Tag: gas supply
Golf trip by Olaf Scholz: Realpolitik in the desert – politics
Of Daniel Brössler, Jeddah/Abu Dhabi/Doha For Olaf Scholz, the day in the desert begins with a trip into the countryside. Mariam Almheiri, Minister for Climate Change and the Environment, escorts…
How Uniper became a crisis – Economy
Billions in aid, nationalization and an uncertain future: the federal government takes over the gas importer in order to secure the energy supply in Germany. The story behind what is…
Confederation nationalizes Uniper – these are the consequences – economy
Of Michael Bauchmüller, Caspar Busse and Thomas Fromm It is the largest state rescue operation for a private company: Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) has to nationalize the…
Habeck has doubts about the gas levy – policy
The federal government is apparently about to take over the gas company – and could provide it with another eight billion euros. The only question is whether the gas levy…
Liberalism: The New German Belief in the State
The call for state aid was once taboo, but today it is easy to utter. In the permanent crisis, the economy gets used to the all-round carefree state. How do…
Energy crisis: Bavaria’s municipal utilities are struggling with the price increase – Bavaria
Jürgen Fergg has to save, “turn over every cent several times, put all expenses to the test,” he puts it. The current situation, the energy crisis, everything is “extremely challenging,”…
Essay: Criticism of the all-round carefree state – economy
One of those mild September evenings in Frankfurt. Garden party, Chardonnay in a glass, tailored suits, ties, jazz band. Bankers, consultants and politicians, journalists. It’s the time of the late…
Consumers feel the rising gas prices – economy
Gas prices are rising and winter is approaching – an unfavorable combination that many people are already feeling. Every third German household has already received its annual bill for gas.…
The association of Bavarian housing companies calls for gas price caps – Bavaria
The Association of Bavarian Housing Companies (VdW) sounds the alarm. Many people will soon no longer be able to afford the exploding energy prices, VdW director Hans Maier warned in…
Uniper: Lose or lose
The gas supplier Uniper is negotiating with the federal government about a stronger participation. He has nothing to gain, but he can’t do without either – and unfortunately the Finnish…