Tag: ESM
The Putin error of Klaus Mangold
well-paid strategists in parties and companies believe that happiness has a name. When things don’t go that way, when misfortune threatens or is already sneaking through the back entrance, you…
Federal government rejects proposal for new euro rescue fund
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner The parliamentary state secretary to the finance minister rejects the new protective shield. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin The federal government rejects the proposal by the European…
We don’t need a new rescue package for the euro zone
euro coin Ironically, in times of war, Europe’s means of combating the economic crisis are largely exhausted. (Photo: dpa) It’s been ten years since the euro crisis reached its peak.…
Rescue fund calls for new mega protective shield for the euro
Klaus Regling The long-standing head of the ESM is open to reforming the fund at the end of his service. (Photo: AP) Klaus Regling has been one of the most…
The Pope as Putin Explainer
on the world stage in a rather battered theater an unexpected actor appears: Pope Francis. In an interview with the “Corriere della Sera”, the 85-year-old expressed himself in a way…
Euro rescue fund, EIB and Co.: End of German financial rule
Berlin, Brussels The starting position is difficult for Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP). The most important European financial authorities are still headed by Germans: Elke…
New debt crisis? Pandemic and energy crisis burden Greece
Finance Minister Christos Staikouras The former crisis country is struggling again with rising deficits. (Photo: Reuters) Athens First the Corona recession in 2020, then the billions in aid for the…
Herta Däubler-Gmelin is to head the expropriation commission
Herta Däubler-Gmelin The social democrat did not only campaign for equality for women in the party and in the Bundestag. (Photo: picture alliance / ZB) Berlin The former Federal Minister…
How the Ukraine war influenced the ECB meeting on Thursday
ECB building in Frankfurt The Ukraine war is also calling into question monetary politicians’ plans for an interest rate turnaround. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Expectations are high: top representatives of the…
Southeastern Europe wants to become less dependent on Russian gas
LNG tanker Liquid gas and its own LNG terminals are intended to free south-eastern Europe from its dependence on Russia. (Photo: Reuters) Peter Livanos, 64, operates one of the largest…
Germany can only flourish if the eurozone is doing well economically
The foreign trade balance closed in 2021 with a surplus of 173.3 billion euros – almost five percent in relation to overall economic output. The most important target countries for…
Greece wants to repay IMF loans early
Acropolis in Athens In 2015, after a long struggle, Greece agreed on a third aid package with the euro countries and the IMF. (Photo: dpa) Athens Greece wants to pay…
EU Finance Minister Lindner should position himself in the debt dispute
Berlin/Brussels Christian Lindner (FDP) is not the only newcomer. In addition to the Federal Minister of Finance, his colleagues from the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Austria will also take part in…
The future of the euro does not depend on rigid debt limits
Even if this rule does not call for drastic debt reductions, Greece, Spain and Italy would have to adhere to a consistent consolidation course for several decades in order to…
Euro: initially took some getting used to, today there is no alternative
Because what most critics of the euro overlook or ignore is that inflation in Germany has mostly been lower in the past two decades than in the D-Mark era. The…
There is a risk of higher debts in the southern states of the EU
Athens Sometimes a number is worth a thousand words: 13 trillion euros – the national debt in the euro zone has recently risen to this gigantic level, mainly because of…
The euro – a story of broken promises
Dusseldorf The euro is alive. This is not something that can be taken for granted. Because from the start, the common currency was a risk that bordered on recklessness. Politically…
Economist ranking gives German pandemic policy a bad rating
When it comes to saving the economy from the corona crisis, Olaf Scholz has never saved with superlatives. As Federal Minister of Finance, he brought out the “bazooka” with the…
EU debt rules: France calls for euro reform
EU stars on the Eiffel Tower Rules that do not inhibit government investments in climate protection and new technologies. (Photo: imago stock & people) Paris, Berlin, Brussels The coalition negotiations…
EU debt rules: France calls for euro reform
EU stars on the Eiffel Tower Rules that do not inhibit government investments in climate protection and new technologies. (Photo: imago stock & people) Paris, Berlin, Brussels The coalition negotiations…