>Prospect of the FDP’s Christian Lindner taking charge has ‘half of Europe quaking in its boots’
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>Christian Lindner, the leader of the FDP, as recently as four years ago called for Greece to be temporarily kicked out of the eurozone and dismissed Macron’s economic plans as turning the EU into a “Soviet Union-style system”.
>In the winter of 2015-16, the 42-year-old’s dismissive view of one Germany’s biggest neighbours caused a minor diplomatic incident at a dinner he attended as a guest of honour in Berlin. According to one of the other diners present, Lindner said: “We cannot use the savings accounts of German workers to save the savings of the Italians.”
The SPD, GREENS and the FPD are all very much pro-EU, much more than the current government. A “traffic light” coalition will inevitably be absolutely beneficial for the European Project. That such a shift will not go completely without friction on certain issues is only natural. The FDP is against increasing government debt, while the Greens chancellor candidate pushed for a literal half a trillion more debt for investing over the next 10 years. These extreme polar opposites are just ripe for a solid middle ground compromise which – just equally as naturally – will be carried to the EU.
I am excited to see Germany taking a much more pro-active role in shaping the Union once again, including backing a EU-Army and active geopolitical actions.
Christian Lindner is by no means a hardliner.
Guardian journalism proofs to be the worst of the worse again.
Nothing is certain at this point, even if the coalition will actually happen. But should we have an Traffic light coalition, its very very likely that Lidner will we finance minister.
I mean the SPD certainly won’t get the Ministry of Finance despite being the biggest party in the coalition . Why? , well because she is the biggest party so she will have the chancellorship. And in 2015 we have learned what it means when chancellor and finance minister are in the same party, with Merkel and Schäuble. We had an parlament with an left majority, but still Merkel and Schäuble could hold the hole EU (especially the Greek) hostage on there demands. The parlament who have voted almost certainly yes on any compromise more in favor of the Greek, but to make those compromise where in the hands of M. and S. .
And since the minister of finance is the most effective once in blocking and slowing down things, the FDP will just demand it, so it can veto everything the two center-left parties do on there terms (as an center-right) party.
I mean when it comes to Lindner the south and France should be as worried as the Chinese and Russians are from Baerbock as foreign minister, since Schäuble was a socialist compared to Lidner. But on the other Hand, Scholz is the chancellor (and current finance minister) and not Lidner. I mean Scholz was as financial Minister and Vice-Chancellor kinda the architekt (together with the frence financial minster) of the EU-Recovery fund. So from the Recovery fund you can get an clear impression how Scholz sees financial policies in the future for the EU.
He isn’t a „hardliner“.
Zero clue of Economics nor Finance. Super basic business guy with a sense for marketing. However, he will try to boost Investments into the private economy while neglecting social policies.
Awful guy, he was lucky that the CDU lost so badly, otherwise his party might have fallen below the AfD.
While we elected our former finance minister, you know.. the one under whose supervision Cum Ex (the biggest tax fraud in the history of our nation) happened, as a chancellor. Exciting times! I’m curious how Lindner is going to one up that.
He looks a bit like he could understand Gernany needs better internet.
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>Prospect of the FDP’s Christian Lindner taking charge has ‘half of Europe quaking in its boots’
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>Christian Lindner, the leader of the FDP, as recently as four years ago called for Greece to be temporarily kicked out of the eurozone and dismissed Macron’s economic plans as turning the EU into a “Soviet Union-style system”.
>In the winter of 2015-16, the 42-year-old’s dismissive view of one Germany’s biggest neighbours caused a minor diplomatic incident at a dinner he attended as a guest of honour in Berlin. According to one of the other diners present, Lindner said: “We cannot use the savings accounts of German workers to save the savings of the Italians.”
The SPD, GREENS and the FPD are all very much pro-EU, much more than the current government. A “traffic light” coalition will inevitably be absolutely beneficial for the European Project. That such a shift will not go completely without friction on certain issues is only natural. The FDP is against increasing government debt, while the Greens chancellor candidate pushed for a literal half a trillion more debt for investing over the next 10 years. These extreme polar opposites are just ripe for a solid middle ground compromise which – just equally as naturally – will be carried to the EU.
I am excited to see Germany taking a much more pro-active role in shaping the Union once again, including backing a EU-Army and active geopolitical actions.
Christian Lindner is by no means a hardliner.
Guardian journalism proofs to be the worst of the worse again.
Nothing is certain at this point, even if the coalition will actually happen. But should we have an Traffic light coalition, its very very likely that Lidner will we finance minister.
I mean the SPD certainly won’t get the Ministry of Finance despite being the biggest party in the coalition . Why? , well because she is the biggest party so she will have the chancellorship. And in 2015 we have learned what it means when chancellor and finance minister are in the same party, with Merkel and Schäuble. We had an parlament with an left majority, but still Merkel and Schäuble could hold the hole EU (especially the Greek) hostage on there demands. The parlament who have voted almost certainly yes on any compromise more in favor of the Greek, but to make those compromise where in the hands of M. and S. .
And since the minister of finance is the most effective once in blocking and slowing down things, the FDP will just demand it, so it can veto everything the two center-left parties do on there terms (as an center-right) party.
I mean when it comes to Lindner the south and France should be as worried as the Chinese and Russians are from Baerbock as foreign minister, since Schäuble was a socialist compared to Lidner. But on the other Hand, Scholz is the chancellor (and current finance minister) and not Lidner. I mean Scholz was as financial Minister and Vice-Chancellor kinda the architekt (together with the frence financial minster) of the EU-Recovery fund. So from the Recovery fund you can get an clear impression how Scholz sees financial policies in the future for the EU.
He isn’t a „hardliner“.
Zero clue of Economics nor Finance. Super basic business guy with a sense for marketing. However, he will try to boost Investments into the private economy while neglecting social policies.
Awful guy, he was lucky that the CDU lost so badly, otherwise his party might have fallen below the AfD.
While we elected our former finance minister, you know.. the one under whose supervision Cum Ex (the biggest tax fraud in the history of our nation) happened, as a chancellor. Exciting times! I’m curious how Lindner is going to one up that.
He looks a bit like he could understand Gernany needs better internet.