Tag: Bruno Le Maire
France is sticking to budget targets despite a slump in growth
France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire Paris expects less economic growth next year. (Photo: REUTERS) Paris While Germany is concerned about the coming year with recession concerns, France is also…
France’s tech industry hopes for Macron 2.0
Paris, Dusseldorf In mid-June, the self-declared president of the “start-up nation” suddenly made an appearance again: Emmanuel Macron visited the tech industry at its Vivatech trade fair in Paris and…
“Put your households in order”
Storm over St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome Italian government bonds are having a hard time at the moment – despite far-reaching structural reforms. (Photo: dpa) In view of rising interest…
France’s finance minister does not believe in a new euro crisis
Bruno Le Maire France’s finance minister wants to calm fears of a new euro crisis. (Photo: Reuters) Brussels France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has countered fears of a new…
Finance Minister Le Maire wants to fight inflation with Berlin
Paris The federal government is keeping one of its most important contacts in Paris: Bruno Le Maire, who knows Germany well, will continue to head the Super Ministry for Finance…
Beijing plans technological catch-up – Morning Briefing Plus
Hello dear readers, Welcome to the new weekend edition of the Morning Briefing plus. From now on we want to look at the topics and trends of the past few…
Member states agree on CO2 taxes for imports
Meeting of finance ministers in Brussels Paolo Gentiloni, Christian Lindner and Bruno Le Maire in conversation. (Photo: REUTERS) Brussels The finance ministers of the EU countries agreed on Tuesday to…
Ukraine war: Europe experiments with price controls
Ursula von der Leyen at the EU summit in Versailles The President of the EU Commission is thinking about price controls for energy. (Photo: AP) Berlin As the old saying…
How Russia’s war is throwing energy markets into chaos
The world in the energy crisis Large industrial nations are dependent on Russian oil and gas supplies. (Photo: Smetek) The war in Russia and the associated sanctions are making energy…
How Russia’s war is throwing energy markets into chaos
The world in the energy crisis Large industrial nations are dependent on Russian oil and gas supplies. (Photo: Smetek) The war in Russia and the associated sanctions are making energy…
Debate on Debt & Ukraine Accession: EU Unity in Danger
Brussels, Paris In his letter to the European heads of state and government, EU Council President Charles Michel describes the drama of the current situation in the very first sentence:…
Italy confiscates luxury yacht from TUI shareholder
Berlin Twelve suites, two helipads, sauna and beauty salon included – the “Dilbar” is considered one of the most luxurious yachts in the world. She is currently in the port…
That’s how hard the Russia sanctions are hitting European companies
Madrid, Stockholm, London, Paris, Rome The West has imposed massive sanctions on Russia. They hit the oligarchs, the markets and the companies of the country with full force. At the…
Putin’s War – Morning Briefing Plus
Hello dear readers, a dramatic week is behind us, a week that will go down in history as a turning point. We have devoted an extensive cover story to this…
The Ukraine crisis becomes a problem for Emmanuel Macron in the election campaign
Le Pen calls for a clear rejection of Ukraine’s NATO membership. In her interviews, she said that the country “belongs to the Russian sphere of influence” and “one must recognize…
Jan Marsalek’s biggest coup – Morning Briefing Plus
Hello dear readers, in December, my colleagues from the investigative department approached me about a special project relating to Wirecard. We had just published the Wambach report, the classified investigation…
Europe is bracing itself with billions against rising energy prices
Athens, Vienna, Paris, Madrid, Stockholm, London, Rome Data released this week by Italy’s energy regulator is alarming: In a year, electricity prices have risen 131 percent for a typical family,…
Danger of War in Ukraine and the Metaverse – Morning Briefing Plus
Dusseldorf Hello dear readers, a colleague from the Tagesspiegel described Annalena Baerbock as “this young lady” in the ZDF morning magazine this week. He correctly added that she is also…
Margrethe Vestager rejects Nord Stream 2 – Bruno Le Maire calls for “European money for European start-ups”
Dusseldorf The Vice-President of the EU Commission Margrethe Vestager has positioned herself clearly in the debate surrounding Nord Stream 2: “We never thought that Nord Stream 2 was in the…
Ten billion euros for European tech start-ups
Paris France’s Minister of Finance and Economics, Bruno Le Maire, has spoken out in favor of greater independence for Europe when it comes to financing young companies in the field…