Month: May 2020
Weiß names conditions for a basic pension
by Thorsten Koch Peter Weiß, the pension expert of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag, has set conditions for the announced basic pension to…
No job cuts by the Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn AG (DB) will not cut jobs in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic. DB’s strategy envisages a doubling of passenger numbers by 2030…
Corona crisis: Germany and France propose an EU program
Germany and France have proposed an EU program with a volume of EUR 500 billion. The economic effects of the Corona crisis are to be…
Foreign Minister Maas hoping for border openings for holidaymakers
Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD) has agreed with European counterparts from ten countries that they will work towards an opening the border. The borders could…
Kalbitz remains in the AfD parliamentary group in Brandenburg
Andreas Kalbitz, who had previously served as AfD leader in Brandenburg, may continue to be a member of the AfD parliamentary group in the state….
Most people in Germany in favor of Corona restrictions
The majority of the population supports the federal and state Corona measures. The Forschungsgruppe Wahlen found in a current survey that 66 percent of people…
Kramp-Karrenbauer against tax increases
The chair of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, is opposed to tax increases due to the Corona pandemic. These would neither contribute to…
Head of CDU for prolonged payments to parents
by Thorsten Koch CDU federal chairwoman Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer would like to see the federal government continue, for some time, paying wage replacements for parents in…
Municipal debt relief: SPD boss labels concerns “ignorant”
by Thorsten Koch The SPD Chairman, Norbert Walter-Borjans, has slammed the concerns about plans to reduce municipal debt as “ignorant”. CDU and CSU “lay across”,…
Meat industry: after the CDU, the Greens make precise suggestions
by Thorsten Koch Minister of Agriculture Julia Klöckner (CDU) has spoken out in favor of punishing violations in the meat production more consistently. She advocates…
Protests took place against Coronavirus restrictions in several German cities
by Thorsten Koch This weekend, demonstrations were held in several cities against the limitations taken due to the corona pandemic. Protests occurred, for instance, in…
Opponents of Meuthen are campaigning within the AfD party
by Thorsten Koch The federal chairman of the AfD party, Jörg Meuthen, is faced with an internal conflict with the right-leaning, nationalist wing after the…
