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FDP leader Christian Lindner does not consider his passion for vintage Porsche cars and his highly publicized wedding on Sylt to be a sign of aloofness and ... Show more
Quick Glance: Lindner: Wedding on Sylt and Passion for Porsche
  • Finance Minister Lindner discusses his wedding on Sylt and his vintage car.

  • Prominent guests, including CDU leader Friedrich Merz, celebrated the wedding on Sylt.

  • Lindner showcases his passion for Porsche and his vintage car.
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DP leader and Finance Minister Christian Lindner explains in an interview why unbridled migration is dangerous, the Free Voters in Bavaria have a poll high ... Show more
Quick Glance: BGH clarifies dispute over supplementary benefits in public service
  • The Federal Court of Justice has reviewed the supplementary benefits for employees in the public service.

  • Largest supplementary benefits institution for employees in the public service with 5.1 million insured and 1.5 million pension beneficiaries.

  • Employees with longer training periods are no longer disadvantaged.
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The Chancellor entrusted the migration crisis to Nancy Faeser ...
Faeser is politically weakened - that's where the FDP comes out for the asylum strike
Faeser is politically weakened
that's where the FDP comes out for the asylum strike
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As autumn approaches, the number of Corona infections is skyrocketing. The virus has already ...
All appointments canceled - Pistorius and Lindner have Corona.
All appointments canceled
Pistorius and Lindner have Corona.
Quick Glance: Pistorius and Lindner with Corona: Appointments canceled
  • Finance Minister Lindner and Defense Minister Pistorius infected.

  • Appointments temporarily canceled.

  • Lindner tested positive for the virus.

  • Pistorius will not attend international Ukraine meeting.
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The federal government is taking a step forward with its social policy figurehead.
 - Traffic light agrees on details of basic child welfare
Traffic light agrees on details of basic child welfare
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FDP leader Lindner wants to make it easier for skilled workers to move ...
Christian Lindner - Finance Minister sees stability threatened by uncontrolled migration
Christian Lindner
Finance Minister sees stability threatened by uncontrolled migration
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Theoretically, the capped prices for electricity and gas will expire at the ...
Help for households - Lindner for extending the electricity price brakes until spring
Help for households
Lindner for extending the electricity price brakes until spring
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After the start of the war, the federal government curbed high gas ...
Lindner plans tax increase - Gas customers are threatened with a hefty price jump in January
Lindner plans tax increase
Gas customers are threatened with a hefty price jump in January
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Gas customers will probably have to prepare for higher prices at the turn of the year. The Ministry of Finance is ...
 - Experts expect higher gas prices again
Experts expect higher gas prices again
Quick Glance: Experts predict higher gas prices
  • The Ministry of Finance plans to increase the value-added tax on natural gas.

  • A sample household with four people can expect an average of 270 euros in additional costs per year.

  • Customers in the basic supply will face an even higher price increase of 331 euros.

  • The elimination of two levies will not offset the additional costs.
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Finance Minister Lindner apparently wants to restore VAT on gas to its original level. The SPD is against it ...
 - Traffic lights disagree over gas VAT
Traffic lights disagree over gas VAT
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The cabinet has postponed the decision on basic child security ...
Cabinet - Paus still sees “technical” questions unanswered regarding basic child protection
Cabinet
Paus still sees “technical” questions unanswered regarding basic child protection
Quick Glance: Government postpones decision on child basic income
  • Lisa Paus does not comment

  • Scheduled interview on ARD-Morgenmagazin canceled

  • Child basic income combines family benefits from 2025

  • Criticism of the proposed law on child basic income
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According to an analysis, the traffic light government is making good progress with ...
Study confirms traffic light positive half-time balance - and a big problem
Study confirms traffic light positive half-time balance
and a big problem
Quick Glance: Study on Coalition's Midterm Assessment
  • Scholz government under scrutiny

  • Coalition has fulfilled many promises
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he Basic Child Security Act could be on the agenda as early as the next cabinet meeting, according to Federal Finance Minister Lindner on "maybrit illner".
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FDP leader Lindner on the completely revised heating law and the heated mood in the ...
Interview: Christian Lindner about his job - "I would pay admission for it"
Interview: Christian Lindner about his job
"I would pay admission for it"
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According to the Ministry of Finance, the normal VAT on gas should come back sooner than planned ...
Lindner's gas VAT plans - as unpopular as possible?
Lindner's gas VAT plans
as unpopular as possible?
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The finance minister wants to bring forward the re-increase of the VAT on ...
VAT on natural gas and district heating - Lindner wants to make heating more expensive
VAT on natural gas and district heating
Lindner wants to make heating more expensive
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The Building Energy Act has overcome a major hurdle: the Bundestag passed the controversial project with a clear majority.
 - Bundestag passes heating law
Bundestag passes heating law
Quick Glance: Heating Law Passed – Constitutional Court Could Stop It
  • Federal government finally passes controversial heating law after months of dispute

  • Debate in the Bundestag was heated

  • Emergency application prevents law from being passed before summer break

  • Defense of the heating law and criticism of the opposition
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Everyone would like to forget Corona. But the rich have become incredibly richer in these years ...
 - We are currently missing the biggest opportunity of the pandemic
We are currently missing the biggest opportunity of the pandemic
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Lindner makes joke about Scholz's eye patch, the whole Bundestag laughs
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During the Federal Foreign Minister's trip to America, the war in Ukraine is the focus of discussions ...
 - Baerbock in close contact with Trumpists
Baerbock in close contact with Trumpists
Quick Glance: Baerbock in the USA: Hope for Transatlantic Friendship
  • Baerbock explores sentiment regarding Ukraine support and transatlantic friendship in the USA.

  • Germany and Europe must contribute their share.

  • Emphasizing the importance of personal contacts for transatlantic friendship.

  • Support for Ukraine divides the USA.
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Germany is considered a money laundering paradise. A financial crime office is ...
 - xperts consider Lindner's anti-money laundering plans to be completely inadequate
xperts consider Lindner's anti-money laundering plans to be completely inadequate
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The SPD and the Greens want to help the industry get back on its feet with ...
For industrial electricity - Traffic lights could bury their biggest climate promise
For industrial electricity
Traffic lights could bury their biggest climate promise
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The federal government wants to spend 445.7 billion euros in the coming year - that's around 30 billion less than planned for this year.
Quick Glance: Budget 2024: Lindner Presents Expenditures and Savings
  • Bundestag begins budget week: Lindner reveals resources and budgets for the upcoming year.

  • Neuverschuldung 2024: €16.6 billion less than this year.

  • Federal interest burden rises to €40 billion per year.

  • €172 billion allocated for 2024, including €127 billion for pension insurance.
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year is quickly passing: In September 2024, new state parliaments will be elected in Brandenburg ...
Ü30 in the East - What if the AfD wins the state elections?
Ü30 in the East
What if the AfD wins the state elections?
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The federal government wants to take action against money laundering with a new office; its own ...
Money laundering - new draft law from the federal government
Money laundering
new draft law from the federal government
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German industry is being heard with its horror scenarios. The Greens want to relieve themselves of the consequences of ...
Hank's World - Over a Thousand Bridges
Hank's World
Over a Thousand Bridges
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t was ten years ago that the FDP failed to clear the five-percent hurdle in the federal election ...
2013 federal election - the crash of the FDP
2013 federal election
the crash of the FDP
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Less money for voluntary services, youth projects and political education: Finance ...
Savings in the social sector - SPD and Greens want to renegotiate the budget
Savings in the social sector
SPD and Greens want to renegotiate the budget
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The Federal Minister of Finance has announced that he will increase the ...
Budget week in the Bundestag - Lindner announces tax relief of almost two billion euros
Budget week in the Bundestag
Lindner announces tax relief of almost two billion euros
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Federal Finance Minister Lindner wants to phase out the tax cut on natural gas ...
Energy - will heating become more expensive again in winter?
Energy
will heating become more expensive again in winter?
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CDU and FDP have voted together with the AfD in the Thuringian state parliament ...
AfD, CDU and FDP in Thuringia - The firewall and capital
AfD, CDU and FDP in Thuringia
The firewall and capital
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According to Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner, support from the ...
 - Finance Minister Christian Lindner is concerned about the high level of migration
Finance Minister Christian Lindner is concerned about the high level of migration
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Actually, the FDP thinks tax increases are stupid, but its leader, of all people, wants to raise the tax on natural gas ...
Energy transition - Topsy-turvy world
Energy transition
Topsy-turvy world
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Finance Minister Christian Lindner faces the live interview and proves his ...
Augsburger Allgemeine Live - Lindner mocks the Greens and is annoyed with Thuringia
Augsburger Allgemeine Live
Lindner mocks the Greens and is annoyed with Thuringia
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After a sports accident, Olaf Scholz shows up with an eye patch – and with humor ...
Scholz with an eye patch - an eye for an eye, a meme for a meme
Scholz with an eye patch
an eye for an eye, a meme for a meme
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Property imposes obligations: This heirloom of German constitutional law can be viewed as a ...
Debate over 1848 - Lindner's peculiar interpretation of property
Debate over 1848
Lindner's peculiar interpretation of property
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inance Minister Lindner wants to incur comparatively little debt in the next budget. This has been met with criticism. "We can't keep doing politics on credit ... Show more
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The government must find a way out of the loose financial policy, says the finance minister ...
Lindner on budget plans - "There can be no question of clear-cutting"
Lindner on budget plans
"There can be no question of clear-cutting"
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The Federal Audit Office rightly criticizes the plans of the federal government
 - Social costs are rising too fast
Social costs are rising too fast
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Top rate up or down - The German tax debate is as simple as it is predictable ...
Merz's initiative and Lindner's no - finally reform the taxes!
Merz's initiative and Lindner's no
finally reform the taxes!
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Plans for an industrial electricity price divide the traffic lights. Now a new funding ...
Dispute over industrial electricity prices - Is this “real satire”?
Dispute over industrial electricity prices
Is this “real satire”?
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Chancellor Scholz has offered a Germany pact. The Union, the states, the companies, everyone ...
 - Why the Germany Pact has little chance
Why the Germany Pact has little chance
Quick Glance: Scholz proposes 'Germany Pact' for crisis resolution
  • Scholz presents his plan in the Bundestag to revive Germany's economy.

  • Collaboration of states, municipalities, and opposition is needed.

  • Accelerating approval processes is a top priority for Scholz.

  • Scholz responds to the AfD's poll successes and holds the CDU leader accountable.
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The FDP serves as a partner to the CDU for a future Hessian state government ...
Election in Hesse - FDP wants “finally a better coalition partner for the CDU”
Election in Hesse
FDP wants “finally a better coalition partner for the CDU”
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President of the skilled trades Jörg Dittrich has warned of a collapse of the ...
 - Dittrich calls for construction summit with Scholz, Habeck and Lindner
Dittrich calls for construction summit with Scholz, Habeck and Lindner
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On Thursday, the federal government will discuss the final draft of the Future Financing Act ...
 - Finance Minister Lindner wants to further strengthen startups
Finance Minister Lindner wants to further strengthen startups
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After Finance Minister Christian Lindner, his party colleague, FDP General Secretary Bijan ...
 - FDP also wants tax cuts after an increase in citizens’ benefits
FDP also wants tax cuts after an increase in citizens’ benefits
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Many municipalities are reaching their limits when it comes to accepting refugees ...
Migration - FDP wants to declare Maghreb states safe countries of origin
Migration
FDP wants to declare Maghreb states safe countries of origin
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At Maybrit Illner, Finance Minister Christian Lindner would like to see more ...
TV review of “Maybrit Illner” - If only we could tolerate the differences better
TV review of “Maybrit Illner”
If only we could tolerate the differences better
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or his draft budget, Finance Minister Lindner is facing plenty of headwind: while CDU ...
Criticism of draft budget - "Lindner does not live the debt brake"
Criticism of draft budget
"Lindner does not live the debt brake"
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Family Minister Lisa Paus wanted 12 billion euros, but only received just under 2 ...
Basic child security - The Greens’ 12 billion euro puzzle
Basic child security
The Greens’ 12 billion euro puzzle
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Germany is planning the biggest transformation in industrial history. But now, of all times ...
Germany in crisis - take heart, Chancellor Scholz, grab it!
Germany in crisis
take heart, Chancellor Scholz, grab it!
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The Finance Minister's draft for the 2024 budget is unrealistic. It does not reflect the ...
The federal government's budget draft - Lindner's plan of contradictions
The federal government's budget draft
Lindner's plan of contradictions
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Health insurance contributions could rise again, an association explains ...
Health insurance contributions - Are payers threatened with an increase in 2024?
Health insurance contributions
Are payers threatened with an increase in 2024?
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The CSU would urgently need an alternative to the Free Voters. The Greens would drop out if the FDP remained ...
FDP in Bavaria - The liberal drama
FDP in Bavaria
The liberal drama
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After a long struggle, the German Parliament has passed the new Building Energy Act ...
Robert Habeck can breathe a sigh of relief - Bundestag votes for heating law
Robert Habeck can breathe a sigh of relief
Bundestag votes for heating law
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In the first week of meetings after the summer break, the German coalition intends to ...
Heating law and budget - fateful week for the "traffic light" government
Heating law and budget
fateful week for the "traffic light" government
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The FDP is quite skeptical about the electric car. According to information from the "FAZ" ...
Alternative drives - Lindner wants to promote e-fuels more strongly
Alternative drives
Lindner wants to promote e-fuels more strongly
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Germany may extend a tax-reduction program for energy-intensive companies by another year as the ...
 - Germany Eyes Extending Tax Cuts for Energy-Intensive Industry
Germany Eyes Extending Tax Cuts for Energy-Intensive Industry
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The investment backlog is getting bigger, but the traffic light coalition is sticking to the debt brake ...
Budget - The debt brake must not be a brake on growth
Budget
The debt brake must not be a brake on growth
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In order to finance noticeable relief for the middle class, the top tax rate would have to rise ...
Top tax rate - A few percentage points more are not enough
Top tax rate
A few percentage points more are not enough
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Cut everything except arms spending: With their draft budget, the SPD ...
 - This budgetary policy is madness. And not only Christian Lindner is to blame
This budgetary policy is madness. And not only Christian Lindner is to blame
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Two-thirds of the federal budget goes to social spending ...
Budget of the traffic light coalition - The seriousness of the situation is being veiled
Budget of the traffic light coalition
The seriousness of the situation is being veiled
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Showdown in the Bundestag: The budget deliberations for 2024 are coming up ...
Federal budget 2024 - The Minister of Finance must save - and everyone is angry
Federal budget 2024
The Minister of Finance must save - and everyone is angry
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t the G20 summit, the heads of state and government agree on a minimum consensus on Ukraine ...
G20 New Delhi Declaration - maximum compromise, minimum impact.
G20 New Delhi Declaration
maximum compromise, minimum impact.
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In view of the budget of the traffic light, the Left speaks of a "scary list" of savings ...
2024 budget - the Left warns of an "orgy of cuts"
2024 budget
the Left warns of an "orgy of cuts"
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More money for social welfare, climate protection or defense? Rarely has a budget been so controversial ...
Save or spend - Lindner presents draft budget for 2024
Save or spend
Lindner presents draft budget for 2024