Tag: Energy price
Energy prices: Habeck advocates an immediate surcharge for children
Robert Habeck “It’s primarily fossil inflation, if you will.” (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) has also spoken out in favor of an immediate surcharge for children…
President Lagarde warns against ‘hasty action’
Frankfurt, Berlin ECB President Christine Lagarde has warned against hasty rate hikes. “If we act hastily now, the recovery of our economies could be significantly worse and jobs would be…
Ruble recovers somewhat – high risks in the short term
The Kremlin in Moscow The Russian currency is suffering from tensions between Russia and Ukraine (Photo: Bloomberg) Frankfurt The Russian ruble temporarily rose to its highest level in almost a…
Commuter allowance: Lindner open to adjustment
Christian Lindner According to the FDP boss, the price increase is “an enormous social, enormous economic problem”. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner has shown himself open to…
Ifo expects an inflation rate of four percent in 2022
Shopping venture According to the Ifo Institute, consumer prices should continue to rise this year. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin According to a survey, more and more companies in Germany want to…
Opec-plus remains when production quotas are raised – oil prices rise
oil production The price for the WTI variety climbed to its highest level in seven and a half years. (Photo: dpa) Zurich It was a handshake that sent a signal:…
Inflation in Germany fell slightly to 4.9 percent in January
The figures for January had been eagerly awaited by economists because they hoped that they would provide a little more clarity about future developments. At the beginning of the year,…
Inflation in Germany fell slightly to 4.9 percent in January
The figures for January had been eagerly awaited by economists because they hoped that they would provide a little more clarity about future developments. At the beginning of the year,…
Abolish the EEG levy “in just a few weeks”.
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner The FDP politician wants to abolish the so-called EEG surcharge as quickly as possible. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner wants to…
Inflation in Germany fell slightly to 4.9 percent in January
High vegetable prices Food prices rose 5.0 percent in January. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The inflation rate in Germany fell slightly at the beginning of the year. Consumer prices rose by…
The abolition of the EEG surcharge is not enough
wind energy According to the German Institute for Economic Research, consumers could have saved 1.7 billion euros in 2021. (Photo: dpa) Cash registers are ringing for wind and solar park…
Ampel wants to protect customers from dubious providers
three-phase meter The traffic light aims to better protect consumers against price fluctuations. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Insurance is designed to protect electricity and gas customers if their energy provider goes…
Bert Rürup: China’s growth is weakening
For decades, German companies have participated in China’s economic rise. Initially, inexpensive primary products made in China enabled German industry to keep a large proportion of its added value in…
Electricity prices ensure high profits for solar and wind park operators
wind energy According to the German Institute for Economic Research, consumers could have saved 1.7 billion euros in 2021. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, Berlin While consumers are suffering from record electricity…
Russia was Germany’s most important supplier in 2021
Eugal natural gas pipeline in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Around half of the natural gas and hard coal imports in 2021 came from Russia. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Germany’s energy bill rose to…
Nord Stream 2 founds German subsidiary
Schwerin The subsidiary required for the certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has been founded. The gas transport company Gas for Europe GmbH is based in Schwerin, as…
Countries are pushing for earlier abolition of the EEG surcharge
“The EEG surcharge remains a central point,” said the SPD politician to the Handelsblatt. It must be reduced to zero, which will reduce the price of electricity by around four…
Bundesbank expects inflation to remain “extraordinarily high” for the time being
Shopping venture The federal government estimates that the inflation rate will average 3.3 percent this year. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt At the start of the year, the Bundesbank expects prices to…
The federal government gives a clear no to nuclear power in the EU – gas as a bridging technology
Berlin The Federal Government is clearly opposed to the EU Commission classifying nuclear power as a sustainable energy source, but supports a corresponding classification of gas as a bridge solution.…
Unlike Baerbock, Scholz and Habeck see an additional role for gas
Minister Habeck, Wissing, Baerbock with Chancellor Scholz Berlin Apparently there are different estimates in the federal government as to how large Germany’s gas requirements will be in the coming years.…