The Commission accuses the German government of wanting to soften the new debt rules. In a rare display of unity, the traffic lights coalition is arguing that the austerity requirements from Brussels are unnecessarily strict.
By Till Hoppe
The Council Presidency is presenting new compromise proposals ahead of the meeting of EU finance ministers. These could bring forward the tough negotiations.
By Max Mustermann
German Finance Minister Lindner does not outright reject the Commission's proposals but calls for significant adjustments. His French colleague Le Maire is also dissatisfied – but for entirely different reasons.
By Redaktion Table
The Brussels-based authority will present its proposals for reforming the Stability and Growth Pact on Wednesday. In doing so, it is taking up some of the German government's concerns, as a draft shows.
By Till Hoppe
After Transport Minister Wissing, now Finance Minister Lindner: Once again, an FDP cabinet member is causing trouble at EU level with late amendments. With his demands on the Stability Pact, Lindner partly got his way. But this has come at a price.
By Till Hoppe
The European Commission is tightening the reins again on EU member states' budget policies. The escape clause for debt rules is to expire at the end of the year. This means that member states will once again be threatened with deficit procedures if they incur excessive new debt.
By Max Mustermann
Governments are suspending their dispute over the reform of the new EU fiscal regulations for the time being. This is revealed in a draft of the conclusions of the ministers of finance meeting, which is available to Table.Media. This indicates that the regular summit on 23/24 March will not be burdened by the disagreements over the realignment of the debt rules, which are particularly intense between the EU Commission and the German government.
By Max Mustermann
