Citizens’ money: Söder calls for a general overhaul
Citizens’ money is expected to rise sharply in January. The Union wants to prevent that. And there are also concerns in the traffic light coalition. Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) wants to fundamentally revise citizens’ money through a Federal Council initiative and is also calling for the increase in benefits to be postponed. “The […]
Söder wants a general overhaul of citizens’ money
Citizens’ money is expected to rise sharply in January. The Union wants to prevent that. And there are also concerns in the traffic light coalition. Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) wants to fundamentally revise citizens’ money through a Federal Council initiative and is also calling for the increase in benefits to be postponed. “The […]
Söder takes on Chancellor Scholz
Markus Söder is again calling for new elections at “Maischberger” – and attests that the federal government is arrogance and trickery. The Federal Constitutional Court’s budget ruling plunges the traffic light government under Chancellor Olaf Scholz into a veritable crisis. CSU boss Markus Söder doesn’t believe in continuing government work or reforming the debt brake. […]
CDU dispute over debt brake: Which camps are there?
For a long time, the CDU was considered the guardian of the debt brake. Suddenly there is rumblings in the party. The first voices are speaking out against Friedrich Merz and in favor of reform. Which camps are there? The most important things at a glance There is actually little reason to argue in the […]
Kai Wegner and Merz’s dispute intensifies
The dispute over the debt brake is intensifying between CDU leader Friedrich Merz and the governing mayor of Berlin, Kai Wegner. An open dispute has broken out in the Union over the reform of the debt brake. Berlin’s Governing Mayor Kai Wegner (CDU) opposes CDU leader Friedrich Merz. “I have a clear stance: reforming the […]
Wegner does not let up in the argument with Merz
The dispute over the debt brake is intensifying between CDU leader Friedrich Merz and the Governing Mayor of Berlin Kai Wegner. An open dispute has broken out in the Union over the reform of the debt brake. Berlin’s governing mayor Kai Wegner opposes CDU leader Friedrich Merz. “I have a clear stance: reforming the debt […]
Disagreement about the future of the debt brake
It seems clear that savings need to be made after the Karlsruhe budget ruling. Decisions could come in the new week. But even the plaintiff Union has differences of opinion. There is no agreement in the federal government and opposition about the next course ahead of the consultations on the Karlsruhe budget judgment planned next […]
Union divided over reform of the debt brake
After the Karlsruhe budget ruling, savings have to be made, that much is clear. But there is still disagreement about how. The plaintiff Union also has differences of opinion after the success. Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder sees Germany in a “serious state crisis” because of budget problems. “This government has run aground,” said Söder […]
CSU boss Markus Söder: Federal government is “completely planless and headless”
The Karlsruhe budget ruling is shaking up the traffic lights. CSU boss Söder is not convinced by the possible solutions: “This is an SOS spark of complete helplessness.” Given the distortions surrounding budget policy after the Karlsruhe ruling, CSU boss Markus Söder sees the traffic light’s ability to govern as massively questioned. “The traffic light […]
Merz declares the German pact over after meeting with Scholz – why?
Olaf Scholz and Friedrich Merz have been meeting for weeks to talk about migration. But after the federal-state round on Monday, the CDU leader has had enough. What happened? On Tuesday morning, shortly after eleven o’clock, Friedrich Merz has had enough. You can see him brooding for a moment. He turns the corners of his […]
