Tag: Brussels
Germany cannot waive value added tax for the gas surcharge
Christian Lindner The Federal Minister of Finance does not receive an exception from Brussels. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Brussels, Berlin The EU Commission will probably reject the plans of Finance Minister Christian…
Germany cannot waive value added tax for the gas surcharge
Christian Lindner The Federal Minister of Finance does not receive an exception from Brussels. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Brussels, Berlin The EU Commission will probably reject the plans of Finance Minister Christian…
Germany cannot waive value added tax for the gas surcharge
Christian Lindner The Federal Minister of Finance does not receive an exception from Brussels. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Brussels, Berlin The EU Commission will probably reject the plans of Finance Minister Christian…
Germany cannot waive value added tax for the gas surcharge
Christian Lindner The Federal Minister of Finance does not receive an exception from Brussels. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Brussels According to the EU, VAT must be levied on the gas surcharge for…
Mario Draghi changed that – and is now in danger
Rome The Mario Draghi chapter is complete. Italy is facing new elections, and President Sergio Mattarella dissolved the chambers of parliament early Thursday evening. The former central banker was in…
Mario Draghi changed that – and is now in danger
Rome Mario Draghi was in office for exactly 522 days, just over 17 months. These were times of crisis, economic, pandemic, and since the outbreak of the Ukraine war also…
Sanctions: Oligarchs sue EU
Roman Abramovich Many oligarchs are affected by the sanctions against Russia. (Photo: IMAGO/ITAR-TASS) Brussels The EU will tighten its sanctions against Russia again this week. Among other things, she wants…
Brussels approves billions in aid for German companies
Margaret Vestager The EU competition commissioner said energy and trade-intensive companies have been particularly hard hit by the current geopolitical crisis. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin, Brussels Energy-intensive companies that have to…
Euro introduction in Croatia officially signed – Concrete exchange rate fixed
Croatia’s Finance Minister Zdravko Maric and ECB President Christine Lagard Symbolic delivery of euro coins. (Photo: AP) Brussels The introduction of the euro in Croatia was sealed with a ceremony.…
Tensions between the EU and Russia are increasing
Goods transport in Kybartai, Lithuania, on the Kaliningrad border As early as mid-June, Lithuania restricted the transit of certain sanctioned goods to the Russian exclave. (Photo: AP) Riga, Brussels In…
Brussels and Berlin are speeding up trade agreements
Berlin The simple abbreviation “ZP 17, TOP 9” on the agenda hardly did justice to the topic that was debated in the Bundestag on Thursday evening: The governing coalition has…
Industry fears the EU’s planned economy
Munich. State aid yes, but not under these conditions: the planned billions in subsidies from the European Union (EU) are welcome in the chip industry. However, the associated interventions in…
Luck in the oligopoly: one pays, one collects
In November 2023 there is a special anniversary in Germany: 50 years earlier, the government issued a driving ban due to the oil crisis and a delivery stop by Opec,…
The Deutsche Bahn rail problem
With the nine-euro ticket, Deutsche Bahn receives increased attention, which, to their chagrin, also applies to negative points. For years, the state-owned company avoided modernizing the aging rail network. The…
The small embargo for the big war
in the Ukraine a people is fighting for their country and their freedom – and in Brussels Hungary is fighting for EU financial commitments of 550 million euros. At the…
Wall Street is leaving Mark Zuckerberg
when money was still easy and big tech, sometimes just low tech, attracted investors, a photo app like Snap was a real stock market hit. It was like before the…
London threatens to break the Northern Ireland Protocol
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss announced legislation in the House of Commons that would allow the government to unilaterally withdraw from the deal with the EU. Should it come to…
Brexit: London wants to change Northern Ireland protocol
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss announced legislation in the House of Commons that would allow the government to unilaterally withdraw from the deal with the EU. Should it come to…
London announces amendment to Northern Ireland Protocol
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss announced legislation in the House of Commons that would allow the government to unilaterally withdraw from the deal with the EU. Should it come to…
The EU and Japan are joining forces in digitization
Tokyo In the future, the EU and Japan want to coordinate closely with each other on the development of future digital technologies. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Council…