Bernard Riegert

#FDP party convention: Lead candidate Christian Lindner said, he wants to stop the rise of far right AfD by solving problems, not by protests or demonstrations. #Germany needs new economic policies, said Lindner. He ruled out a new coalition with the Greens. Election: 23rd Feb. https://t.co/1z5fc56aWA

„Alles lässt sich ändern“ Everthing can be changed is the slogan at the #FDP party conference in #Potsdam. The biggest change ahead? The liberals could get kicked out of parliament in two weeks. #electionGermany https://t.co/cLMk78vo2q

Western Balkan summit in Brussels kicked off. Don’t expect much news. #EU still not fit for taking in six new members. Conflict between Serbia and Kosovo not resolved. Basically same procedure like last WB summit a year ago. #Brussels #WesternBalkans https://t.co/vcvVLSUma5

Germany‘s new finance minister Jörg Kukies said, he is not worried about the crisis and high deficits in France. „Markets are calm“, said Kukies at the Eurogroup meeting in Brussels. France and also Germany have no agreed budgets for 2025. #ecofin https://t.co/sRoTyJKt2I

#G7 foreign ministers meeting ended with wishful thinking. The only answer to Donald Trump‘s ‚America first‘ is ‚Europe united‘, said German minister Annalena Baerbock. G7’s commitment to help #Ukraine stands. But for how long? If U.S. withdraws, EU has to pay a lot. https://t.co/yXXTkJw27w