DThe slender man from Germany is not the only European on this square this day. In a corner of the square stands Marie-Joseph Motier, Marquis de La Fayette, an 18th century world politician, albeit in bronze. This French nobleman fought side by side with the American colonies to fight for independence from Britain. A few years later, he transferred the inalienable concept of human rights to the Old World and fought for the French Revolution.
but Olaf SchultzAlthough he is completely historically aware, he is not so interested in the monument to this day, but in the building behind him. Lafayette Square in Washington is the seat of the White House, the seat of the President of the United States, and a symbol of world power and influence. That morning, the German Social Democratic Party did not meet with Joe Biden, or even-which is more suitable for the deputy prime minister in terms of etiquette-with his deputy Kamala Harris, who was able to watch him while having breakfast in a street cafe Fleet.
But at least: Schultz had just had a long conversation with Janet Yellen, the former governor of the local central bank and the world’s most powerful finance minister, in the Treasury building, which passed through a mysterious underground passage. Connected to the White House.
At the center of world politics
You can hardly get close to the center of world politics, the spirit of the first incumbent Alexander Hamilton, who was originally the United States of America formed by loosely merging 13 colonies in North America through joint lending. What you know today is still blowing here: Scholz mentioned this process last year when he announced that the European Corona reconstruction plan was the “Hamilton Moment” of the future Brussels country.
So when Schultz is sitting in front of a TV camera with the White House behind him, these connections are important. To this end, he took an 8-hour flight across the Atlantic Ocean, which was one of the first major business trips since Germany’s severe winter blockade.and Yellen He first talked about the company’s global minimum tax, “This is a major reform that will change a hundred years of practice and end the abuse of tax rules”, as he first explained in German, and then used very decent English for tonight’s News program.
Oh, well: the two of them also clarified the climate issue. Of course, my colleagues are of course positive about the global “climate club” proposed by Scholz. There has been a consensus between Berlin and Washington that the rapid and large savings of the public sector should not hinder economic growth after the new crown virus recession; in 2022, which is one year after the federal election, the German budget has foreseen 1,000 Billion euros in additional loans.
Helmut Schmidt is the only successful man
Schultz wants to become Federal Chancellor after the general election on September 26. To do this, he must prove his stability on the world political stage, and the position he assumed with this goal nearly three and a half years ago Tools for this. He is the nineteenth minister of finance in the history of the Federal Republic-by no means the only one aspiring to be the head of government.
