuters 2 years ago Business

We've now reached a point where we can say that there is likely to be not only one battery cell consortium, but probably three.

– Peter Altmaier

Found on Reuters 2 years ago Technology

We hope that by the end of the year we will have clarity from Brussels.

– Peter Altmaier

Found on Reuters 2 years ago Technology

Power prices are already too high, we should ensure that there will be no additional burdens.

– Peter Altmaier

Found on Reuters 2 years ago Environment

Passing on higher costs to penalize carbon emissions could cause severe public debates.

– Peter Altmaier

Found on Reuters 2 years ago Environment

In the big EU states we have agreed that we don't want to sign any bilateral memorandums but together make necessary arrangements between the greater European Economic Area and the economic area of Greater China.

– Peter Altmaier

Found on Reuters 2 years ago Business

This should also be a top priority for the next European Commission, with this, we will secure jobs and prosperity in Germany and Europe. And, above all, it's what will give Europe its economic sovereignty and independence.

– Peter Altmaier

Found on Reuters 2 years ago Top News

However, there can be exceptional cases in which the state must take action to avoid severe disadvantages for the economy as a whole and the country's national welfare, for example in cases when our critical infrastructure is at stake or when it comes to game changer technologies.

– Peter Altmaier

Found on Reuters 2 years ago Top News

The European Union should allow for additional time in order to achieve a clear position by the British parliament and people, personally, I would see this as a reasonable request.

– Peter Altmaier

Found on Reuters 2 years ago Top News

We are prepared to react in a united and clear way whatever the decision of the (U.S.) president.

– Peter Altmaier

Found on Reuters 3 years ago Top News

We need to try to avoid higher tariffs.

– Peter Altmaier

Found on Reuters 3 years ago Top News

We know there are hardly any larger companies in Europe that do not also trade with the United States. The pressure on European companies from the U.S. is quite large, we are in the situation that we're in.

– Peter Altmaier

Found on Reuters 3 years ago World

We will help where we can, but there is no way of completely averting the consequences of this unilateral withdrawal.

– Peter Altmaier

Found on Reuters 3 years ago World

We are ready to talk to all the companies concerned about what we can do to minimize the negative consequences, that means, it is concretely about damage limitation.

– Peter Altmaier

Found on Reuters 3 years ago Company News

Otherwise we'll have to accept that a large part of the added value will be produced in Asia or the United States, instead of here with us.

– Peter Altmaier

Found on Reuters 3 years ago Company News

The first safe self-driving cars must operate with German technology.

– Peter Altmaier

Found on Reuters 3 years ago Company News

We in Germany obviously want illegal content to be removed from the Internet. That concerns not only Facebook, but Facebook among others, my impression is that Mr Zuckerberg understood the importance of this issue.

– Peter Altmaier

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Technology

My impression is that Mr Zuckerberg understood the importance of this issue.

– Peter Altmaier

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Technology

That can then mean that such refugees are not deported to their home countries - if civil war is raging there, for example - but rather to the country via which they came into the EU.

– Peter Altmaier