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"We will talk to each other now." In response to the question of what is different about him compared to the current SPD leader and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil, Heil said that it is not about "distinguishing myself from anyone, but about making the SPD stronger again and recognizable." #SPD #HubertusHeil #Koalitionsverhandlungen (translated)

I want the SPD to always radiate: We want responsibility. Klingbeil, Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister, said to BILD on the sidelines of his trip to the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Bangkok (Thailand): "I want the SPD to always radiate: We want responsibility." And he urges his party: "In times when crises and wars massively affect our lives, when growth is returning and investments in the country need to be advanced, the SPD has no time to turn in on itself." #SPD #LarsKlingbeil #Regierung (translated)

Regina Laska criticized that Donald Trump had suspended the Russia sanctions that he himself signed in mid-September and which were supposed to come into effect automatically the next day. She wrote that tariffs of up to 100 percent on large consumers of Russian oil and gas, levies of up to 500 percent on Russian goods, and measures against the shadow fleet and banks were planned. Two days before the deadline, Trump resorted to an exception that allowed for a waiver in the national interest; according to Laska, he did not provide a justification. As a possible background, Laska mentioned a diesel deal announced by Trump with Vladimir Putin. The U.S. Treasury Department had granted a license to Russian energy producers for that until April; furthermore, a U.S. government representative said that easing penalties against the shadow fleet was being considered. Laska connected this with the upcoming U.S. elections in two and a half weeks and high fuel prices. However, Trump blamed Ukraine for the prices, claiming they had attacked Russian refineries, she wrote. According to Laska, Kirill Dmitriev, Putin's representative for business with the U.S., was already talking about joint data centers and small nuclear power plants. Dmitriev reportedly said, "the ice is beginning to break." She also pointed out that Congress passed the sanctions by a large majority and that the law was named after Lindsey Graham, who had died in July. She wrote that seven Republican senators had urged Trump to reverse the diesel deal. Regarding Volodymyr Zelensky's reaction to the question in Brussels about whether Trump was making him a scapegoat, Laska wrote that he had remained silent for 15 seconds, grinned, and said, "That is my answer." Laska stated that she concurred with his reaction but refrained from grinning. #Trump #Ukraine #Sanktionen (translated)

The Minister of Economic Affairs, Reiche, advocates for a more targeted relief for low-income earners in the ARD Interview of the Week - and increases the pressure on the Ministry of Finance. Here, the direct payment mechanism that can be issued through the Federal Tax Office is the right lever. For the period following the "fuel discount," Reiche advocates for a more targeted approach: "Here, the direct payment mechanism that can be issued through the Federal Tax Office is the right lever." At the same time, Reiche brought up an amendment to EU law to allow for a reduction in the value-added tax on gasoline and diesel. #Tankrabatt #Direktzahlungen #Energiekrise (translated)

Economic Minister Katherina Reiche advocates for targeted direct payments to low-income earners as a relief measure after the end of the fuel discount and increases pressure on the Ministry of Finance, while she criticizes the economic consequences of the energy crisis and the ongoing shortages of oil products. #Tankrabatt #Direktzahlungen #Energiekrise (translated)

The federal-owned housing construction company is set to be established in 2027 to counteract the housing shortage in Germany, while the plans were concretized by SPD's Minister of Construction Verena Hubertz and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil despite critical voices from economists. #Wohnungsmangel #Baugesellschaft #Berlin (translated)

We had a campaign of maximum pressure. Now we are carrying out a campaign of absolute isolation. It is working. Or as Finance Minister Scott Bessent put it: "We had a campaign of maximum pressure. Now we are carrying out a campaign of absolute isolation. It is working." #Energiekrise #Iran #Stromversorgung (translated)

Gabriel Felbermayr, head of the Wifo, stated in the "ZiB 2" that Austria can expect no more than one percent economic growth in the long term, and criticized the budget plan of the finance minister as well as the effects of inflation and higher taxes on the domestic economy. #Wirtschaftswachstum #Inflation #Österreich (translated)