Tag: Stability pact
EU Commission examines further suspension of EU debt rules
Berlin The war in Ukraine sets a lot in motion. Old certainties, beliefs and beliefs in security policy were given up within days. The war could not only shake up…
Lindner wants to improve the EU stability pact
Christian Lindner (FDP) in Rome The Federal Minister of Finance took part in a roundtable with representatives of the Italian financial and banking sector. (Photo: imago images/photothek) Rome Finance Minister…
“We expect a deterrent effect”
Vice President of the EU Commission Valdis Dombrovskis Dombrovskis “does not want to speculate” about new sanctions against Russia. (Photo: AP) Brussels The Vice President of the EU Commission, Valdis…
Scholz’s promises in terms of climate, pensions and finances are questionable
Olaf Scholz His image of the crisis manager is beginning to crack. (Photo: Reuters) Olaf Scholz is not yet in office when the likely future Federal Chancellor is already struggling…
Rescue fund ESM wants to raise European debt limit
Berlin, Brussels Almost a quarter of a century after the introduction of the Stability and Growth Pact, the European debt rules are being overhauled. Last week the EU Commission initiated…
Europe’s debt rules must not be undermined
For Olaf Scholz (SPD), the discussion about reforming the Stability and Growth Pact is inconvenient. The future chancellor knows that his potential traffic light partners are worlds apart on the…
Stability pact debate puts traffic lights under pressure
Berlin, Brussels, Rome, Paris September 2021: Olaf Scholz stands on the roof terrace of the German embassy in Paris, behind him the Eiffel Tower rises into the blue sky. The…
Stability pact debate puts traffic lights under pressure
Berlin, Brussels, Rome, Paris September 2021: Olaf Scholz stands on the roof terrace of the German embassy in Paris, behind him the Eiffel Tower rises into the blue sky. The…
Stability pact debate puts traffic lights under pressure
Berlin, Brussels, Rome, Paris September 2021: Olaf Scholz stands on the roof terrace of the German embassy in Paris, behind him the Eiffel Tower rises into the blue sky. The…
EU Commission warns of premature austerity
EU flags In the Stability Pact, the euro countries agreed to limit their budget deficits to three percent based on national economic power and limit their total debt to 60…
EU Commission warns of premature austerity
EU flags In the Stability Pact, the euro countries agreed to limit their budget deficits to three percent based on national economic power and limit their total debt to 60…
Financial policy must free itself from the debt trap
What to do with the debt Regardless of whether Olaf Scholz or Armin Laschet moves into the Chancellery after Sunday’s elections, the answer to this question will shape Germany’s financial…
Economic historian Adam Tooze: Fighting crises at any price
Dusseldorf Adam Tooze is one of the best experts in international economic and financial policy. His book “Crashed” on the European debt crisis has become a standard work. The historian,…
Olaf Scholz is sticking to the EU Stability Pact
Olaf Scholz The Chancellor candidate currently has a good chance of winning the Bundestag election with the SPD. (Photo: Marc-Steffen Unger for Handelsblatt / www.ms-unger.de) Berlin, Teltow The SPD chancellor…
Olaf Scholz is sticking to the EU Stability Pact
Olaf Scholz The Chancellor candidate currently has a good chance of winning the Bundestag election with the SPD. (Photo: Marc-Steffen Unger for Handelsblatt / www.ms-unger.de) Berlin, Teltow The SPD chancellor…
Clear fronts, cramp after the general election
Europe column Every week Moritz Koch, head of the Handelsblatt office in Brussels, analyzes trends and conflicts, regulatory projects and strategic concepts from the inner workings of the EU. Because…
Austria against the relaxation of the EU stability pact
Gernot Blümel The Austrian Prime Minister is against new exceptions to the EU Stability Pact. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Austria’s finance minister Gernot Blümel rejects a weakening of the European Union’s…