Norbert Barthle

Type: Person

Name: Norbert Barthle

First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 1 reports

German Lawmaker Rules Out Tax Hikes to Finance Flood Relief

BERLIN--The cost of cleaning up the damage caused by widespread flooding in Germany should be picked up the federal budget and not by increased taxes, a senior German lawmaker said Wednesday.Norbert Barthle, the ranking Christian Democrat on parliament's ... [Published Nasdaq - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: Norbert Barthle, Germany, Taxes, Flooding, Boston (Massachusetts, United States)

First reported Jun 03 2013 - Updated Jun 03 2013 - 2 reports

Angela Merkel

*Merkel under attack over welfare spending plans

SPA -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel faced growingcriticism Monday from within the ranks of her government over herplans to boost welfare spending by an estimated 28.5 billion euros(37.1 billion dollars) ahead of September's national elections, dpa ... [Published Saudi Press Agency - Jun 03 2013]

Entities: Angela Merkel, Social Welfare, Rainer Bruederle

First reported May 31 2013 - Updated May 31 2013 - 2 reports

Simmering Feud Between France and Germany Erupts Into

Thursday, May 30th, 2013 | Filed under Mish's Global Economic Trend AnalysisThe simmering feud between France and Germany erupted into a heated political exchange following Pressure on Hollande to take bold action to revive the French economy, calling ... [Published HoweStreet.com - May 31 2013]

Entities: François Hollande, France, Germany, Christian Democratic Union (DE)

First reported May 31 2013 - Updated May 31 2013 - 1 reports

François Hollande

Merkel and Hollande call for full-time euro President

BRUSSELS - One day after rejecting EU "dictates" on economic policy, French leader Francois Hollande and Germany's Angela Merkel have called for the creation of a full-time euro "President."The idea came in a joint text published on Thursday (30 May) ... [Published EUobserver - May 31 2013]

Entities: François Hollande, Angela Merkel, European Union

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 2 reports

Hollande reform defiance sparks German anger (Reuters)

By Mark John and Andreas RinkePARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) - President Francois Hollande's insistence that the EU executive can't "dictate" reforms to France has outraged Angela Merkel's conservatives, hours before the German leader was due in Paris for ta ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 30 2013]

Entities: François Hollande, France, European Union, Angela Merkel, Paris

First reported May 29 2013 - Updated May 29 2013 - 1 reports

Olli Rehn

EU dials back austerity amid recession, skyrocketing youth unemployment

Recession-hit countries including France, Spain and Italy won greater budget freedom as the European Commission tried to stem the euro economy’s longest slump and bring down a 24% youth unemployment rate. The commission eased up on the austerity policies ... [Published Financial Post - Top Stories - May 29 2013]

Entities: European Union, Olli Rehn, Unemployment, Reformism, Recession

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

European Union

Europe’s Leaders Say No to Austerity, Don’t Say Yes to Stimulus

Austerity is out after the euro-area recession extended to a sixth quarter, but stimulus isn’t in.That was the something-for-everyone message from European leaders at a summit in Brussels yesterday. All touted a previously announced 6 billion-euro ($7.7 ... [Published BusinessWeek - May 22 2013]

Entities: Italy, Angela Merkel, Enrico Letta, European Union

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Eurozone unemployment hits new high

Eurostat data released as Spain's economy shrinks for seventh consecutive quarter and Slovenia suffers ratings downgradeGovernments across the eurozone have again been left counting the human cost of the financial crisis after news that unemployment in ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Unemployment, Eurozone, Slovenia, European Central Bank

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

‘I call it balancing the budget’: Merkel defiant as austerity criticism mounts

BERLIN — Angela Merkel tried to contain her irritation when asked at a podium discussion in Berlin this week whether southern European countries could take much more German-ordered austerity. But the frustration in her voice was clear enough after a ... [Published Financial Post - Top Stories - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Angela Merkel, Gross Domestic Product, Berlin, Germany

First reported Jan 31 2013 - Updated Feb 01 2013 - 1 reports

Cyprus presents systemic threat to eurozone, Merkel ally says

German lawmakers recognize that a collapse in Cyprus’s banking industry would pose a threat to euro-area stability, an ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel said, suggesting that Germany won’t block a bailout package.The comments by Norbert Barthle, a lawmake... ... [Published ekathimerini.com Latest News - Jan 31 2013]

Entities: Cyprus, Angela Merkel, Threat

Quotes

"We will probably need a supplementary budget to raise billions of euros to pay into the fund," Mr. Barthle said in a statement. "i rule out the need for tax increases to raise financing."

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