Tag: Jerome Zettelmeyer
Von der Leyen moves away from free trade
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen Among other things, the EU Commission is planning strict investment controls and export regulations. (Photo: Reuters) Brussels After years of debate, the US…
Budget policy: EU Commission rejects Lindner
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner The federal government had proposed that highly indebted euro countries be subject to a uniform minimum requirement for annual debt reduction. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Brussels…
Green technology Comeback of the command economy? Europe wants to steer production decisions
Ursula von der Leyen The EU Commission President wants to reduce Europe’s economic dependence on China. (Photo: AP) Brussels, Berlin It was a matter of overcoming a precarious dependency and…
Green technology Comeback of the command economy? Europe wants to steer production decisions
Brussels, Berlin It was a matter of overcoming a precarious dependency and strengthening Europe’s sovereignty, even then. The “Plan Calcul”, put into effect by French President Charles de Gaulle in…
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…
“Must avoid EU race for energy subsidies”
Brussels The top economist Jeromin Zettelmeyer calls on the EU states not only to discuss market interventions such as price controls in the fight against the energy crisis, but also…