Tag: SPD
Disastrous new survey: FDP celebrates sad 75th birthday | politics
Sad birthday… This survey comes at a bad time for Germany’s liberals. Ironically, on the 75th anniversary of its founding, the pollsters at Infratest estimate it to be a paltry…
Climate money is not dead
Berlin It is probably the height of anger over the possible industrial electricity price that emerged over the weekend. “Don’t be fucking serious,” mocked Fridays for Future activist Luisa Neubauer.…
Cum-Ex trial against Christian Olearius begins
Bonn At 10 a.m. sharp, Christian Olearius enters meeting room S 0.11 in the Bonn Regional Court. Surrounded by four defense lawyers, the banker accused of tax evasion stands in…
Lindner is planning relief of two billion euros
Christian Lindner (FDP) The finance minister wants to increase the basic allowance again. (Photo: dpa) Berlin There is a new dispute in the traffic light coalition about a tax cut.…
Refugee record on Italian island – Meloni threatens the navy
The haste with which EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen accepted Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s invitation to Lampedusa makes the seriousness of the situation clear. Thousands of migrants…
Five reasons why France is currently overtaking Germany as a business location
Emmanuel Macron The downside of the billions in investments and aid is that France’s public finances have deteriorated. (Photo: Reuters, Bloomberg [M]) Dunkirk, Paris François Lavallée can still remember the…
Verdi: Declaration of war on politics
Berlin The Federal Congress has barely opened when the Verdi boss makes his first declaration of war: Germany must overcome the politics of inequality, says Frank Werneke, it needs more…
“The boom is over” – the construction minister announces a funding program for the purchase of existing houses
Berlin Federal Construction Minister Klara Geywitz has announced more support for families when buying a house. “We have a lot of old houses and we have a growing need for…
Daimler truck boss warns of “rise of nationalism in Germany”
Martin Daum, CEO of the vehicle manufacturer Daimler Truck The CEO warns of the strengthening of the Alternative for Germany (AfD). (Photo: dpa) Berlin Daimler Truck boss Martin Daum has…
USA and Germany emphasize long-term support for Ukraine
Foreign Minister Annelena Baerbock and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Over the past year and a half, Baerbock has been one of his closest colleagues when it comes to…
Mercosur states demand concessions for free trade deal
Brussels, Berlin The Latin American Mercosur states are setting new conditions for the planned free trade deal with the EU. This emerges from a negotiation offer from the Latin Americans,…
Interest rate peak for building interest rates reached? This is what real estate experts now expect
New development Mainly because there was a massive collapse in new construction, the volume of construction financing fell significantly. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The European Central Bank (ECB) raised interest rates…
This means that the industrial electricity price can be financed
Lindner, Habeck and Scholz The fact that a financing route is emerging with the KTF significantly increases the chances for the industrial electricity price. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In the dispute…
Citizens with this income finance half the state
Federal Ministry of Finance in Berlin The top tax rate always causes major political discussions. (Photo: IMAGO/Jürgen Ritter) Berlin Calls for a higher top tax rate are increasing: After CDU…
“The boom is over” – the construction minister announces a funding program for the purchase of existing houses
Klara Geywitz The minister countered allegations that the recently passed Building Energy Act would lead to the “expropriation” of owners of older properties. (Photo: IMAGO/Daniel Kubirski) Berlin Federal Construction Minister…
AfD helps the CDU’s draft law to be successful in Thuringia
Erfurt The opposition has pushed through a tax cut in Thuringia for the first time against the will of the red-red-green government. A CDU bill for a lower real estate…
Why Finance Minister Linder stopped basic child welfare
Christian Lindner The FDP leader also raises concerns about the content of basic child welfare. (Photo: dpa) Berlin On Wednesday, the basic child welfare plan planned by Federal Family Minister…
SAP gives fathers six weeks of paid leave after the birth of a child
Father with child The software company SAP has announced that from next year in Germany fathers and all other partners will be given six weeks of paid leave from the…
Shipping company MSC wants to join the port of Hamburg
Hapag-Lloyd container ship in Hamburg Major shareholder Klaus-Michael Kühne is calling for a counteroffer for HHLA. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf The planned partial sale of the Hamburg port operator…
Why Annalena Baerbock is looking to get closer to the German economy
Annalena Baerbock and Thomas Seifert, CFO of Advario In Texas, Baerbock finds out about companies that are advancing the energy transition, among other things. (Photo: dpa) Texas City, Berlin The…