Tag: Energy price
The flat-rate tank discount is not really a help
Christian Lindner The Finance Minister had brought up a tank discount of 30 to 40 cents. (Photo: IMAGO/Chris Emil Janssen) The coalition partners are still arguing about what their second…
How high can he climb? Three scenarios how to proceed
Russian oil production plant The country is the third largest oil producer in the world. (Photo: IMAGO/ITAR-TASS) Zurich Speculations about a possible rapprochement between the two warring parties Russia and…
Fuel prices: Electricity, petrol, diesel – with which car owners drive cheaper
Charging station for electric cars Energy price increases show up faster at the gas station than at the socket. (Photo: Imago) Dusseldorf Since the start of the Ukraine war a…
Fuel prices: Electricity, petrol, diesel – with which car owners drive cheaper
Charging station for electric cars Energy price increases show up faster at the gas station than at the socket. (Photo: Imago) Dusseldorf Since the start of the Ukraine war a…
Association fears “death blow” for many gas stations
Berlin The criticism of the plans of Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) for a tank subsidy does not stop. In principle, a relief for drivers in the current situation…
Boycotting Russian oil is the way to go
Hardly a day goes by without new sanctions being proposed against Russia. The goal of hitting Russia’s economy as hard as possible as long as Moscow does not stop its…
Relieves the drivers – criticism of Lindner is unjustified
Fuel prices at all-time high The corporations make margins. (Photo: IMAGO/Arnulf Hettrich) At first glance, the “tank discount” introduced by Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner may appear questionable in terms…
Relieves the drivers – criticism of Lindner is unjustified
Fuel prices at all-time high The corporations make margins. (Photo: IMAGO/Arnulf Hettrich) At first glance, the “tank discount” introduced by Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner may appear questionable in terms…
Energy prices: Ampel plans relief
Gas station The war in Ukraine caused fuel prices to rise above the two-euro threshold for the first time. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) drew a rather…
leg; The federal government had to support the lignite company with a loan worth billions
Leag power plant in Lippendorf According to information from the Handelsblatt, the East German lignite company had to be supported in the short term with a loan worth billions. (Photo:…
Fuel prices are going down slightly
The expensive fuel The rising prices hit the motorists in Germany. (Photo: dpa) Munich The extreme increase in fuel prices is taking a break. Prices have fallen slightly for both…
Energy efficiency – more important than ever
In security, but also in energy policy, everything is under scrutiny these days. Rightly so, because Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine is forcing Germany and the European Union to…
Dax crash to 8000 points? When such a scenario threatens
Dusseldorf The war in Ukraine and the West’s sanctions against Russia are causing alarm on the markets: the Dax has fallen significantly since its record high in January and is…
10 uncomfortable truths about the energy transition
Dark clouds over Lower Saxony Dark clouds pass over wind turbines in the district of Hildesheim. The energy transition threatens to falter. (Photo: dpa) What is currently happening on the…
This is how you secure your portfolio now
Dusseldorf The European Central Bank (ECB) has raised its inflation forecast for the euro zone to 5.1 percent for the current year. This was announced by ECB President Christine Lagarde…
The energy industry trembles before a gas supply stop
Gas storage in Saxony-Anhalt What has always protected the energy industry from price spikes in the past is now threatening to become its biggest problem. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, Berlin Increasing…
“Energy embargo would be manageable for Germany”
Dusseldorf Economist Veronika Grimm advocates an embargo on Russian energy imports as a reaction to the war of aggression in Ukraine. Because restraint is not a reaction “that makes it…
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…
What happens when gas runs out?
Berlin Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) have been warning for days against placing an embargo on Russian natural gas deliveries to Germany. The…
What happens when gas runs out?
Berlin Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) have been warning for days against placing an embargo on Russian natural gas deliveries to Germany. The…