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Climate action Green federal securities
Climate action is a priority. To boost sustainability in financial markets too, the German government is issuing Green German Federal Securities. This will inject momentum into the sustainable bond market as a whole.
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Climate action Climate action publications
All the Finance Ministry’s publications relating to climate action, including a link to the German government’s Sustainable Development Strategy.
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Coronavirus Comprehensive pandemic assistance programmes
Companies and self-employed individuals are still affected by the coronavirus pandemic despite the economy starting to recover and restrictions being eased. In order to provide support where it is still needed, the Temporary Aid Programme IV, one of Germany’s central assistance programmes, is being extended to the end of June 2022. The Fresh Start Assistance programme, which is targeted …
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Climate action Climate action for everyone
We make climate action possible. That’s especially important today, more than ever. To ensure that the shift to a climate-friendly future is affordable for everyone, the German government is granting people relief in other areas.
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Climate action Immediate climate action programme for 2022
Germany adopted major new climate legislation in June 2021 that sets higher national emissions reduction targets for 2030 (at least 65%) and 2040 (at least 88%), with the goal of achieving net greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045. In addition, a new €8bn “immediate climate action programme” for 2022 will finance further measures to achieve the new climate targets.
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Coronavirus Comprehensive assistance during the coronavirus pandemic
Many companies, self-employed people and freelancers have been affected by closures and major revenue losses due to the coronavirus pandemic. Comprehensive assistance is available to support them.
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Coronavirus How are you, Germany? Episode 4: The event managers
The Covid-19 pandemic came as a real blow to the events sector. When all events were cancelled, Nadine Bortscheller and Ann-Kathrin Schmidt at first lost sleep over the situation. In the video, the two women explain why burying their heads in the sand was not an option, and what they want future policy to look like.
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Coronavirus How are you, Germany? Episode 1: The mayor
The months of crisis since the outbreak of the pandemic have been weighing heavily on the mayor of the northern German city of Kiel, both on him as an individual and as a public figure with responsibilities for the city's inhabitants. Now Ulf Kämpfer, PhD, wants to make Kiel a model city for sustainability and digital technology. In the video, he explains how the stimulus package is helping him …
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Coronavirus How are you, Germany? Episode 2: The single mother
When the Covid-19 pandemic started, single mother Yasemin Arpaci was caught unawares. She and her son were initially forced to manage the burden all on their own. In the video, she tells the story of how the two of them coped and what support they had.
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Coronavirus How are you, Germany? Episode 3: The theatre director
When Oliver Tautorat was forced to shut his theatre in March 2020, his first reaction was one of fear: In this video, Oliver tells us how he, as a creative, was able to overcome the shock, which of the stimulus measures have allowed him to stay afloat until now, and how he plans to get back on track despite some big challenges.