Tag: EU
The model of the early New Year’s rest – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
You’re in luck for New Year’s Eve if you’ve planned a party for ten people. That is the upper limit that the federal and state governments will decide today for…
Joint action plan for more Europe
Scholz and Draghi The governments are also getting closer on a sensitive issue that has recently caused dissent between Germany and Italy: the reform of the EU debt rule. (Photo:…
New Margaret Thatcher is set to complete Brexit
Berlin At least since her Christmas message a week ago, the world has known that Liz Truss feels called to higher things: With festive lights, an old globe and the…
How the EU Commission wants to repay 800 billion euros
power plant CO2 emissions trading has been around for a long time, but it should be expanded and will therefore generate more income. (Photo: imago images / Future Image) Brussels…
Italy ahead of Scholz’s visit – interlinking the EU financial architecture
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz The Federal Chancellor will first meet with the Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi. (Photo: AP) Berlin Before Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) visits Rome on Monday, Italy…
Italy ahead of Scholz’s visit – interlinking the EU financial architecture
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz The Federal Chancellor will first meet with the Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi. (Photo: AP) Berlin Before Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) visits Rome on Monday, Italy…
The state should sell post and telecom soon
regensburg What has been tried and tested in the USA often comes to Germany. For Jürgen Kühling, head of the Monopolies Commission, this is a threatening prospect. Corporate profits there…
Boris Johnson relies on the strong state after Brexit
London Steve Baker is back on the warpath. The Tory rebel leader, who already hit Prime Ministers David Cameron and Theresa May hard, has a new opponent in his sights:…
Nord Stream 2, Ukraine conflict, Greens criticism: Chancellor in defense mode
Olaf Scholz at the EU summit The Chancellor is under pressure from the ranks of the Greens who want to stop the Nord Stream 2 project. (Photo: Reuters) Brussels The…
Nord Stream 2, Ukraine conflict, Greens criticism: Chancellor in defense mode
Olaf Scholz at the EU summit The Chancellor is under pressure from the ranks of the Greens who want to stop the Nord Stream 2 project. (Photo: Reuters) Brussels The…
Nord Stream 2, Ukraine conflict, Greens criticism: Chancellor in defense mode
Olaf Scholz at the EU summit The Chancellor is under pressure from the ranks of the Greens who want to stop the Nord Stream 2 project. (Photo: Reuters) Brussels The…
Germany will receive 35 million Moderna cans earlier
Brussels, Berlin The Federal Republic can count on millions of additional vaccine doses in the next few months. According to Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD), the EU Commission and the…
Internal trade barriers cost the EU € 1.1 trillion
Olaf Scholz at the EU summit in Brussels Europe is facing “big tasks”, stated Chancellor Olaf Scholz at his first EU summit. (Photo: dpa) Brussels Once again, it was all…
Germany will receive 35 million Moderna cans earlier
Corona vaccine from the manufacturer Moderna Germany receives millions of cans earlier. (Photo: AP) Brussels, Berlin The Federal Republic can expect 35 million additional vaccine doses in the next few…
The Federal Reserve and the turning hammer – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
she really did it: The US Federal Reserve announced yesterday evening that it would abandon its ultra-loose monetary policy. The purchases of bonds will be throttled much more than previously…
Gas storage in Germany at a historically low level
Natural gas pipeline in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania The natural gas storage facilities in Germany are currently significantly emptier than in previous years. (Photo: dpa) Brussels, Berlin The gas storage reserves in…
Nord Stream 2 opponents in the US Congress failed for the time being
US Congress in Washington In order to defuse the dispute with the USA over the pipeline, Germany made a joint declaration in July that it would give Ukraine more support.…
Prime Minister Mitsotakis calls for new EU debt targets
Kyriakos Mitsotakis The Prime Minister of Greece speaks frequently to President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Mario Draghi. (Photo: Dimitris Papamitsos) Athens Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is calling for…
French court orders UBS to pay 1.8 billion euros
UBS European headquarters in Frankfurt Originally, the bank was supposed to pay a fine of 3.7 billion euros, plus 800 million euros for damages and interest to the French state.…
Russia threatens military action
Wladimir Putin There are worldwide fears that Russia will invade Ukraine. (Photo: Reuters) Moscow One day after the G7 countries warned of an attack on Ukraine, Russia tightened the tone.…