Tag: Budget dispute
Lindner: “We would rather spend money on the future than on interest” – Politics
On Friday, the Bundestag will deal with the traffic light government’s budget crisis. In a first reading, the supplementary budget for 2023 will be discussed. In order to pass it,…
Budget: Scholz is trying to make a vague liberation move in the Bundestag – opinion
Coincidentally, the final season of the series “The Crown” is now running: Elizabeth II comes under fire because she remains in her Scottish castle after Princess Diana’s accidental death and…
Budget crisis: The distribution struggles begin
The federal and state governments are arguing about budget cuts and the debt brake. Finance Minister Lindner fires his State Secretary Gatzer after the budget fiasco. Meanwhile, many in the…
Debt brake: Germany should reform the debt brake, calls for OECD business
According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the budget crisis in Germany threatens to put a strain on the European economy. “If there is less investment and…
Federal budget: Lindner suspends debt brake for 2023 – politics
Because of the serious budget crisis, the federal government must improve the federal budget for the current year and thus suspend the debt brake. Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) announced…
Friedrich Merz about Olaf Scholz: “It was easier with Schröder” – Economy
It is a day of triumph for Friedrich Merz. Because of a lawsuit brought by his Union parliamentary group, the Federal Constitutional Court objected to a supplementary budget by the…
SZ economic summit: Friedrich Merz on Olaf Scholz – Economy
It is a day of triumph for Friedrich Merz. Because of a lawsuit brought by his Union parliamentary group, the Federal Constitutional Court objected to a supplementary budget by the…
Budget dispute in the US Congress: Reality catches up with the hardliner – politics
At the lectern in what is probably the most important parliament in the world is a man who until recently only experts knew. Mike Johnson has been the speaker in…
Support for Ukraine is crumbling – politics
The witching hour on the East Coast was approaching as America temporarily banished a ghost. It was already midnight in Ukraine. The USA would have slipped into a shutdown from…
US Congress prevents shutdown: American drama – politics
Some Republicans threaten their own speaker, a Democrat pulls the fire alarm. But shortly before the witching hour, the shutdown in the US Congress is averted. However, the minimum consensus…