Category: Economy
Laschet wants to achieve development aid target
(GermanPolicy.com) – Armin Laschet, the candidate of the Union parties for Chancellor, would like to “continue to work on the 0.7 percent target” for development…
Söder warns of Red-Red-Green
(GermanPolicy.com) – Speaking at his party’s congress, CSU chairman Markus Söder warned of a red-red-green government. A left slide must be prevented, Söder explained. Germany…
Söder wants relief for medium-sized businesses
(GermanPolicy.com) – The chairman of the CSU, Markus Söder, considers a Grand Coalition led by the Social Democrats to be unlikely. The SPD will do…
Scholz wants to limit the cost of rents
(GermanPolicy.com) – The SPD candidate for the Chancellery, Olaf Scholz, would like to limit rent increases to a greater extent. Scholz did not give any…
Comparatively high inflation
(GermanPolicy.com) – Due to higher energy prices and the expiry of the low VAT rates, inflation in Germany has risen. In August, consumer prices were…
Lower number of corporate bankruptcies
(GermanPolicy.com) – The number of bankruptcies of German companies fell further, in the first half of 2021. The German local courts reported 7408 applications, the…
Klöckner: a left alliance would be “fatal”
(GermanPolicy.com) – CDU vice chairwoman Julia Klöckner has called the federal election an “important directional decision.” They hope for a high turnout. A left alliance…
Scheele: Germany needs more qualified immigrant workers
(GermanPolicy.com) – Detlev Scheele, Chairman of the Federal Employment Agency, has spoken out in favor of attracting more immigrants to Germany. Due to the aging…
No lockdown during the fourth Corona wave expected
(GermanPolicy.com) – Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier assumes that in the course of the fourth wave of the Corona pandemic, a new lockdown, for…
Altmaier: economy in 2022 at pre-crisis level
(GermanPolicy.com) – Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier (CDU) sees a rapid recovery in the German economy: “We will also see a clear upswing in…
Laschet: the Bundestag election is a directional decision
(GermanPolicy.com) – The Union parties’ candidate for Federal Chancellor, Armin Laschet (CDU), has warned of a shift to the left. The Federal Election in September…
Scholz: expanding sustainable energies faster
(GermanPolicy.com) – The SPD candidate for the office of Federal Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, would like to see renewable energies expanded more quickly. For this there…