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German finance minister’s calls for tighter discipline meet resistance from Brussels and some leading states
Also in this newsletter: EU struggles to set election date
Draft legislation to revamp bloc’s budget rules aims for a balance between fiscal hawks and officials in Paris and Rome
Proposed reforms by the European Commission must ensure robust enforcement of the framework
Finance minister Christian Lindner is sceptical about European Commission’s role as fiscal enforcer
Disagreements between three governing parties escalate over offices and climate initiatives
Christian Lindner gave speech last year to BBBank but failed to disclose he had mortgage with lender
Government measures to encourage lower consumption are market-based and do not interfere with price signals
Finance minister Christian Lindner says it is cheaper for many countries to raise their own debt
Scholz imposes deal on coalition partners keeping all three remaining facilities running
Government says it cannot afford to extend the €9-a-month ticket that has proved hugely popular with voters
Measures include the qualification of sanctions-busting as a criminal offence across the EU
Christian Lindner calls for ‘path towards reducing state debt’ despite economic turmoil
‘Shock absorber’ measures will offer some relief to companies struggling with higher costs
Finance minister highlights need to diversify energy supplies and stick to EU’s fiscal rules
From the Ukraine crisis to a fourth Covid wave, the incoming coalition faces an expanding in-tray
Christian Lindner says stability should be combined with ‘growth and investment’
Two rivals who became kingmakers are both eyeing Berlin’s finance ministry
Accord between Greens and liberal FDP will determine who governs the eurozone’s largest economy
Traditionally dominant SPD and CDU/CSU must woo smaller parties to determine who becomes chancellor
Final rallies by chancellor hopefuls eclipsed by crowds at climate protests as race to succeed Merkel tightens
Liberal leader Christian Lindner has strong views on fiscal probity
Conditions set by FDP’s Christian Lindner likely to be hard for SPD and Greens to accept
Young leaders in France and Austria accentuate frustration with the old guard in Berlin
Surpluses and a pro-EU agenda could tempt the SPD as the Merkel era nears its close
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