New debt rules: Berlin calls for refinem • Table.Briefings

German Finance Minister Lindner does not outright reject the Commission’s proposals but calls for significant adjustments. His French colleague Le Maire is also dissatisfied – but for entirely different reasons.

Germany rejects the EU Commission’s proposals for a reform of European debt rules for the time being. They do not yet meet the requirements of the German government, Finance Minister Christian Lindner said Wednesday. „Significant adjustments are still needed.“ Progress is nevertheless discernible, which is why further debate will be worthwhile, Lindner said. Germany could not support a softening of the debt rules, he added.

New debt rules: Berlin calls for refinements

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