Category: Finance
Lufthansa board accepts EU requirements
There is agreement between the EU Commission and the Federal Government on the key points of the Lufthansa rescue. The airline is to waive a…
Startups about to be supported
The Federal Ministry of Economics will start a funding program with a volume of 2 billion Euros for German startup companies in need. Venture capitalists…
Klingbeil: “super rich” should continue to pay solidarity surcharge
The general secretary of the SPD, Lars Klingbeil, has spoken out against abolishing the solidarity surcharge for all taxpayers from July 1st. “For the top…
Healthy sideways movement in house prices
by Thorsten Koch The house price index EPX shows an growing trend. In April, prices for condominiums and single-family houses rose by 0.7 percent compared…
Bundestag extends continued payment of wages, supports dining
Continued wages for parents will be paid for up to 10 weeks instead of up to 6 weeks, the German Bundestag has decided. Single parents…
Feld criticizes plans to assume municipal debt
Lars Feld, the chairman of the expert panel on business practices, has rejected plans to assume local municipal debts. The Federal Government should not undertake…
Hans for car purchase premiums – under conditions
Purchase premiums for passenger cars should only be paid for environmentally friendly technology, the Saarland Prime Minister Tobias Hans (CDU) has emphasized. Support for the…
Lufthansa Supervisory Board examining alternatives
The Lufthansa Supervisory Board postponed the vote on the acceptance of the rescue package for the airline, in the amount of 9 billion euros. The…
