Overview
- In an ntv interview, Lindner said the government has produced new liabilities without the market‑oriented changes it pledged, calling it “Merz debt without Merz reforms.”
- He warned the EU’s €90 billion Ukraine facility risks debt mutualisation that erodes fiscal discipline across the bloc.
- Lindner ruled out a political return, saying the probability “goes to zero,” and emphasized he is pursuing business roles instead.
- He cautioned that Germany’s state share is rising and projected a large portion of the federal budget will go to interest payments by decade’s end.
- Offering selective praise, he backed Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt’s migration line and said Economics Minister Katharina Reiche shows clarity but lacks consistent political support.