Tag: fiscal policy
EU countries agree to freeze 6.3 billion euros for Hungary
Victor Orban Prime Minister of Hungary meets resistance in Brussels (Photo: dpa) Brussels A large majority of EU countries have agreed to freeze billions in payments from the European Community…
EU countries agree to freeze 6.3 billion euros for Hungary
Victor Orban Prime Minister of Hungary meets resistance in Brussels (Photo: dpa) Brussels A large majority of EU countries have agreed to freeze billions in payments from the European Community…
EU countries agree to freeze 6.3 billion euros for Hungary
Victor Orban Prime Minister of Hungary meets resistance in Brussels (Photo: dpa) Brussels A large majority of EU countries have agreed to freeze billions in payments from the European Community…
EU countries agree to freeze 6.3 billion euros for Hungary
Hungarian and European flag The EU freezes billions in payments planned for Hungary. (Photo: IMAGO/Christian Spicker) Brussels A large majority of EU countries have agreed in principle to freezing the…
EU countries decide on 18 billion package for Ukraine without Hungary
EU Commission The EU Commission is avoiding a unanimous decision when deciding on the aid package for Ukraine. (Photo: dpa) Brussels The EU states have agreed on a billion dollar…
The EU Commission still considers reforms in Hungary to be insufficient
Viktor Orban (left) and Olaf Scholz in October The Chancellor wants to unblock the funds in the EU Council. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Brussels The EU Commission maintains its assessment that the…
Urgent application rejected – Federal Constitutional Court approves reallocation of corona credits for climate protection for the time being
Federal Constitutional Court The court decides whether the reallocation of the funds violates the debt brake in the constitution. (Photo: dpa) Karlsruhe According to a decision by the Federal Constitutional…
Urgent application rejected – Federal Constitutional Court approves reallocation of corona credits for climate protection for the time being
Federal Constitutional Court The court decides whether the reallocation of the funds violates the debt brake in the constitution. (Photo: dpa) Karlsruhe According to a decision by the Federal Constitutional…
Hungary blocks billions in EU aid to Ukraine
FILE – Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban listens to a question during a press conference with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Austria’s Chancellor Karl Nehammer after their trilateral meeting in…
Karlsruhe allows participation in the multi-billion EU Corona fund
A European flag and a German flag are flying in front of the Federal Constitutional Court In the dispute over Germany’s participation in the EU’s billion-euro Corona development fund, the…
Lindner wants to increase capital for share pensions
Christian Lindner The Federal Minister of Finance financed the first 10 billion euros for the share pension with new debt. (Photo: imago images/Political Moments) Berlin Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner…
This is how states & governments circumvent the debt rule
An interesting anecdote recently happened at the SPD debate convention. Ironically, a certain Kevin Kühnert, otherwise anything but a regulatory guardian of the Grail, prevented his Jusos from demanding the…
EU Commission blocks billions for Viktor Orban
Brussels The EU Commission has surprisingly decided to freeze the billions in payments to Hungary that have been withheld for a longer period of time. Commission President Ursula von der…
EU Commission reprimands German budgetary policy
Paolo Gentiloni EU Monetary Affairs Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said in Strasbourg on Tuesday that the draft national budgets presented a “mixed picture”. (Photo: Reuters) Brussels The European Commission has evaluated…
Greece’s credit rating: Investment grade rating delayed
Greece Greek debt securities are still classified as “non-investment grade” by the major rating agencies. (Photo: dpa) Athens Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras is feeling the effects of rising interest…
British government wants to save itself from the crisis
“We’re braving the storm and making tough decisions,” said the Conservative finance minister as he announced a £55 billion mix of tax hikes and spending cuts. This corresponds to a…
London raises taxes and cuts spending to fight inflation
Jeremy Hunt The British Treasury Secretary presented his budget. (Photo: AP) London The British government wants to fill the enormous hole in the budget with tax increases and spending cuts…
Controversy over EU debt rules intensifies
Brussels The EU Commission’s proposal for a reform of European debt rules has met with strong resistance. The economic policy spokesman for the EPP group in the European Parliament, Markus…
Traffic light coalition wants to increase child benefit to 250 euros
child support Parents should receive significantly more child benefits from January. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Families can expect a far greater increase in child benefit for 2023 than previously planned. The…
EU countries are in a tug-of-war with the ECB
Berlin, Frankfurt, Brussels The relief packages of the European governments against the high energy prices are increasingly met with criticism. Economists warn that government spending in the billions is making…