Tag: FDP
Decision in the heating dispute possible before the summer break
gas boiler From 2024, only heating systems that are operated with at least 65 percent renewable energy may possibly be installed. (Photo: IMAGO/Manngold) Berlin The controversial heating law by Federal…
Trade warns of industrial electricity price: “Special tariff leads to distortion of competition”
Berlin DGB boss Yasmin Fahimi encounters divided opinions with her proposal to cap the electricity price for industry at four cents per kilowatt hour for a limited period of time.…
Mercedes and Stellantis want to break the Chinese battery supremacy
Douvrin The black and white patterned main building of the new Automotive Cells Company (ACC) battery cell production facility towers over the industrial area of Douvrin. Plenty of celebrities gathered…
Parties should pay back 100 million euros
Berlin The parties represented in the Bundestag must prepare for substantial repayments of state funds. It will be “about a total of almost 100 million euros,” said a spokesman for…
“Mr. Lindner has to answer the question of whether this country should still have a stable industrial base”
DGB boss Yasmin Fahimi “It’s not just about blind subsidies, but about an agreement with the economy for future investments.” (Photo: IMAGO/Chai von der Laage) Berlin The chairwoman of the…
Ministry of Commerce not enough proposal for rainforest rescue
rainforest An additional forest protection declaration for the Mercosur agreement is intended to fulfill the Germans’ wish. (Photo: imago images/ingimage) Berlin, Brussels After more than 20 years of negotiations, the…
Greens slip to 13 percent, AfD continues to grow
Federal Minister of Economics in the Bundestag Robert Habeck is currently facing a lot of criticism. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Against the background of the political dispute over the heating law,…
Federal ministers threaten Twitter with consequences
Berlin The expected exit of the short message service Twitter from an EU agreement to combat disinformation on the Internet is causing outrage within the federal government. “With the Code…
The income from the real estate transfer tax collapses
new building If you buy a property in Germany, you have to pay real estate transfer tax. (Photo: IMAGO/teamwork) Berlin Income from real estate transfer tax fell drastically this year…
Habeck is open to extending the deadline for existing buildings
In a conversation with the Funke media group, Habeck suggested specific improvements. “We could start switching for new builds from January 1, 2024. This then affects the new buildings, which…
Habeck wants to extend the deadline for existing buildings
Lindner countered the claim that his party was harming the coalition and the state in the dispute over the Building Energy Act (GEG). “If the FDP prevents left-wing politics and…
Lindner confirms reservations about the heating law
Lindner countered the claim that his party was harming the coalition and the state in the dispute over the Building Energy Act (GEG). “If the FDP prevents left-wing politics and…
Lindner makes front against “left politics” in the traffic light government
The government’s heating law had recently caused considerable conflicts between the governing parties. Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) said to the “Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger”: “I do not hide the fact that these…
Plumbers refuse orders to install gas boilers
oil heating Many homeowners opt for a pure oil or gas boiler for cost reasons. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Anyone who wants to have a new gas boiler installed quickly these…
Economists speak out against it
Advisory Council Achim Truger (2nd from left) is in favor of an industrial electricity price, Ulrike Malmendier (from left), Monika Schnitzer, Veronika Grimm and Martin Werding are against it. (Photo:…
The new head of the supervisory board wants to maintain independence.
Frankfurt Manfred Knof cheers like a soccer player after the decisive goal in the World Cup final when he rings the bell at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on February 27th.…
What the FDP wants to know from Robert Habeck
chimney sweeper Liberals have a few questions about the role of chimney sweeps. (Photo: dpa/picture alliance) Berlin The FDP is fueling the dispute over the controversial heating law with a…
Tenants should avoid these seven mistakes
Moving into the new apartment Tenants still have options to enter into a traditional contract. (Photo: mauritius images / Westend61) Frankfurt Nina Zimmermann’s rent recently increased by around 150 euros…
CO2 price or heating law? These solutions are possible
Berlin The dispute over the draft of the Building Energy Act (GEG) takes a surprising turn: while the traffic light coalition partners are bickering about the design of the heating…
The SPD and the Greens are demanding higher cash contributions from 5,000 euros gross per month
patient consultation According to the will of the SPD and the Greens, higher-earning patients should pay more in the future. (Photo: Taxi/Getty Images) Berlin In view of the deficit in…