German, EU finance ministers call for energy windfall tax
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“German, EU finance ministers call for energy windfall tax”
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“Germany's finance minister, Lars Klingbeil, joined several of his European Union counterparts in calling for a tax on the windfall profits being made by energy companies amid the war in Iran.”
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— Frank-Walter Steinmeier (German: [ˈfʁaŋkˌvaltɐ ˈʃtaɪnˌmaɪ.ɐ] ; born 5 January 1956) is a German politician who has served as President of Germany since 2017. He was previously Minister for Foreign Aff…
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— Joachim-Friedrich Martin Josef Merz (born 11 November 1955) is a German politician who has served as Chancellor of Germany since 6 May 2025. He has also served as Leader of the Christian Democratic Un…
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— Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen (German: [ˈʊʁzula ˈɡɛʁtʁuːt fɔn dɐ ˈlaɪən] ; née Albrecht; born 8 October 1958) is a German politician and physician who has served as President of the European Commission…
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“The finance ministers of Germany, Austria, Italy, Portugal and Spain had written a letter to EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra.”
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— Isabella of Portugal (Portuguese and Spanish: Isabel de Portugal; 24 October 1503 – 1 May 1539) was the empress consort of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain, Archduke of Austria, and Duke o…
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— The Italian diaspora (Italian: emigrazione italiana, pronounced [emiɡratˈtsjoːne itaˈljaːna], lit. 'Italian emigration') is the large-scale emigration of Italians from Italy.
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“The call comes amid soaring fuel prices sparked by Iran's closing of the Strait of Hormuz, itself an act of retaliation against US and Israeli strikes.”
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— On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the 2026 Iran war. The operation was an…
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— The Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for global energy trade, has experienced ongoing geopolitical and economic disruption since 28 February 2026, following joint military strikes by the…
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— The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula, shared by the United Arab Emirate…
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“Diesel prices in Germany have spiked to another record high as the Easter weekend began.”
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“The daily average price for a liter of diesel reached €2.391 ($2.75 per liter — $10.45 per gallon) on Friday, a new all-time high, according to ADAC, an automobile association.”
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“On Thursday, diesel prices had already surpassed Wednesday’s previous record, at €2.346.”
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“The ministers pointed to an emergency tax brought in amid the energy crisis in 2022, triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.”
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“The surging oil and gas prices since the outbreak of the Iran — European gas prices, for instance, have risen over 70% since February 28”
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“EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen has already said the bloc is considering similar measures again.”
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“Despite massively expanding its renewable energy capacity, the EU remains heavily reliant on imported fossil fuels.”
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