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"Germany shows the middle finger to the rest of Europe"

2022-10-05 22:23:40Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

"Germany shows the middle finger to the rest of Europe"

Ten years ago, when Europe was in the middle of the crisis, Germany led the austerity measures. Now the rest of Europe is fretting over Germany's heavy spending on energy subsidies, which they fear could exacerbate the divide between rich and poor.

This, even more so when it was Berlin's misguided dependence on Russian gas that helped fuel the European bloc's energy crisis.

Mosmarrëveshja po rritet në BE, veçanërisht në Itali dhe Francë, mbi paketën masive prej 200 miliardë eurosh të Gjermanisë të shpallur javën e kaluar për të lehtësuar krizën energjetike. E gjithë kjo tani duket se do të ndizet në samitin e BE-së në Pragë të premten, kur liderët do të trajtojnë çështjen e rritjes së kostove të energjisë dhe pasojat e tyre ekonomike, shkruan Politico.

“Me këtë paketë, Gjermania i tregoi gishtin e mesit pjesës tjetër të Evropës”, tha një zyrtar i BE-së. “Kjo me të vërtetë rriti temperaturën me vendet e tjera”, shtoi ai.

Germany's deep pockets have already fueled problems during the coronavirus pandemic, when countries spent billions in aid funds. Germany's great financial power made it possible to save the economy while poorer nations were suffering. There has been a major split in the single market as German companies gain a state-funded advantage.

Why has the package sparked debate?

Opponents of the package say it will unfairly affect competition in the single market by favoring German companies.

EU internal market commissioners Thierry Breton and economy Paolo Gentiloni, from France and Italy respectively, said the German plan "raises questions" about whether it is right. They demanded that a measure be taken in the EU to help all countries.

The European Commission, which oversees competition policy across the EU, said on Monday it was discussing the package with Berlin.

"We are fully committed to maintaining a level playing field and a single market, and to avoiding harmful subsidy competition," a Commission spokesman said at a press conference.

Germany now has the burden of responsibility to show solidarity, it can be heard by other countries, and not just take care of itself. "The Germans are more concerned about the gas supply than the price, but for the other 26 countries this is not the case," Italian Energy Minister Roberto Cingolani told Rai TV on Sunday.

Outgoing Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi also issued a rare rebuke to Germany. "We cannot be divided according to our fiscal maneuvering space, we need solidarity", he said.

Guido Crosetto, co-founder of Fratelli di Italia, the party expected to lead the next Italian government, tweeted that Germany's decision "which is not agreed, not shared, not communicated, threatens the EU at its core".

France is not satisfied either. "It is essential that we maintain a level playing field between eurozone member states and among member states in general," French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on his way to a meeting of eurozone finance ministers in Luxembourg on Monday. "If there is no consultation, if there is no solidarity, if there is no targeted support for business, if there is no respect for equal conditions, we risk the fragmentation of the eurozone," said the French finance minister, writes Politico.


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