Although the party is entering the snap election campaign with new leadership, it doesn’t yet have answers to the major crises facing Germany. There was little time for substance in Wiesbaden as the party’s election program won’t be adopted until the end of January. At the conference, the discussions focused on inheritance tax, reform of … Read more
Brantner wants to “make Green great again,” she said, adapting the slogan of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, whom she has criticized as a threat to global climate policy. Brantner will remain state secretary in the German economy ministry, headed by Robert Habeck, Germany’s vice chancellor. He is expected to be nominated as the Green Party’s … Read more
The Commission also interpreted the silence of two countries — Czechia and Greece — as assent, bringing the total to 12. On a weighted basis, that adds up to more than 60 percent of the EU population in favor of the duties. Czechia has a sizable car industry and could conceivably vote against if push comes … Read more
“This is a true win-win situation for all of us,” EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at a ceremony in Dresden, the heart of Germany’s “Silicon Saxony” chip-making region. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said ensuring access to semiconductors is a “central issue” for Germany, while Economy Minister Robert Habeck said his government, which … Read more
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
Der Berlin Playbook Podcast erscheint in dieser Woche ausschließlich am Donnerstag– und danach wieder wie gewohnt täglich von montags bis donnerstags. In diesem Sommerinterview geht es mit Vizekanzler, Klima- und Wirtschaftsminister Robert Habeck um den nicht enden wollenden Streit in der Ampelkoalition, aktuell wieder einmal um Haushaltsfragen. Habeck spricht über die schlechten Umfragewerte seiner Partei … Read more
The July draft budget agreement, reached after an all-night negotiation between Scholz, a Social Democrat (SPD), Economy Minister Robert Habeck of the Greens, and Linder of the fiscally conservative Free Democrats (FDP), was met with relief in Berlin given the intractable differences between the coalition parties on matters of spending. The deal was also seen … Read more
As state elections approach in three eastern German states in September, similar reports of attacks are surfacing again. Adeline Abimnwi Awemo, a Cameroon-born politician for the Christian Democratic Union, was racially abused and physically attacked while putting up election posters in the state of Brandenburg last week. Only days before, Dirk Neubauer — an administrator in … Read more
Alle warten auf den Haushalt 2025. Wie sich Scholz, Habeck und Lindner einigen können, hört ihr in der Analyse von Gordon Repinski.Im 200-Sekunden-Interview erklärt der sächsische CDU-Ministerpräsident Michael Kretschmer, wie es zusammenpasst, dass er die Wirtschaftspolitik der Ampel hart kritisiert und ihr trotzdem zustimmt, dass die Schuldenbremse in Teilen reformiert werden muss.Ebenfalls aktuell in dieser … Read more
“The two sides agreed to engage on the basis of facts and in full respect of WTO rules,” he added. “The EU side emphasized that any negotiated outcome to its investigation must to effective in addressing the injurious subsidization.” The two sides will “continue to engage at all levels in the coming weeks.” The EU … Read more
