Tag: Traffic light coalition
The Lower Saxony election is a wake-up call for the FDP
The state election in Lower Saxony is the fourth electoral defeat for the FDP this year. First the end in Saarland, then the loss of government participation in Schleswig-Holstein and…
Lower Saxony election: Greens fight in polls
Berlin At the cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the dispute between the traffic light coalition partners at the federal level reached its preliminary high point. The focus: nuclear policy. Economics Minister…
Lower Saxony election: Greens fight in polls
Stefan Birkner and Julia Willie Hamburg The top candidates of the FDP and the Greens in Lower Saxony. (Photo: dpa) Berlin At the cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the dispute between…
Development Minister Schulze rules out postponement
Svenja Schulze in the Bundestag The Development Minister refers the FDP to the agreed coalition agreement. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Development Minister Svenja Schulze (SPD) has ruled out a crisis-related postponement…
Why the dispute between Habeck and Lindner is escalating
Christian Lindner and Robert Habeck in the Bundestag In public, finance ministers and economics ministers make a good face about their ongoing dispute. (Photo: dpa) Berlin When Robert Habeck (Greens)…
Why the dispute between Habeck and Lindner is escalating
Berlin When Robert Habeck (Greens) and Christian Lindner (FDP) sat on the government bench in the Bundestag on Thursday, they seemed to get along very well. During the speeches of…
Relief package: The federal states set conditions
Hendrik Wust The Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia sees a need for change in the relief package. (Photo: Getty Images) Berlin Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and the prime ministers of…
Ampel plans tax cuts of more than 27 billion euros
Traffic light peaks at the presentation of the third relief package The politicians explain in the chancellery how citizens should be supported in view of the rising energy prices. (Photo:…
Ampel plans tax cuts of more than 27 billion euros
Traffic light peaks at the presentation of the third relief package The politicians explain in the chancellery how citizens should be supported in view of the rising energy prices. (Photo:…
Ampel plans tax cuts of more than 27 billion euros
Traffic light peaks at the presentation of the third relief package The politicians explain in the chancellery how citizens should be supported in view of the rising energy prices. (Photo:…
These measures could decide the traffic light
Chancellor Olaf Scholz Olaf Scholz wanted “to be able to present the necessary solutions and decisions very quickly” for a new relief package. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Finding an appointment was…
How the traffic light coalition can transfer money to the citizens
Finance Minister Lindner, Chancellor Scholz and Economics Minister Habeck at the cabinet meeting in Meseberg The traffic light coalition wants to support citizens with further one-off payments. But the transfers…
The taxpayers’ association wants to correct Lindner’s relief plans
Christian Lindner In the opinion of the taxpayers’ association, the corrections announced by Lindner are not sufficient to compensate for the so-called cold progression as desired. (Photo: Getty Images) Berlin…
“Too little and too late” – Taxpayers’ Association demands correction of the relief
Christian Lindner In the opinion of the taxpayers’ association, the corrections announced by Lindner are not sufficient to compensate for the so-called cold progression as desired. (Photo: Getty Images) Berlin…
Robert Habeck tries to break free
Rehden natural gas storage facility The gas storage facilities in Germany are relatively full. But that’s not enough if Russia stops deliveries altogether. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Dusseldorf Federal Minister of…
The self-defence chancellor – Olaf Scholz is running out of time
Chancellor Olaf Scholz There is no longer any trace of a spirit of optimism in the traffic light coalition. (Photo: dpa) The pollsters tell the story of an astonishing transformation:…
Dispute in the traffic light coalition on excess profit tax
International oil companies are making big profits The call for the introduction of an excess profit tax is getting louder – but there are many hurdles. (Photo: REUTERS) Berlin It…
Record dissatisfaction with Chancellor Scholz and the traffic light coalition
Olaf Scholz The popularity ratings for the chancellor and his coalition have fallen to a record low. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and his traffic light coalition have…
“The Greens have totally gone ideologically wrong”
Berlin FDP General Secretary Bijan Djir-Sarai sharply criticized the Greens in the nuclear debate. The coalition partner had “unfortunately gotten totally wrong ideologically” on the issue of the temporary extension,…
nuclear power. Speed limit, corona, debt: the federal government is arguing about this
Berlin The parliamentary summer break was urgently needed in the opinion of leading traffic light politicians. Recently, the conflicts in the government alliance had increased. “I think we can all…