Tag: Finance minister
New EU debt rules relieve the burden on highly indebted countries
Brussels The planned reform of the Stability and Growth Pact will bring significant relief for highly indebted countries. You would have to save less than under the current debt rules.…
Traffic light steps against double taxation are not enough
Pensioners in Düsseldorf Despite the reforms, millions of people continue to be affected by double taxation. (Photo: IMAGO/Michael Gstettenbauer) Berlin The double taxation of pensions costs retirees money and is…
Vestager wants to make the EU development bank more willing to take risks
Brussels, Luxembourg Margrethe Vestager wants to realign the European Investment Bank (EIB) if she is elected as the new president of the development bank. She said in an interview with…
Tax relief should be checked for social justice
SPD General Secretary, Kevin Kühnert Kühnert emphasizes that the most sustained relief is possible “if the domestic job market can release the Corona brake with a strong ‘thump’”. (Photo: Reuters)…
Turkish President Erdogan exchanges finance ministers
Ankara In the midst of a severe currency crisis, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan exchanges finance ministers. According to the official gazette, the office is to be held by the…
Turkish President Erdogan exchanges finance ministers
Ankara In the midst of a severe currency crisis, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan exchanges finance ministers. According to the official gazette, the office is to be held by the…
The new coalition is Lindner’s (last) chance
Christian Lindner Has the FDP, as party leader, decreed a necessary process of self-discovery. (Photo: Getty Images) Olaf Scholz carried out the coalition negotiations silently, quickly and even without a…
The new coalition is Lindner’s (last) chance
Christian Lindner Has the FDP, as party leader, decreed a necessary process of self-discovery. (Photo: Getty Images) Olaf Scholz carried out the coalition negotiations silently, quickly and even without a…
Conflicts await Finance Minister Lindner
Christian Lindner The future Federal Minister of Finance starts with budget worries in his office. The traffic light’s wish list is long, but the budget is limited. (Photo: imago images…
Magdalena Andersson is likely to be Sweden’s head of government
The 64-year-old announced his resignation as party chairman in August and at the same time declared that he would also give up the post of prime minister. When exactly this…
France’s energy checks could become a model in the EU
Nuclear power plant in Dampierre-en-Burly Despite the many nuclear power plants, electricity is very expensive for the French. (Photo: REUTERS) Luxembourg Christian Zinglersen made the evening’s appearance at the meeting…
EU states want to intervene in energy markets because of high prices
Protest against high energy prices in Madrid Spain responded to price increases in June by lowering electricity generation tax and VAT. (Photo: AP) Brussels, Rome, Madrid, Paris Half a year…
Finance Minister Merz, Lindner or Habeck?
There is a general election on Sunday: many top positions in the ministries will soon be filled – this also applies to the Ministry of Finance. FDP leader Christian Lindner,…
Interview: Lindner: “I don’t believe in a German Amazon – but we have other strengths”
In an interview with Handelsblatt, FDP chairman Christian Lindner explains his financial policy agenda should he become federal finance minister in the upcoming government. .
Olaf Scholz in the podcast: Who pays for climate protection?
“The next important step is the banking union,” said Federal Finance Minister Olaf Scholz at this year’s Handelsblatt banking summit. In an interview with Handelsblatt editor-in-chief Sebastian Matthes, the SPD…
Austria against the relaxation of the EU stability pact
Gernot Blümel The Austrian Prime Minister is against new exceptions to the EU Stability Pact. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Austria’s finance minister Gernot Blümel rejects a weakening of the European Union’s…