Government Budget Standoff: Uncertainty over Tax Increases, Subsidy Cuts, and Funding Guidelines for Various Sectors

Government Budget Standoff: Uncertainty over Tax Increases, Subsidy Cuts, and Funding Guidelines for Various Sectors

The government wants to increase taxes and duties to plug the hole in the budget. But savings should also be made. Many details are unclear, for example when it comes to car buyers. And the farmer. For four weeks, the leaders of the traffic light coalition fought with each other, session after session, over the … Read more

“German Chancellor’s Strategic Move Leads to Unanimous EU Decision on Ukraine Membership Negotiations” – Politico

“German Chancellor’s Strategic Move Leads to Unanimous EU Decision on Ukraine Membership Negotiations” – Politico

The publication, citing sources, notes that after three hours of negotiations between EU leaders regarding the start of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession, the German Chancellor proposed a solution. Scholz suggested that Orban, who was blocking the decision, simply leave the meeting room and drink coffee while the leaders of other EU countries discussed the issue … Read more

The debt brake – a German fetish?

The debt brake – a German fetish?

France and Germany look at debt very differently. It starts with the language, explained Bruno Le Maire in an Arte documentary. In it, the French finance and economics minister said that the French term for debt (“la dette”) refers solely to financial debt. In Germany, on the other hand, the term has another level, that … Read more

Budget crisis: Union demands leadership from Olaf Scholz

Budget crisis: Union demands leadership from Olaf Scholz

Before his government declaration in the Bundestag, Union politicians from Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) demands leadership in the budget crisis. The Chancellor must explain how he wants to put the federal budgets for 2023 and 2024 on a solid footing, said Union parliamentary group vice-president Jens Spahn Rhenish Post. “Scholz is the elected chancellor, he … Read more

Beginning of self-awareness: The Chancellor seems to have understood

Beginning of self-awareness: The Chancellor seems to have understood

It’s easy to scoff at the traffic light coalition at the moment. Who is at fault… The ruling on the application of the debt brake from Karlsruhe came from Olaf Scholz’s government like what economists call an exogenous shock, i.e. an external event that suddenly and unexpectedly changes reality permanently. The Tagesspiegel app Current news, … Read more

Siemens Energy German Rescue Plan: Details of Bank Guarantees and State Support

Finance The German energy group will benefit from a rescue plan with bank guarantees, financed partly by the state and partly by private banks 3′ reading The German energy group Siemens Energy, in serious financial difficulty, will benefit from a rescue plan worth 15 billion euros in bank guarantees, financed partly by the state and … Read more

Tragedy: Hamas Kidnapping and Murder of German-Israeli Shani Louk Confirmed

Tragedy: Hamas Kidnapping and Murder of German-Israeli Shani Louk Confirmed

“Unfortunately yesterday we received the news that my daughter is no longer alive,” said the mother of Shani Louk, the 22-year-old German-Israeli kidnapped by Hamas and recognized in a video in which the terrorists carried her helpless and half-naked on a jeep . Bild reports it, which also cites a confirmation from the young woman’s … Read more

The Tragedy of Immigration: An Unstoppable Wave of Desperation

The Tragedy of Immigration: An Unstoppable Wave of Desperation

Some time ago I was on the paradisiacal beach of Zahora (province of Cádiz) and from where we were bathing I saw, in the distance, beyond the colorful umbrellas and the half-naked bodies sunbathing, a boat stranded on the sand. I went for a walk to the seashore to see it better. It was a … Read more

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Evacuated from Plane at Ben-Gurion Airport, Israel

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Evacuated from Plane at Ben-Gurion Airport, Israel

CNN Indonesia Wednesday, 18 Oct 2023 10:19 IWST German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was forced to evacuate from a plane parked at Ben-Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel, after air raid sirens sounded. (AP/Michael Sohn) Jakarta, CNN Indonesia — Chancellor German Olaf Scholz forced to get off his plane which was parked at Ben-Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv, … Read more