Selenskyj joined the G7 summit in Elmau via video
Created: 06/27/2022, 10:00 am
By: Alexander Eser-Ruperti
Volodymyr Zelenskyj is scheduled to join the G7 summit in Elmau today.
(Archive image) © Kay Nietfeld/dpa
Today's G7 summit in Elmau is primarily about the Ukraine war.
Volodymyr Zelenskyj is to be connected via video.
Volodymyr Zelenskyj
speaks at the
G7
: At the G7 summit in Elmau today, the war in Ukraine is supposed to be one of the key issues.
The Ukrainian President Selenskyj is to be connected via video.
9-euro ticket
and
tank discount
: Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) speaks out against a new edition.
Connected via video
: At the G7 summit in Elmau, the war in Ukraine will be one of the key issues today: From 10:00 a.m. there will be a session on the Ukraine war, at which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj will also be connected.
The Ukrainian head of government recently called for further arms deliveries from the West.
A meeting with India, South Africa, Indonesia, Senegal and Argentina is also planned for Monday.
One of the topics to be addressed is the climate crisis.
The "Climate Club" planned by Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) will probably also be a topic in this context.
In the
ZDF morning
show, the chancellor said on Monday: "The climate club is about working together between states that are ready to become CO₂-neutral very quickly by the middle of this century."
9-euro ticket and tank discount: Minister of Finance Lindner (FDP) against a new edition
Despite the positive conclusion
: Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) has curbed expectations of a new edition of the 9-euro ticket and fuel discount.
Lindner told the
dpa
, among other things, "We cannot compensate for the long-term increase in prices for imported oil, the development of the dollar and the shortages in refineries with state money." The FDP man also commented on the 9-euro ticket: "Steps in The direction of free public transport is critical because shortages cannot then be controlled via price," says Lindner.
Recently there had been repeated calls for follow-up regulations for the discounted monthly ticket.
Transport Minister Wissing (FDP) had recently stalled calls for the 9-euro ticket to be extended.
Overall, Lindner once again drew a positive balance: "The relief is noticeable for commuters and drivers," said the Minister of Finance, among other things.
Many critics do not share this assessment: They see the tank discount more as a subsidy for the industry than as a relief for consumers.
Lindner had received sharp criticism for the tank discount.
Olaf Scholz (SPD) tax-free one-off payment: FDP reacts with restraint
Response to the proposal
: The FDP has responded to Olaf Scholz (SPD) proposal for a one-off tax-free payment for employees with restraint.
Group Vice President Christoph Meyer told Die
Welt
: "Breaking the wage-price spiral is a prerequisite for lowering the inflation rate in the coming years".
He is skeptical about the success of the measure: "Whether Chancellor Scholz's initiative can make a contribution to this can only be assessed when the concept is available," says Meyer.
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According to Bild am Sonntag
, Scholz's proposal stipulates
that employers should make a one-time tax-free payment to employees.
In return, trade unions should waive part of the wage increases.
According to the newspaper, Scholz hopes that the measure will prevent a "wage-price spiral".
Most recently, there had been repeated discussions about follow-up regulations after the 2022 relief package.
Erdogan will discuss NATO membership with Sweden and Finland on Tuesday
Northward expansion of NATO
: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to discuss the countries' NATO accession with Finland and Sweden on Tuesday.
Erdogan is currently driving up the price of joining NATO and is demanding concessions from the West and the extradition of opposition figures from the two countries.
On Tuesday, the Turkish head of government is scheduled to meet in Madrid with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson for further talks.
So far, Erdogan has justified his accession veto with the supposed support of Finland and Sweden for Kurdish forces of the PKK and YPG.
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