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US committee clears way for debt ceiling vote
House of Representatives The agreement on the debt limit has cleared the first hurdle. (Photo: dpa) The hard-fought compromise in the debt dispute between the US government and the Republicans…
Conservative US lawmakers oppose debt compromise
US House of Representatives In the committee on Tuesday, the members of the right-wing group House Freedom Caucus in particular initially opposed the compromise. (Photo: dpa) Washington Resistance to the…
Denmark wants to invest almost 20 billion euros in defense
Mette Frederiksen The government will now begin negotiations with the other parliamentary parties this week. (Photo: AP) Copenhagen The Danish government intends to invest significantly more money in defense over…
Agreement on debt deal – it’s going to be so turbulent now
Joe Biden The US President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives have reached an agreement in the debt dispute. (Photo: Reuters) Washington The US Congress has only a…
Government sees total demand for rail at almost 90 billion euros
Deutsche Bahn trains and rails In order to make the rail network in Germany fit again and thus make the railways more attractive and reliable, the Federal Government believes that…
Preliminary agreement reached in dispute over debt ceiling
Kevin McCarthy The leader of the House of Representatives wants to speak to the press in the evening. (Photo: AP) Washington President Joe Biden and Republican Kevin McCarthy have achieved…
Agreement in debt dispute “very close”
Washington An agreement to solve the crisis is “very close,” said Biden on Friday evening (local time). “There’s a negotiation going on. I am hopeful that we will know tonight…
Agreement in debt dispute “very close”
Joe Biden The US President was recently hopeful about an end to the debt dispute: “It’s very close and I’m optimistic.” (Photo: AP) Washington An agreement to solve the crisis…
Agreement in debt dispute “very close”
Joe Biden (r) and Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the House Biden’s Democrats need the support of Republicans to reach an agreement. (Photo: dpa) Washington An agreement to solve the crisis…
Agreement in sight on dispute over US debt ceiling
Joe Biden (r) and Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the House Biden’s Democrats need the support of Republicans to reach an agreement. (Photo: dpa) Washington In the United States, the government…
Tensions in the traffic light coalition in the budget dispute are increasing
Christian Lindner and Olaf Scholz The Federal Minister of Finance has been pursuing an austerity plan for a long time, and now Chancellor Scholz is to support a controversial plan…
No agreement with Biden in the debt dispute
Kevin McCarthy The Speaker of the House of Representatives after his meeting with Joe Biden. (Photo: AP) The most recent top meeting in the dispute over raising the US debt…
Time is running out until “Date X” – why the US debt dispute is really serious this time
Capitol in Washington The United States is threatened with imminent default. (Photo: AP) Washington, Dusseldorf The situation is serious: The dispute over the US debt ceiling has escalated so much…
A Big Buzz – How Far Should Germany Go on Cannabis Legalization?
Dusseldorf The legalization of cannabis is not only controversial in Germany: only a few countries have so far been able to bring themselves to approve the drug, at least for…
Time is running out until “Date X” – why the US debt dispute is really serious this time
Capitol in Washington The United States is threatened with imminent default. (Photo: AP) Washington, Dusseldorf The situation is serious: The dispute over the US debt ceiling has now escalated so…
Russia’s government deficit is widening rapidly – but the Kremlin still has reserves
Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin The war of aggression he ordered in Ukraine caused government spending to rise sharply. (Photo: via REUTERS) Chisinau The cost of the war of aggression against…
State revenues collapse by almost 150 billion euros
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner in Niigata “We all have to face this budgetary reality.” (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin, Niigata The budget problems follow Christian Lindner (FDP) to Japan. While the…
Significantly less tax revenue in 2024
Christian Lindner The Federal Minister of Finance regularly calls on the other ministries to save. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin, Niigata The federal, state and local governments will probably have to make…
Greece pushes debt ratio
Athens Most EU countries significantly reduced their public debt ratios in the past year. According to the statistics authority Eurostat, the decline in 2022 in the euro area was 3.9…
Budget dispute in the coalition – no additional money in sight
Christian Lindner (FDP, left) and Olaf Scholz (SPD) The current tax estimate does not open up any new leeway for the finance minister. (Photo: IMAGO/Frank Ossenbrink) Berlin Christian Lindner (FDP)…