In libertarian circles, where the leader of the German liberals, Christian Lindner, regularly moves, it has become chic to refer to the ‘successes’ of the Argentine president elected a year ago, thus creating the impression that shock therapy could also be appropriate in this country. …
I recently travelled by car from Germany to Luxembourg and back to Germany. From Germany to Luxembourg, everything is normal; after all, this is Europe, where there is a single market and freedom of movement for all citizens, although the volume of traffic on this motorway (the E 44) can be compared to that within Germany. …
The spectacle never fails to impress. The clever economists shake their heads with concern and raise their index fingers in warning: the nations of the world are living beyond their means and the towering mountains of national debt are exceeding the threshold of comprehension. …
The Greens have crashed brutally in the European elections. In Germany, their share of the vote has almost halved and in France, at 5 per cent, it has even fallen to almost a third of the 2019 figure. Anyone who believes that this is the end of the previous type of commitment to climate policy in Europe is right; …
