The fall and fall of Germany’s liberal Free Democrats
Ahead of the February 23rd federal election, the party is on 4 per cent in all polls – one point short of the 5 per cent hurdle to enter the Bundestag
Christian Lindner
Italian bank UniCredit’s bid for German stalwart Commerzbank provokes outrage
However, State sold shares accumulated during 2008-2010 banking crisis to bidder in auction
Sun goes down on German economy as recession drags on and government spending is slashed
Solar industry layoffs are tip of iceberg in a beleaguered German market facing little growth and much-needed fiscal belt-tightening
‘We had a golden decade before the pandemic where everything seemed financeable thanks to low interest rates’
German finance minister Christina Lindner on the challenges facing Germany from the Ukraine war, to inflation, and low growth and productivity
Solution to immigration challenge is tighter controls, German finance minister tells Dublin
Christian Lindner says German economy has problems with its ‘fitness’ as Michael McGrath hails €42bn business with Ireland’s largest EU trading partner
Trading deal for North must not endanger EU’s single market - German finance minister
Christian Lindner is in Dublin for talks with his Irish counterparts on a range of issues
German coalition strikes deal to fill €17bn budget hole
Arrangement that will see cuts to green investment follows weeks of political upheaval
Local council revolt mirrors growing German budget standoff
As fears grow of Germany as the ‘sick man of Europe’, the FDP’s embrace of the debt brake sits uncomfortably with massive investment required for Berlin’s green and digital economic transformation
John FitzGerald: Success of pandemic measures shows merit of discretion in EU fiscal rules
Obsessive focus on avoiding indebtedness forces countries to slam on the breaks in hard times, making the damage far worse than necessary
Germany poised to acquire missile defence system
Talks under way to buy version of Israeli system for intercepting long-range missiles
German coalition garners positive reviews 100 dizzying days in
Scholz era being shaped by war as government adapts in real time to a rapidly shifting world
Irish neutrality may face questions as EU leaders gather on defence
Few in Government are willing to consider out loud a referendum on neutral status
Berlin boosts military spending to combat Putin’s ‘war of aggression’
Chancellor Olaf Scholz presents radical rethink of German foreign and energy policy
New German government picks Joachim Nagel as Bundesbank chief
Nagel replaces Jens Weidmann, who quit five years early after a decade of opposition to ECB policy
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