Month: May 2020
Merkel calls for consideration and respect
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for consideration and respect in view of the Corona situation: “We should be happy about everything that is…
Altmaier wants to speed up approvals
Central approval processes should be completed much faster than before. Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier (CDU) has campaigned for this goal days before the…
Scheuer wants to support mobility and digitalization
Federal Transport Minister Scheuer wants to promote mobility through a 28 billion Euro package, especially concerning the digital infrastructure. For this alone, the Ministry of…
Schäuble promotes climate, digitization and innovation
The President of the German Bundestag, Wolfgang Schäuble, has appealed to use the state stimulus package for climate, digitization, and innovation. He campaigned for a…
IW: At least 100 billion Euros for stimulus package required
According to a study by the Institute of the German Economy (IW), government has so far spent 287.5 billion additional Euros in the Corona crisis…
Walter-Borjans: no pre-determination as to candidate for Chancellor
The SPD co-chairman Walter-Borjans has denied that the party leadership has committed to a candidate for Chancellor. Instead, the party chairs will speak to stakeholders…
Söder and Merkel are the most popular politicians
Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) is still the most popular politician in the Federal Republic of Germany. According to an Insa survey, Söder scores…
Lufthansa board accepts EU requirements
There is agreement between the EU Commission and the Federal Government on the key points of the Lufthansa rescue. The airline is to waive a…
Bundestag votes to strengthen EU mission in Mali
The members of the Bundestag have approved the expansion of the deployment of German soldiers in Mali and the wider West African Sahel region with…
Startups about to be supported
The Federal Ministry of Economics will start a funding program with a volume of 2 billion Euros for German startup companies in need. Venture capitalists…
Klingbeil: “super rich” should continue to pay solidarity surcharge
The general secretary of the SPD, Lars Klingbeil, has spoken out against abolishing the solidarity surcharge for all taxpayers from July 1st. “For the top…
Healthy sideways movement in house prices
by Thorsten Koch The house price index EPX shows an growing trend. In April, prices for condominiums and single-family houses rose by 0.7 percent compared…
