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Europe #EuroABC: European financial policy from A to Z
Who attends ECOFIN Council meetings? What do the abbreviations SURE, MFF and FTT stand for? What rules does the Tax Act Relating to Brexit contain? Our #EuroABC provides easy-to-understand explanations of key terms in the sometimes complicated world of EU finances, along with the fiscal policy priorities of the German Presidency – all from A to Z.
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Europe #EuropeCounts: European financial policy in numbers
A unified Europe benefits Germany and the other EU countries in a number of ways. This is true for each state as a whole as well as for all of the EU's citizens, who reap these benefits in their everyday life. Our #EuropeCounts section presents examples small and large which all add up to a clear conclusion: the EU is of immense value. It is our common task to protect it and to create even more …
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europe 50th Franco-German Economic and Financial Council
The 50th Franco-German financial and economic council was held in Paris on 19 September 2019. Former German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, German Economic Affairs Minister Peter Altmaier and their French counterpart Bruno Le Maire agreed to deliver a strategy for growth, strengthen the euro area, launch joint industry projects and protect the EU’s sovereignty over trade policy. The fight against …
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EU Council Presidency 7th International Tax Symposium (online conference)
“Fair taxation for a strong Europe – Germany’s presidency of the Council of the EU in 2020”
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taxation 8th International Tax Symposium
“Future of International Taxation – International Corporate Tax Reform: the Two-Pillar-Solution”
The German Federal Ministry of Finance cordially invites you to
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Public finances A budget policy with clear priorities
On 26 June 2019, Germany’s federal cabinet adopted the government draft for the 2020 federal budget and the financial plan to 2023. The German government is focusing on the right areas to ensure that Germany can look forward to a successful future.
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About the FSC
The Financial Stability Committee (Ausschuss für Finanzstabilität) is the central body for macroprudential supervision in Germany. The purpose of macroprudential supervision is to limit systemic risks and strengthen the resilience of the financial system in a preventive manner. Macroprudential means looking at the stability of the financial system as a whole. To this end, the Financial Stability …
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Actions: warnings and recommendations
The Financial Stability Committee can issue warnings and recommendations to counter systemic risks and strengthen the resilience of the financial system. The warnings and recommendations can be addressed to the German government, BaFin or other public bodies in Germany. The Financial Stability Committee uses these tools to shape macroprudential policy in a forward-looking, preventive manner and …
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Coronavirus Additional KfW Special Programme 2020 for the economy to be launched today
Businesses will be provided with additional support and may submit applications as of now. KfW will assume up to 90 per cent of the risks and cut interest rates.
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EU Council Presidency Agreement reached on multiannual financial framework and EU recovery fund
In the early morning of 21 July 2020, EU leaders succeeded in reaching an agreement on the EU multiannual financial framework for 2021-2027 together with the Next Generation EU recovery package. The deal was sealed on the fifth day of negotiations in Brussels, which were chaired by European Council President Charles Michel.