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Europe Stamp of Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the EU 2020
To mark the Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the EU in 2020, the German Finance Ministry issued a special-edition stamp. The design of the stamp centres on the logo of the Council Presidency. In our video, Alexander Meier, who created the logo, gives us an insight into how he arrived at the design.
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ECOFIN Press statement by Christian Lindner after the ECOFIN Council meeting
Following the January 2022 meeting of the ECOFIN Council in Brussels, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner emphasised that the introduction of a global minimum effective tax is a priority for the German government and called for its implementation as of 1 January 2023.
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europe Joint statements on the EU recovery fund
Finance Minister Olaf Scholz and his fellow finance ministers Bruno Le Maire (France), Nadia Calviño (Spain) and Daniele Franco (Italy) on the EU recovery fund: Together we are embarking on a new European era – an era of solidarity, sustainability and success.
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Europe Joint press conference with Bruno Le Maire
At a joint press conference, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner and his French counterpart Bruno Le Maire discussed gas supplies from Russia, among other topics. Both ministers emphasised that contracts are contracts, and both strongly agreed that political blackmail must be rejected. Minister Lindner reiterated that the gas supply contracts were concluded in euros and will continue to be …
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Europe Finance Minister Lindner on his first official visit to France
During his first official trip abroad after taking office, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner visited his French counterpart Bruno Le Maire in Paris. You can view the complete doorstep for his visit here.
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europe EU Recovery Plan: Press conference with Olaf Scholz and Bruno Le Maire
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz and his French counterpart Bruno Le Maire jointly presented the two countries’ national recovery plans. The German Recovery and Resilience Plan sends a clear signal in favour of growth, jobs and a climate-friendly and digital future.
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Europe ECOFIN Council: explained
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Europe ECOFIN bear of Germany’s EU Council Presidency
A cuddly mascot for EU2020DE: The ECOFIN bear. The bear has long been a symbol for Berlin with statues located across the city. Watch the video to find out about how this big fellow represents the entire EU as an evolving art project.
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eurogroup Doorstep by Christian Lindner prior to the Eurogroup meeting in January
Ahead of the Eurogroup meeting, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner commented on the economic recovery during and after the pandemic, saying that the German government wants to mobilise private capital in particular for the transformation in Europe. Minister Lindner added that it is important to develop momentum as the EU emerges from the crisis, in order to boost the competitiveness of …