Tag: Traffic light coalition
The bitter farce with the Russian gas
one of the most boring, apparently most underestimated goods are gas turbines. For eleven years they provided their services to the German-Russian “peace project” Nord Stream 1. Manufacturer Siemens wasn’t…
Scandal in the confidence committee of the Bundestag
Plenary hall in the Bundestag A long-standing dispute has now finally escalated in the Bundestag’s trust committee. (Photo: IMAGO/Christian Spicker) Berlin When two employees of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND)…
Wedding with obstacles for Boris Johnson
the Big Boris show is over – but is it really? In London, it took Prime Minister Boris Johnson an extremely long time to realize that he simply cannot govern…
Anti-inflation policy: Grotesque overconfidence
Concerted action against inflation Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) chaired the meeting in the Chancellery. (Photo: dpa) The first inflation summit in the Chancellery did not bring any great results. That…
How geothermal energy can reduce dependency on Russian gas
geothermal plant Stadtwerke München wants to become climate-neutral by 2040 – with the help of geothermal energy. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The consulting firm DWR eco comes to very clear conclusions:…
Higher taxes for the rich and crisis winners?
Dusseldorf If Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection Robert Habeck has his way, top earners will soon be paying higher taxes. He wants to relieve middle and small…
Bundeswehr special fund: Traffic light argues about coalition dissenters
Some Green MPs want to vote no – and Juso boss Jessica Rosenthal also declared that she does not want to agree to the intended amendment to the Basic Law…
What the economy expects from the new regulatory control council
paper clips Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will officially appoint the new members of the Regulatory Control Council. This marks the start of the fourth mandate of the independent advisory body.…
FDP Vice Johannes Vogel on the NRW election: “It really hurts”
Berlin After the major defeat in the state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, the deputy chairman of the FDP, Johannes Vogel, called on his party to continue working constructively in the…
“It’s more of a political mumbo-jumbo”
Olaf Scholz and Thomas Kuchaty The NRW election is a setback for Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the SPD’s top candidate Thomas Kutschaty. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to Bonn political scientist…
Christian Lindner warns the FDP to exercise coalition discipline
Berlin Christian Lindner doesn’t want to linger too long on the electoral defeat of the Liberals in North Rhine-Westphalia. “Yesterday was a sad evening, today is a new day,” said…
That’s how much the citizens benefit from the relief package
Finance Minister Lindner (front) with SPD Chairman Lars Klingbeil and Greens leader Ricarda Lang at the announcement of the relief package The traffic light coalition has now agreed on two…
Weapons deliveries: Union criticizes SPD course
Federal Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD) said at the start of a Ukraine conference convened by the United States at Ramstein Air Force Base that the federal government had decided…
Christian Lindner is looking for a course in the traffic light coalition
Berlin Christian Lindner’s (FDP) plans were suddenly thrown overboard. The Federal Minister of Finance sat in various rounds at the spring conference of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington…
Two-billion-euro traffic light package under criticism
Berlin On Tuesday evening, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) tried forward defense: Germany will continue to supply Ukraine with weapons – everything “that can be implemented and deployed quickly,” he said…
Two-billion-euro traffic light package under criticism
Berlin The opposition and traffic light politicians are increasing the pressure on Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) on the question of supplying heavy weapons to Ukraine. If Scholz does not move,…
Reform instead of reform
Chancellor Olaf Scholz Scholz presented the corporate tax reform when he was still the federal finance minister. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Olaf Scholz (SPD) was full of praise for himself. The…
SPD-Left expects quick decision on successor
Anne Spiegel On Sunday evening, the Greens politician initially described her vacation as a mistake in a very emotional statement and apologized for it. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The co-chairman of…
SPD-Left expects quick decision on successor
Anne Spiegel On Sunday evening, the Greens politician initially described her vacation as a mistake in a very emotional statement and apologized for it. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The co-chairman of…
Lauterbach could face compulsory vaccination debacle – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
We don’t know which talk shows Karl Lauterbach found for spontaneous outbursts of opinion last night or this morning, but until then his purposeful optimism was valid: “I assume that…