Tag: fiscal policy
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…
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…
The euro needs fiscal unbundling
When the corona pandemic hit the euro zone in early 2020, many politicians and voters were appalled to find that they lacked fiscal or monetary policy leverage to counter the…
Saving is not worthwhile for Germany
Debt clock in Berlin The national debt in Germany has risen significantly in recent years. (Photo: imago images/photothek) In 2020, 2021 and 2022, the federal government took on more debt…
Lindner is planning additional debts of almost 40 billion euros
Berlin Whether Christian Lindner (FDP) can personally present his figures to the Federal Cabinet is still open. The Federal Minister of Finance was still in quarantine in Washington on Monday…
The traffic light crosses numerous fiscal red lines
Christian Lindner Driven by the crises and his coalition partners? (Photo: dpa) The Ukraine war brought a financial revolution to Germany. It went down in the turmoil of war, but…
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…
Linder rejects tax increases
Christian Lindner Tax increases would hit the working middle of society hard, says the finance minister. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) has clearly rejected calls for…
Linder rejects tax increases
Christian Lindner Tax increases would hit the working middle of society hard, says the finance minister. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) has clearly rejected calls for…
How the war slows down Italy’s growth
Rome Mario Draghi has only just begun to outline Italy’s long-term financial planning when a sentence falls that the prime minister coined in a similar way as head of the…
A maximum of 30 billion euros for a special budget
Christian Lindner The Federal Minister of Finance takes on debt for the supplementary budget. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The planned supplementary budget to the federal budget for 2022 will amount to…
Spain and Netherlands are calling for new euro debt rules
EU debt rule Spain and the Netherlands want to replace rigid medium-term deficit targets with a “simple spending rule”. (Photo: dpa) Brussels In the debate about new EU debt rules,…
Economists call for the end of the corona aid
Corona aid In a European comparison, Germany reacted to a similarly high corona shock with significantly more government aid. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Ukraine war puts an enormous strain on…
Summit ends – Southern states want market intervention
EU summit in Brussels Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (left) in particular is pushing for extensive rights to intervene in the electricity market. (Photo: dpa) Brussels After hours of arguments…
Ampel plans relief due to high energy prices
Christian Lindner (on the left), Robert Habeck (middle) and Olaf Scholz According to the federal government, consumers and companies should be relieved – but in what way is still controversial.…
Christian Lindner wants a moratorium on the burden on the economy
Berlin Christian Lindner presented a budget in the Bundestag on Tuesday that he knows will soon be outdated. “These are times of uncertainty,” said the Federal Minister of Finance and…
Lindner wants a moratorium on the burden on the economy
Berlin Christian Lindner presented a budget in the Bundestag on Tuesday that he knows will soon be outdated. “These are times of uncertainty,” said the Federal Minister of Finance and…
Lindner wants a moratorium on the burden on the economy
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner “Our solidarity with our European neighbors is built to last.” (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Finance Minister Christian Lindner has given the citizens a firm promise of…
A minister dares the power test
Berlin Christian Lindner makes a demonstrative role change when he sits in the federal press conference on Wednesday. First, as Minister of Finance, he will present the new federal budget…
Christian Lindner plans with higher debts
Berlin The federal government is planning higher debts because of the Ukraine war. The draft budget for the current year still provides for debts of around 100 billion euros, according…