Germany has a great need for action in the fight against financial crime and in enforcing financial sanctions.
As a reminder, after Putin's attack on Ukraine, people were at a loss as to how sanctions against Russian oligarchs could be guaranteed.
International auditors also certify that Germany does not take effective action against money laundering and other criminal transactions.
The reform efforts so far have remained timid.
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner now wants to create a new super authority to combat financial crime.
This is still no guarantee for better investigative successes, especially against large-scale financial crime.
But it is to be welcomed that Lindner is tackling the problems.
The fight against dirty money transactions is one of the core tasks of the rule of law.
It is urgently necessary for the state to show strength where criminals are filling their pockets – also in order not to further strain the public's trust in the order.