A | Berlin, Oct 13 (UNI) As Germany battles the energy crisis, the government, in line with the leading economic institutes, expects an economic contraction of 0.4 per cent in 2023 and says that the country could slide into recession next year.
"This severe energy crisis threatens to become an economic and, in conjunction with it, a social crisis," Minister for Economic Affairs Robert Habeck said at a press conference here on Wednesday.
In its spring forecast, the German government had still projected growth of 2.5 per cent for next year.
The measures taken by the government to address the energy crisis have worked "no matter how serious and depressing these figures are," Habeck stressed.
A "significantly sharper" economic decline has been forecast, he added, for a worst-case scenario that includes a freeze of Russian gas supplies.
At the beginning of September, gas supplies through the important Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany were completely halted after being suspended several times previously for maintenance work.
To ensure heating supply this winter, the authorities have accelerated the filling of the country's gas storages. According to the government's legal targets, gas storage facilities should be at least 95 percent full by Nov. 1. This target, Habeck said, has now almost been reached.
Driven by soaring energy prices, inflation in Germany has risen steadily since the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, reaching record levels of 10 per cent in September, according to preliminary figures issued by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).
To cushion the impact of high inflation, the government has already presented relief measures, which include short-term financial support to residents faced with steep heating bills and increased welfare payments. It also announced a "protective umbrella" of up to 200 billion euros (194 billion US dollars) to stabilize the economy.
As a result of the measures, inflation would drop to 7 per cent next year instead of rising further as predicted by the economic institutes earlier, Habeck said. "These packages will have an impact, also to curb inflation."
However, companies have warned that "weak investment" is reducing the country's growth potential. This increases the risk that the German economy would "lose ground in global competition," the Federation of German Industries said on Wednesday.
"Of course, we need the full financial power of the state to maintain the substance of our economy and jobs," Habeck said, promising to "quickly implement" the gas and electricity price brakes.
UNI/XINHUA PRT。 北京时间8月9日，一则关于拉塞尔威斯布鲁克的消息在篮球圈传开。这位36岁的前MVP接受了CNN专访，亲口回应了自己的自由球员处境。当被问及未来去向时，威少直言：“说实话，我不会去想这些问题。我热爱打篮球，如果机会出现，那就顺其自然，这就是我的计划。”这番话与他去年休赛期的淡定如出一辙，当时他也是等到训练营临近才与国王敲定合同。
威少的态度很明确：钱不是问题。据透露，他不在乎合同金额，哪怕不给钱也行。他想要的只是上场打球的机会，大约25分钟的出场时间，当然，还得有球在手。这种“不为钱打球”的姿态，放在一个生涯总薪资超过3亿美元的巨星身上，显得既洒脱又令人唏嘘。
但现实是残酷的。上赛季威少为国王出战76场，场均15.2分、6.7次助攻、5.4个篮板，三分命中率33.8%创下生涯第二好成绩。
B | 国王总经理斯科特佩里也承认，威少的表现“远超底薪合同的价值”。然而国王目前只有底薪空间，且希望他在新秀达柳斯阿卡夫身后扮演更小的导师角色。威少拒绝了，他拒绝的不是钱，而是“拿一分钱干一分活”的妥协。
C | 他不是为挣一份合同留在联盟，而是为了燃烧剩余的全部价值继续打球。 这就是威少如今的困境，他愿意改变，愿意接受底薪，但不愿意改变打法。联盟30支球队的高管心里清楚：威少一上场，球场局势就可能“失控”。36岁的年纪、需要持球的打法、不稳定的投射，这些标签叠加在一起，让这位曾经的MVP在这个夏天乏人问津。
D | 有消息称，欧洲联赛开出400-500万欧元的报价，威少没去。他甚至可能面临零合同进入2026-27赛季的局面。
E | 但威少没有退役的打算，他在采访中透露，希望能尽量多打几年，甚至期待打到2028年。这份心气令人动容，一个拿了MVP、进了9次全明星、赚了数亿美元的球员，本可以体面退场，却仍愿为一份底薪、一个名额而苦苦等待。
F | 他或许不再是那个飞天遁地的“神龟”，但那份对篮球的执着，从未改变。 接下来的路怎么走？ 国王仍可能是唯一的选项，但前提是威少接受“导师”定位。或者，像有些人猜测的那样，CBA会不会成为这位史上最大牌外援的下一站？无论如何，威少已经表态：只要哪里需要他，他就去哪里。这份坦然，这份热爱，值得一份尊重。
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