Tag: fiscal policy
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…
Amount, goals and implementation: Ampel argues about defense spending
According to Handelsblatt information, strong arguments about defense spending have broken out behind the scenes in the federal government: about the amount for which armament projects the 100 billion euros…
Bundeswehr billions are just the beginning
Bundeswehr soldiers 100 billion euros are to flow into a special fund. (Photo: dpa) German politics has made an abrupt about-face at an impressive speed: The Bundeswehr is to receive…
The ECB can only overcome the crisis with tougher monetary policy
The European Central Bank (ECB) surprised many with its announcement that it would scale back its bond purchases relatively quickly and possibly end them soon. Apparently the “hawks”, the advocates…
Lauterbach will receive an additional 7.7 billion euros
Karl Lauterbach (SPD) The Federal Minister of Health will receive billions more to fight the pandemic. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Berlin Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach (SPD) will receive an additional…
“Special Fund Bundeswehr” turns the debt brake into a farce
armed forces A “Special Fund for the Federal Armed Forces” outside the federal budget is intended to enable additional expenditure of 100 billion euros for rapid rearmament. (Photo: imago/Eckehard Schulz)…
Southern Europe starts weakened into the next crisis
Headquarters of the ECB in Frankfurt How the southern European countries deal with the economic consequences of the Ukraine war is also in the hands of the European Central Bank.…
These tax increases threaten citizens through the cold progression
Customer in a Bavarian supermarket The high inflation reduces the purchasing power of many citizens. (Photo: dpa) Berlin It wasn’t good news for Christian Lindner at the beginning of the…
The federal government wants to make 200 billion euros available
Christian Lindner (left) and Robert Habeck 200 billion euros are to flow into climate protection. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Robert Habeck (Greens) is satisfied with himself and the traffic light coalition.…
EU Commission examines further suspension of EU debt rules
Berlin The war in Ukraine sets a lot in motion. Old certainties, beliefs and beliefs in security policy were given up within days. The war could not only shake up…
Struggle for the Maastricht reform: War overshadows debt debate
Christian Lindner The Federal Minister of Finance is advising his EU colleagues on reforming the debt rules. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Actually, the meeting of the European finance ministers on Friday…
Plea for a global debt brake
Gunther Oettinger (Photo: Bloomberg [M]) Since the beginning of the corona pandemic, financial measures to maintain the economy and employment have been financed worldwide primarily through government borrowing. One can…
Procedures have not been opened for weeks
Brussels The European Commission is dampening expectations that the rule of law violations by the Polish and Hungarian governments will soon lead to a cut in EU funds. Last Wednesday,…
Procedures have not been opened for weeks
Brussels The European Commission is dampening expectations that the rule of law violations by the Polish and Hungarian governments will soon lead to a cut in EU funds. Last Wednesday,…
Stability Pact: Coalition argues about EU debt rules
Olaf Scholz and Jörg Kukies Jörg Kukies has often been in the Ministry of Finance as Olaf Scholz’s deputy. (Photo: dpa) Brussels The traffic light coalition is arguing about the…
Biden’s fiscal policy boomerang in two ways
US President Joe Biden But Democrats also tend to use debt to fund government spending. (Photo: dpa) Olivier Blanchard is not one of those economists who is now saying: We…
Greece wants to repay IMF loans early
Acropolis in Athens In 2015, after a long struggle, Greece agreed on a third aid package with the euro countries and the IMF. (Photo: dpa) Athens Greece wants to pay…
Lindner wants to improve the EU stability pact
Christian Lindner (FDP) in Rome The Federal Minister of Finance took part in a roundtable with representatives of the Italian financial and banking sector. (Photo: imago images/photothek) Rome Finance Minister…
The finance minister must send a signal of stability
German Finance Minister Lindner holds a news conference in Berlin The fact that the Federal Minister of Finance is in a difficult situation is something he himself is partly responsible…
António Costa is once again the role model for European social democrats
Antonio Costa The beaming winner achieved an absolute majority in the new elections in Portugal. (Photo: action press) Madrid When António Costa took the lectern on election night, he had…