Tag: Wolfgang Schäuble
Disillusionment for the talented Christian Lindner
Christian Lindner in the Federal Cabinet Sometimes it seems like Lindner still has to get used to his job. (Photo: Reuters) Christian Lindner wants to dare more FDP. The Federal…
Germany needs a fundamental state reform
cartoon To a large extent, the state has stumbled through the crises. (Photo: Burkhard Mohr) In a small group, Volker Wissing (FDP) recently expressed a bitter truth. The turnaround in…
Signs of relaxation: The editor-in-chief’s weekly review
Good morning dear readers, we are in an interesting situation. The doomsday scenarios were still dominating the headlines. All of a sudden, the signs of relaxation are multiplying. “The mood…
War sie eine „große Kanzlerin“?
Anfang Dezember jährt sich das erste Mal das Ende von Angela Merkels 16-jähriger Amtszeit. Mit Blick auf den Ukrainekrieg und die Abhängigkeit von russischen Energierohstoffen war zuletzt Kritik an ihrer…
In many areas, citizens have long since lost sight of normality. The traffic light coalition will soon need a progress bang if it wants to live up to its claim.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), in the background Lisa Paus (Greens) The self-proclaimed progressive coalition has long since turned into a pragmatic alliance to prevent the worst, like many other coalitions…
Scholz compares Merz’s speech to “Alice in Wonderland”
Olaf Scholz In his speech, Scholz responded surprisingly sharply to Friedrich Merz’s allegations. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) has accused Union faction leader Friedrich Merz of having a…
Hope for inflation to subside
Good morning dear readers, Inflation is like an annoying visitor who wants to come in “just for a moment” and then just won’t get up from the sofa. Now there…
Schäuble triggers debate about Merkel with statements about Russia
Berlin Which image of former Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) will remain? Great chancellor or unreasonable politician? About a year after the end of Merkel’s 16-year term in office, the CDU…
Wolfgang Schäuble criticizes Germany’s Russia policy
Wolfgang Schäuble The CDU politician has been a member of the Bundestag for half a century. In the Handelsblatt interview he talks about his experiences. (Photo: Reuters (2), Getty (3))…
EU limit of 10,000 euros is getting closer
Christian Lindner The German Finance Minister is skeptical about the planned cash limit of 10,000 euros – but can hardly prevent it in Brussels. (Photo: dpa) Berlin A cap on…
Why Lindner’s cost of new debt is almost eightfold
Finance Minister Schäuble, Scholz and Lindner (from left) According to financial experts, in order to break even in the budget, the federal government cheated for years when it took on…
International controllers are calling for Germany to do more in the fight against money laundering
Berlin It was a tricky test for the federal government. For the first time in ten years, international experts spent several months examining how successful Germany is in combating financial…
The overdue end of negative interest rates
Federal Ministry of Finance The federal budget as a perpetual motion machine? (Photo: imago images/Gerold Rebsch) The negative interest rates are finally coming to an end. The yield on ten-year…