Tag: Olaf Scholz
European Sky Shield is slowly taking shape
Dusseldorf, Berlin At the weekend, Russian President Vladimir Putin provided the most recent proof of how important it is to develop European air defense systems. His announcement that tactical nuclear…
The European Sky Shield is slowly taking shape
Dusseldorf, Berlin At the weekend, Russian President Vladimir Putin provided the most recent proof of how important it is to develop European air defense systems. His announcement that tactical nuclear…
Coalition Committee suspended – resume Tuesday
traffic light coalition Chancellor Olaf Scholz (M, SPD) talks to Christian Lindner (r, FDP) and Robert Habeck (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen). (Photo: dpa) Berlin The traffic light coalition of SPD, Greens…
Scholz calls for quick charging stations at every gas station
A car charges at a charging station Chancellor Olaf Scholz calls for more charging stations in Germany. (Photo: IMAGO/Sylvio Dittrich) Berlin Olaf Scholz (SPD) was already a friend of the…
Lindner plans tax benefits for cars with synthetic fuels
Cars that are fueled with climate-friendly synthetic fuels – so-called e-fuels – should in future be taxed less than vehicles currently powered by petrol or diesel, said the FDP chairman…
The federal government and the EU Commission settle disputes over combustion engines
combustion engine The exhaust of a car with a diesel engine. Cars with e-fuels may continue to drive after 2035. (Photo: dpa) Berlin/Brussels After weeks of wrangling about the future…
The deputy editor-in-chief’s weekly recap
Good morning everyone, last Monday our morning conference started with a picture and a sentence: “At the moment the Dax is falling quite steeply”, wrote our team leader Investment &…
Agreement should be in place by the end of June
Brussels For a long time, Latin America was only a sideshow of German foreign policy, but that is now changing. In January, Chancellor Olaf Scholz made stops in Argentina, Chile…
Dax stabilizes and closes slightly in the red
Dusseldorf The German stock market was able to stabilize again after a sell-off on Friday evening and closed 1.7 percent down at 14.957 points. During the day, the leading index…
“Our banking sector is resilient” – Will Europe get away with it?
Brussels Before the weekend, the banking crisis returned with force. Above all, massive price losses at Deutsche Bank, whose shares lost 15 percent at times, fueled fears that the turbulence…
Wissing and EU approach dispute over e-fuels
Volker Wissing (FDP) The transport minister sees a solution in the combustion dispute. (Photo: dpa) Brussels The Federal Transport Minister looked a bit exhausted when he appeared in front of…
Wissing and EU approach dispute over e-fuels
Volker Wissing (FDP) The transport minister sees a solution in the combustion dispute. (Photo: dpa) Brussels The Federal Transport Minister looked a bit exhausted when he appeared in front of…
FDP confident in the combustion dispute
combustion engine The EU and Germany could be close to an agreement in the combustion dispute. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In the dispute over the future of new cars with combustion…
China dependence of German companies harms the country
illustration Dependence on China can be seen on many levels: in telecommunications, with suppliers, in the Ukraine war. (Photo: Sketchomat) Doing the same thing over and over again but expecting…
Chancellor Scholz wants to stay out of the combustion dispute
Brussels Roberta Metsola gets straight to the point. The President of the European Parliament told Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson that she was writing to express her “deep concern” about…
Chancellor Scholz wants to stay out of the combustion dispute
Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) in Brussels In contrast to the other EU heads of state and government, Scholz deliberately stays out of the combustion dispute. (Photo: AP) Brussels Chancellor Olaf…
The traffic light coalition makes too many empty promises
Robert Habeck Instead of complaining about leaked internals, it would be better for the economy minister to come up with a solution. (Photo: IMAGO/Frank Ossenbrink) An outburst of anger like…
The traffic light coalition makes too many empty promises
Robert Habeck Instead of complaining about leaked internals, it would be better for the economy minister to come up with a solution. (Photo: IMAGO/Frank Ossenbrink) An outburst of anger like…
Germany is jeopardizing the most important climate protection package in the world
Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) and Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) The fact that the chancellor is not calling his transport minister to order cannot be conveyed in Brussels. (Photo:…
Where savers can park their money against interest
A branch of the British bank Barclays Barclays offers the highest overnight interest rates among banks with German extended deposit insurance. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt After all: There are now significantly…