Tag: EU member state
“Von der Leyen has gambled away”: Rising interest rates put a strain on the EU budget
Brussels In the Ukraine war and in the fight against the energy crisis, the EU mobilized billions – and thinned out its own budget. Now there is another stress factor…
Brexit hurts companies less – and competition is intensifying
Felixstowe container port in the UK The British Chamber of Commerce in Germany sees signs of better trade relations between Germany and Great Britain. (Photo: dpa) London Three years after…
Younger population pays off
Pensioner In Austria, old-age pensions are on average 55 percent higher than in Germany. Berlin In pension debates, Austria is often cited as a shining example for Germany, because pensions…
So Mitsotakis wants to win the election
Athens In the Villa Maximos, the official residence of the Greek head of government on Herodes Attikus Street in Athens, Kyriakos Mitsotakis is rarely found these days. The Prime Minister…
Brexit rules are becoming a competitive disadvantage for European car manufacturers
Stellantis The Opel mother warns of new rules of origin in Great Britain. (Photo: AP) London Since Great Britain left the EU, it is not often that the German car…
Greece pushes debt ratio
Athens Most EU countries significantly reduced their public debt ratios in the past year. According to the statistics authority Eurostat, the decline in 2022 in the euro area was 3.9…
British government fails to meet its Brexit target
UK Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch The 43-year-old Tory politician is under pressure from Eurosceptics in her party. (Photo: Reuters) London The British government wanted to free itself from…
“Germany must not become a permanent blocker in Brussels” – this is how the debt dispute is dividing Europe
Christian Lindner Lindner has reservations about the debt sustainability analysis. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Brussels, Paris The federal government rejects the reform proposals of the EU Commission for the European debt…
The EU Commission wants to save the Stability Pact
Brussels Christian Lindner left no stone unturned, he also published an article for the “Financial Times” on Tuesday. However, the Federal Minister of Finance’s efforts to force the EU Commission…
France wants to speed up debt reduction
Paris France is heading towards three trillion euros in national debt. is not a European country in absolute terms it is as heavily indebted as the second largest economy in…
Budget policy: EU Commission rejects Lindner
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner The federal government had proposed that highly indebted euro countries be subject to a uniform minimum requirement for annual debt reduction. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Brussels…
The EU Commission’s reform proposals are met with resistance
Germany’s financial metropolis Frankfurt The German banks and savings banks see massive interventions in their security systems in the EU reform plans. (Photo: E+/Getty Images) Frankfurt, Brussels According to the…
How Ursula von der Leyen earned respect
Ursula von der Leyen The EU Commission President has a good chance of a second term. (Photo: Reuters) When Ursula von der Leyen was appointed President of the Commission in…
Italy’s government declares a state of emergency over migration
Giorgia Meloni The arrival of thousands of migrants has been discussed in Italy for some time. (Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Press) Rome The Italian government has decided on a nationwide state of…
The German government’s proposal to reform the EU debt rules is balanced
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner For a long time, the traffic light parties did not agree on the question of reforming the EU debt rules. (Photo: Reuters) It has been…
The EU needs hydrogen “Made in Europe” – also with the help of nuclear energy
hydrogen Transportation is expensive. Guest authors Joseph Delatte and Georgina Wright call for the EU to produce more hydrogen. The EU needs more decarbonised hydrogen in order to achieve the…
How card payments could help Greece reduce debt
ATM in Athens Cash is losing popularity in Greece. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images) Athens From shopping in the supermarket to a new fridge or television to a piece of property –…
Lindner’s reform plan for EU debt rules has met with mixed responses
Christian Lindner The Federal Finance Minister has presented his own proposals for a reform of the EU debt rules. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Brussels, Paris The federal government has received praise…
Post-Brexit, more immigration to the UK in some sectors
Big Ben clock tower in London Before Brexit, workers from the EU were free to move around, while the hurdles for workers from non-EU countries were relatively high, says labor…
Where prices are highest in Europe
Young woman is shopping in the supermarket While the prices of goods in the EU internal market have already leveled out, there are still major differences in services. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek)…