256:"Stability needs protection," says Kampeter: The ESM is the stability and protection mechanism of the Economic and Monetary Union. Even with the best prevention, a European institution equipped with the financial resources and legitimised by national parliaments is necessary to provide financial assistance to member states with refinancing problems on the capital market, prevent herd panics and reduce the risk of contagion for other eurozone countries. Germany's liability is limited to 190 billion euros. This is stated in Article 8 (5) of the ESM Treaty. There is no automatic liability mechanism and no possibility of changing this or the maximum liability amount without the involvement of the German Bundestag, writes Kampeter in an article for the
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mistake, but he also called for longer working hours and greater motivation. To achieve a more stable overall economic situation, Kampeter also believes that targeted efforts should be made to create a more efficient education system and an attractive immigration concept for skilled workers. The timing of his demands, in particular the call for a greater appetite for work, is extremely poor in the eyes of many who have picked up on and quoted the interview. Furthermore, it almost seems like an accusation to talk down part-time work right now.
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Kampeter contradicts the view that the debt crisis can be solved with even more debt: "High liabilities impair growth’, says
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of 18 February 2013, he writes that this is not about "mechanical deficit reduction, but about setting clear priorities. Intelligent consolidation accompanies structural reforms and is an expression of a growth-orientated economic and financial policy. Only orderly finances with a clear consolidation
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In 2010, Kampeter was appointed by the
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At the beginning of 2023, Kampeter attracted public attention with his controversial demand that employees should work longer and more. In an interview, the managing director of the
Confederation of German Employers' Associations not only criticised the early retirement age of 63 as a political
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From 1992 to 1998, Kampeter was chairman of the state environmental committee of the CDU in North Rhine-Westphalia. In 1999, he was elected
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Executive of the Confederation of German Employers' Associations (BDA). Following his election by the BDA, Kampeter was dismissed from his position as State Secretary on 3 July 2015; he was succeeded by
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