STORY: After the publication of the annual economic report, Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck confirmed his cautiously optimistic outlook for the current year. Habeck spoke on Thursday in the German Bundestag: "The figures that we presented yesterday, in the annual economic report, are not good, but they are far better than we had to fear a few weeks ago. We have made this crisis manageable. We have broke the trend of inflation." The deputy chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group...
The cardboard board should not be missing from an annual economic report. Robert Habeck holds it up to the cameras, and of course the curve goes up towards the back. "Minus twelve percent would no longer fit on the blackboard," says the Green Economics Minister. "Just looking at it tells the story."It was only a little over half a year ago that such horror numbers were circulating. The Bavarian Business Association warned in June that German growth could collapse by...
The Federal Ministers of Economics and Finance traveled to Davos for the World Economic Forum. In their separate appearances in rounds of talks, both referred to mistakes made by previous governments in dealing with Russian energy supplies. source site-1
Robert Habeck has to be patient for fourteen minutes. He's sitting on the far end of the stage, with Larry Fink, head of Blackrock, the world's largest and most powerful wealth manager, next to him. Those who sit on the very outside often have the last word. And whoever sits next to Larry Fink, even more so. After all, it is the really big stage in the conference center in Davos, not the small one, that cabinet colleague Lindner has...
WEconomy Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) has spoken out in favor of Germany allowing Poland and other countries to supply Leopard main battle tanks to Ukraine. "I think it's right if other countries want to help, that you don't disturb them and stop their assistance," said Habeck at the World Economic Forum in Davos on the WELT news channel. Poland had announced that it would provide Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine as part of an international coalition. Because of...
Status: 01/16/2023 2:33 p.m Federal Economics Minister Habeck is confident that the price of natural gas will be cheaper again next winter. The prices are already far from their highs. Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck was optimistic about the natural gas supply and the prices in the coming winter: "For the year 2023 and the winter of 23/24, we have more than justified hope that we will also have the storage facilities full at the beginning of the winter,"...
Germany Because of the climate crisis Habeck worried – “20-year-olds are now considering whether they even want to have children” Status: 09:29 am | Reading time: 2 minutes Robert Habeck (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) feels reminded of the "No Future" debates of the past millennium Source: dpa You can listen to our WELT podcasts here In order to display embedded content, your revocable consent to the transmission and processing of personal data is required, since the providers of the embedded content...
Germany should not stand in the way when other countries make decisions to support Ukraine. The CDU demands a quick permit for tank deliveries. source site
Bloody fighting for the Ukrainian city of Soledar in the Donetsk region continues, according to information from Moscow and Kyiv. "More than 100 Russians were sent to hell at once in the Soledar region," the Ukrainian military command in Kyiv said. The Ukrainian armed forces, thanks to coordinated work together with artillery and missile troops, killed more than 100 Russian fighters and destroyed their equipment, they say. The information could not initially be verified independently. Ukraine had previously denied Russian...
Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck has spoken out in favor of not letting the delivery of Polish Leopard battle tanks to the Ukraine fail because of a German objection. Since the Leopard is built in Germany, the approval of the federal government is required for further export. source site-1
