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German minister: Union's final energy plan a 'disaster'

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  German Agriculture Minister Cem Ozdemir says the current coalition inherited a "catastrophic" energy policy from Angela Merkel`s government. Berlin is worried that Russian gas supplies may be cut this winter.  German Food and Agriculture Minister Cem Ozdemir on Sunday said the energy policy of former Chancellor Angela Merkel's government was a "disaster."   Referring to the country's heavy reliance on oil and gas supplies from Russia which expanded under Merkel's leadership, he said the current administration had "inherited a catastrophic situation."   "I didn't think it was a good idea for us to get 60% of gas from a criminal named Vladimir Putin," Ozdemir said, in reference to the Russian president.   Speaking at a trade fair in the southern city of Munich, the Green Party politician called for a public debate about the mistakes made by the previous government, saying it was vital to "come to terms with what has happened ...
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Indonesian goverment forced to think honestly and practically due to pandemic minister

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  The COVID-19 pandemic, which has triggered a different crisis than the monetary crisis of 1998 and the financial crisis of 2008, has forced the government to think openly and pragmatically, the Finance Minister has said. The COVID-19 crisis is different because the core of the issue is not corporations or banking but health, Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati pointed out during a G20 forum on “Macroeconomic Policy Mix for Stability and Economic Recovery” in Bali on Friday. The health crisis has directly threatened people, and has thereby, affected all aspects of life, both economic and social, she explained. G20 is an international forum comprising 19 countries and the European Union that work collectively to handle major issues. Indonesia is holding the presidency of the grouping this year. From the fiscal standpoint, when the lockdown was implemented, the government immediately realized that economic activities had declined, the minister said. Under such a condition, the government...
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