Guest contribution by Germany's Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner and Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel published in the Handelsblatt

Guest article by Christian Lindner and Bruno Le Maire in the Financial Times

German Finance Minister Christian Lindner set out his views on the reform of Europe’s fiscal rules in a joint opinion piece with the finance ministers of the Czech Republic, Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Croatia, Slovenia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Luxembourg. The alliance of member states spoke out in favour of sustainable public finances which safeguard stability, growth and room for …

Interview with Christian Lindner: Sound public finances are a precondition for a competitive single market and a stable monetary union. This is why Germany is advocating for ambitious efforts to reform the Stability and Growth Pact. Higher debt ratios and higher annual deficits are likely to weaken the single market and the euro in the future.

Sound public finances are a prerequisite for enabling economic growth in the EU. We need to ensure that we have fiscal buffers for potential future crises.

Lecture by Christian Lindner, German Federal Minister of Finance, at Princeton University on April 14, 2023

Government measures to encourage lower consumption are market-based and do not interfere with price signals