Germany has officially launched a new strategy to take the country to the cutting edge in several technological fields, including fusion nuclear energy, biotechnology and low-emissions transport.
The €18 billion plan, funded in part by an enormous borrowing spree by the new government, will back a long list of initiatives, and stresses the need for German and European “technological sovereignty,” a key watchword in Brussels.
At a ceremony in Berlin on October 29, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the need for better innovation was existential.