Tag: Markus Ferber
EU has to pay billions in additional interest
Johannes Hahn and Ursula von der Leyen The EU budget commissioner does not expect the EU to lose its top credit rating. (Photo: AP) Brussels The EU Commission has to…
This is changing with the retail investor strategy
European Commission According to plans by the EU Commission, there should be a ban on commission for pure “execution transactions”. (Photo: imago images/Shotshop) Brussels The EU Commission wants to attract…
That is changing for investors
European Commission According to plans by the EU Commission, there should be a ban on commission for pure “execution transactions”. (Photo: imago images/Shotshop) Brussels The EU Commission wants to attract…
The EU Commission’s reform proposals are met with resistance
Germany’s financial metropolis Frankfurt The German banks and savings banks see massive interventions in their security systems in the EU reform plans. (Photo: E+/Getty Images) Frankfurt, Brussels According to the…
The return of the banking problems scares politicians
Berlin, Brussels, Frankfurt It was one of the central principles after the global financial crisis: governments and supervisors wanted to avoid having to support ailing banks again because they were…
The EU countered with tax rebates in the billions
Ursula von der Leyen The head of the Commission wants to keep companies with tax rebates in the EU. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin, Brussels The EU Commission wants to provide the…
After Wirecard scandal – EU postpones reform for years
“Big Four” of accountants KPMG, EY, Deloitte and PwC do not have to fear tougher regulation by the EU for the time being. (Photo: Getty Images (2), ddp, Mauritius) Dusseldorf,…
Brussels will fulfill the dream of the telecommunications companies
Good morning dear readers, the EU Commission is apparently about to fulfill a dream of the European telecommunications companies: US companies such as Netflix, Meta and Youtube, which cause a…
Sharp criticism of von der Leyen’s debt fund
Berlin, Brussels With her call for a new European investment fund for the energy transition, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has met with widespread rejection in Germany. Politicians…
EU Commission wants to ban fees for real-time transfers
EU Commission One of the aims of the EU Commission is to increase competition and efficiency in payment transactions in the EU. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt, Brussels The EU Commission wants…
Germany and four other EU countries are driving the digital euro
ECB headquarters in Frankfurt The European central bank is working on the introduction of a digital currency. (Photo: REUTERS) Brussels, Frankfurt The federal government is campaigning for the introduction of…
The EU must do this homework
Putin’s cold-blooded attack on Ukraine has shown that the member states of the European Union have many more common tasks to perform than the EU treaty currently provides for. Not…
Germany is up in arms against deposit insurance
Berlin, Frankfurt, Brussels Eurogroup boss Pascal Donohoe wants to tackle one of the most contentious issues in Europe’s financial architecture. According to EU circles, he will present a two-phase model…
Member of Parliament warns of the risk of espionage from British IT operators
Ursula von der Leyen The EU Commission President is to justify an order worth billions to the British BT. (Photo: IMAGO/Future Image) Brussels The planned award of an EU contract…
Industrial policy: EU needs a master plan
One can raise the question to what extent the sum of 43 billion euros brought into play by the EU Commission actually contributes to closing the gap to the Asian…
Defense industry fears for its future
Brussels The furore surrounding the EU Commission’s “green” taxonomy, a classification system for financial markets, has not yet subsided. Nevertheless, preparations are already underway in Brussels for a project that…
Defense industry fears for its future
Brussels The furore surrounding the EU Commission’s “green” taxonomy, a classification system for financial markets, has not yet subsided. Nevertheless, preparations are already underway in Brussels for a project that…
Ursula von der Leyen defends nuclear power decision
Ursula von der Leyen The EU Commission chief is behind the classification of certain investments in nuclear power and gas as sustainable. (Photo: AP) Brussels For some it is a…
The EU and the UK are fighting over bankers and fund managers
Canary Wharf financial district in London Bankers expect a gradual shift of jobs from London to the EU. (Photo: Bloomberg) Frankfurt, London London’s bankers are in a festive mood and…
The EU and the UK are fighting over bankers and fund managers
Canary Wharf financial district in London Bankers expect a gradual shift of jobs from London to the EU. (Photo: Bloomberg) Frankfurt, London London’s bankers are in a festive mood and…