German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fires Finance Minister Christian Lindner

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fires Finance Minister Christian Lindner

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Finance Minister Christian Lindner in the Bundestag on June 26, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. Michele Tantussi | Getty Images News | Getty Images Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Wednesday he had dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner, bringing an end to Germany’s ruling coalition after months of political wrangling and raising the … Read more

EU reaction to US election 2024

EU reaction to US election 2024

Donald Trump (L), President of the USA, and Emmanuel Macron, President of France, join hands during the final press conference of the G7 Summit on 26 August 2019, in Biarritz, France. NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty Images European officials have been quick to congratulate Donald Trump after he defeated his Democratic rival Kamala Harris to … Read more

Der offene Bruch – POLITICO

Der offene Bruch – POLITICO

Der Kanzler lädt zum Industrie-Gipfel, und zeitgleich empfängt der Finanzminister die Familienunternehmer und den Mittelstand. Was heute normales, aktuelles politisches Geschäft sein könnte, ist Ausdruck weiterer Ampel-Streitereien. Denn abgestimmt haben sich Olaf Scholz und Christian Lindner nicht. Wie sich beide immer weiter entfremden und voneinander entfernen, analysiert Gordon Repinski. Nach dem Bekanntwerden umfassender Spar- und … Read more

Schadenfreude reigns as Berlin pays the price of its tough line on debt  – POLITICO

Schadenfreude reigns as Berlin pays the price of its tough line on debt  – POLITICO

The standard playbook calls for a healthy dose of government spending that would inject money into the economy to fight the ongoing recession. In theory Berlin has plenty of fiscal room, with low debt compared to its European peers. But the rules it introduced — European and national — tie its hands. A slower rate … Read more

Germany’s far right is winning over the young – POLITICO

Germany’s far right is winning over the young – POLITICO

In France, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party garnered about 30 percent of the youth vote in the European election — a 10-point rise compared to 2019. And in the Austrian national election last Sunday, the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) came in first not only in the general population — but also among voters aged … Read more

Wie die Ampel an der Rente zerbrechen könnte – POLITICO

Wie die Ampel an der Rente zerbrechen könnte – POLITICO

Kommt das Rentenpaket II oder ist es doch noch der Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen bzw. die Koalition in die Brüche gehen lässt? Vorgestellt, verändert, nicht beschlossen im Kabinett, beschlossen im Kabinett, erneut kritisiert, erneut verteidigt – der Streit um die Rentenreform ist unendlich. Wie dieser Streit nun fortgesetzt wird, analysiert Gordon Repinski in … Read more

Die Exit-Szenarien von FDP – POLITICO

Die Exit-Szenarien von FDP – POLITICO

Es sieht immer mehr danach aus, dass Christian Lindners „Herbst der Entscheidungen“ auch die Entscheidung der Liberalen bringen könnte, aus der Ampel auszusteigen. Gordon Repinski analysiert, wer die Treiber eines Ausstiegs sind, wer die Gegner sind und wie das Szenario aussehen könnte. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview erklärt Renata Alt, FDP-Abgeordnete im Bundestag und Mitglied im Bundesvorstand der … Read more

German coalition teeters in ‘autumn of decisions’ – POLITICO

German coalition teeters in ‘autumn of decisions’ – POLITICO

While the SPD was able to end a string of election defeats in the Brandenburg vote on Sunday, the two other parties in Scholz’s coalition — the Greens and the FDP — continued their streak of dismal losses. The Greens crashed out of the Brandenburg state parliament, winning just around 4 percent, a drop of … Read more

Mario Draghi’s plan to fix a broken Europe already looks impossible – POLITICO

Mario Draghi’s plan to fix a broken Europe already looks impossible – POLITICO

“The leading firms in research and investment-spending are the same ones we had 20 years ago ― cars,” he said. “The United States used to be the same, autos and pharma, 20 years ago. Now it’s all digital.” China isn’t just catching up. In areas like the electric vehicle industry, it is even leapfrogging Europe. … Read more

Germany to halt new Ukraine military aid: Report – POLITICO

Germany to halt new Ukraine military aid: Report – POLITICO

Germany and other G7 countries in June struck a preliminary deal to use the value of some $300 billion of Russia’s sovereign assets immobilized in Western financial institutions to secure a $50 billion loan to Ukraine. But governments have yet to agree on the details of the scheme, and technical talks might drag on for … Read more