Tag: energy
Rising energy prices are creating uncertainty on the stock exchanges
Bull and Bear in front of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Like other European stock exchanges, the German leading index Dax fell slightly last week. Market analysts consider further developments to…
High energy costs: How to relieve Europe
Athens, Berlin, Paris, Rome The traffic light parties in Germany have launched a relief package because of the high energy prices: A flat-rate energy price, a reduction in the energy…
Top earners get around 180 euros from the energy price flat rate
energy costs According to the sample calculation, the biggest beneficiaries are families with a gross household income of 35,000 euros per year. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to calculations by the…
Summit ends – Southern states want market intervention
EU summit in Brussels Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (left) in particular is pushing for extensive rights to intervene in the electricity market. (Photo: dpa) Brussels After hours of arguments…
Economist Jens Südekum calls for “massive energy saving campaign”
Dusseldorf Russian President Vladimir Putin wants “unfriendly states”, which he includes the entire EU and the USA, to still have their gas deliveries paid for in rubles. The details are…
Clemens Fuest warns of a sustained energy price shock
Clemens Fuest The Ifo boss says he’s worried about the social market economy. (Photo: Imago) Financial crisis, euro crisis, Brexit, pandemic – and now a war in Europe – the…
Clemens Fuest warns of a sustained energy price shock
Clemens Fuest The Ifo boss says he’s worried about the social market economy. (Photo: Imago) Financial crisis, euro crisis, Brexit, pandemic – and now a war in Europe – the…
Win the economic war with war economy
Federal Minister of Economics Habeck in the United Arab Emirates The Federal Minister of Economics visited a large-scale solar system near the sustainable urban development project Masdar City. (Photo: dpa)…
Bitcoin (BTC) Proposal for Energy Trade from Russian MP
Pavel Zavalny, Chairman of the Energy Committee of the Russian State Duma, proposed the ruble and gold to Western countries and the national currency or Bitcoin (BTC) to friendly countries…
Tougher action against dubious energy suppliers
Electricity costs in Germany Many customers have to take a closer look due to the high electricity and gas prices. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens)…
Planned relief tear a hole in the budget
Almost overnight it became clear how dependent Germany is on Russian energy, especially natural gas. The tacit basic assumption of the planned energy transition that cheap Russian gas is ultimately…
Bitcoin Statement by the Chairman of the Russian Energy Committee Raised the Price!
While the sanctions against Russia turned the attention to cryptocurrencies, statements about Bitcoin came from Pavel Zavalny, Chairman of the Russian State Duma Energy Committee. Answering questions on a television…
Russia May Accept Bitcoin for Energy Payments
Fears from regulators around the world that Russia is using Bitcoin to evade sanctions seem to be coming true. Today, a high-ranking Russian government executive is helping the country’s authorities…
What Putin’s ruble decision on gas means
Berlin, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf Russia wants to continue supplying gas to the West. But instead of using dollars or euros, the EU, the USA and other Western countries are now to…
Energy Association calls for an early warning level in the gas emergency plan
Berlin, Dusseldorf The Federal Association of Energy and Water Industries is calling on the federal government to declare the early warning level in the national gas emergency plan. BDEW boss…
The relief package: something for everyone
Party leader of the traffic light The traffic light has decided on a tax saving allowance of 300 euros. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) It looks like a throwback to the worst…
That’s how much cheaper refueling and bus travel should be
Berlin “It was a long night,” said SPD leader Lars Klingbeil on Thursday morning with small, narrowed eyes. The coalition leaders had been negotiating the federal government’s new relief package…
Energy nationalism is a false accusation
Robert Habeck (right), Ambassador Claudius Fischbach (centre) with the Qatari Minister of Economic Affairs The Economics Minister opens doors for gas buyers from Germany. (Photo: dpa) The EU Commission and…
That includes the second relief package
traffic light coalition Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) in exchange with Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) and Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP). (Photo: imago images/photothek) Berlin The heads of the traffic…
Energy prices: Traffic light coalition agrees second relief package
power plant Before the meeting, there was agreement that there should be further relief for the prices for fuel, gas and electricity, which had risen sharply again as a result…