Month: May 2020
Transfers into job-training positions to be encouraged
Companies which come to employ, in succession, trainees laid off by insolvent companies could receive a government premium. The federal government, the federal states, business…
Habeck suggests more funding for young people
Green party leader Robert Habeck campaigns for short-time work allowance for trainees – from day one instead of after six weeks, as is currently the…
Bundeskartellamt clears takeover of Rhön-Klinikum
by Thorsten Koch According to the German authority for economic regulation, the Bundeskartellamt, the hospital chain Asklepios, which is privately owned, can take over the…
Söder calls for a stronger normative role for the Federal Government
by Thorsten Koch While Baden-Württemberg’s Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) no longer wants to discuss the course of action in the looming Corona pandemic with…
Ramelow for distance requirements and face masks despite easing
by Thorsten Koch Thuringia’s Prime Minister Bodo Ramelow (Left) wants to continue to get out of many Corona restrictions despite numerous critical voices. He said…
Travel warnings should be replaced by information
by Thorsten Koch The German Federal Government wants to partially cancel its worldwide travel warning. Travel is to be made possible to 31 Schengen countries…
Steel production has for now decreased
Steel production by German steelworks decreased by almost 24 percent in the current month compared to March. This was announced by the Steel Association. In…
Schäuble and Ferrand for improvements within the EU
The President of the German Bundestag, together with his counterpart, the French President of the Assemblée Générale, has suggested modernizing the EU. Schäuble and Ferrand…
Promotion of the rule of law through the EU budget
The EU Commission has called for future funding from the EU budget to be linked to whether or not the principles of the rule of…
Altmaier wants to help boost the economy
Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier (CDU) advocates a “stress test” for laws that have already been passed, given that these laws have not yet…
Maas for European economic independence
Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD) wants to promote the goal of Europe developing more independence in ensuring economic livelihoods. Europe must urgently reduce its…
The federal government will stabilize Lufthansa
by Thorsten Koch The federal finance minister, Olaf Schulz, would like to guarantee a small profit once the state leaves the Lufthansa Group. Among other…
