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Europe The Weimar Triangle
After the end of the Cold War, the foreign ministers of Germany, France and Poland took a bold step forward: in 1991, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Roland Dumas and Krzysztof Skubiszewski launched a new partnership called the Weimar Triangle.
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Europe Joint press conference at the end of the Weimar Triangle meeting
“We discussed issues including the fiscal situation in France, Germany and Poland, the fight against inflation, boosting growth and creating good jobs,” said Finance Minister Christian Lindner at the joint press conference in Weimar with Polish Finance Minister Magdalena Rzeczkowska and French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire. “We share the strategic goal of creating sustainable, stable, healthy …
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Europe Doorstep by Christian Lindner ahead of the Weimar Triangle working sessions
We want to use this meeting to breathe new life into the Weimar Triangle at the fiscal policy level, commented German Finance Minister Christian Lindner ahead of the Weimar Triangle working sessions in Weimar with Polish Finance Minister Magdalena Rzeczkowska and French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire. The meeting is a clear statement of a deliberate east-west partnership within the EU which …
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Europe European Tech Champions Initiative – closing financing gaps for start-ups
The European Tech Champions Initiative (ETCI) aims to close financing gaps for start-ups and thus strengthen Europe’s strategic autonomy. German Finance Minister Christian Lindner opened the ETCI Roadshow at the Federal Finance Ministry.
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Ukraine Christian Lindner on the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
A year ago, on 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting a war of aggression against the entire Ukrainian territory. As Christian Lindner stated on the occasion of this anniversary, Ukraine is fighting for the values that we hold dear. We will remain on Ukraine’s side until it prevails in this war.
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Europe Launch of European Tech Champions Initiative
Finance Minister Lindner's statement on signing of the European Tech Champions Initiative: “With the ETCI, we are now filling a gap in the financing landscape and strengthening Europe's strategic autonomy.”
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Internationales Steuerrecht [EN] Questions concerning the application of the Platform Tax Transparency Act
The Platform Tax Transparency Act of 20 December 2022 (Federal Tax Gazette I, p. 2730) introduced a reporting obligation for operators of digital platforms and the cross-border automatic exchange of information between tax authorities of EU Member States. This circular assists in the proper implementation of the Platform Tax Transparency Act and addresses issues of practical relevance.
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Europe Press statement by Christian Lindner and Bruno Le Maire
Finance Minister Christian Lindner and his French counterpart Bruno Le Maire met in Paris for talks on pressing matters of fiscal policy. Prior to their meeting, they issued a joint press statement.
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Europe Joint press conference on the Franco-German Economic and Financial Council
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner, his French counterpart Bruno Le Maire and German Economic Affairs Minister Robert Habeck gave press statements following the virtual Franco-German Economic and Financial Council.
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taxation Implementation of the global minimum taxation – Statement Christian Lindner
Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner declared that, if necessary, Germany is ready to introduce a global minimum tax nationally, even in the absence of an EU-wide agreement. He emphasised that this is a question of tax fairness: multinational corporations too must pay their fair share to help finance public goods.