Month: May 2020
BDI favors lifting bureaucratic hurdles
by Thorsten Koch The Federal Association of German Industry (BDI) has spoken out in favor of reducing state bureaucracy to a large extent in order…
VW will make one-off payments to plaintiffs
by Thorsten Koch According to a fundamental ruling by the Federal Court of Justice, Volkswagen (VW) must compensate buyers for diesel cars bought with manipulated…
Seasonal workers for the harvest can enter up to mid-June
Foreign helpers working in agriculture during the seasonal harvest may initially continue to travel to Germany. So far, it was planned to only allow the…
Altmaier wants to support small and medium-sized companies
by Thorsten Koch Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier (CDU) would like, in the near future, to support crisis-hit companies with up to 249 employees…
Maas and Lavrov reaffirm their willingness for dialogue
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov have confirmed their willingness to continue, in principle, their dialogue. Maas wants an…
Altmaier: summer vacation under clear standards
Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier (CDU) has expressed his optimism that Germans this year will not go on summer vacation to German destinations only….
Corona crisis rules continue to make much sense
For the time being, the Federal Government wants to continue to maintain binding rules against the corona pandemic. The distance regulation, for example. This was…
Schulze presents social-ecological concept
by Thorsten Koch Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze (SPD) has presented her social-ecological concept for an economic stimulus package on Monday. The concept should enable…
DIHK: avoiding damage due to coal exit
The President of the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), Schweitzer, calls for the federal government to readjust the coal phase-out. According to the…
Karliczek preparing broader all-day financing law
Federal Science Minister Anja Karliczek (CDU) wants to use “considerably more” money for full-day expansion at primary schools. In November, the federal government decided to…
Managers more positive about the future despite economic reluctance
by Thorsten Koch The Ifo business climate index, a manager survey, has brightened slightly. It rose by 5 points to 79.5 points in May. The…
Understanding for plans to lift Corona restrictions in Thuringia
by Thorsten Koch The leader of the Free Liberal Party (FDP), Christian Lindner, supports the approach of responding differently to the Corona pandemic in Germany….
