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On the TV program ” SWR Aktuell Rheinland-Pfalz,” KPMG Law hospital expert Harald Maas discusses the GKV Savings Act and the growing financial pressure…

Global supply chains and international business models are under pressure as never before: Geopolitical tensions, industrial policy initiatives, and stricter foreign trade regulations are rapidly…

First published on November 19, 2025; thoroughly updated
  Co-author: Séverine Sieprath, Director of Audit, KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft   The Packaging Implementation Act (VerpackDG),…

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