Month: June 2020
Information deficits in report about right-wing extremism in public service
by Thorsten Koch The long-awaited Situation Report of the Offices for the Protection of the Constitution on “right-wing extremism in the public service” will not be a comprehensive overview. The document was announced last year in order to shed a light on right-wing extremism among…
Protection of the Constitution will monitor extremist communication
Federal Minister of the Interior Horst Seehofer (CSU) has announced that the grand coalition has reached agreement on the powers of the Constitutional Protection against extremists. The SPD has approved more digital competencies. The Union parties then decided against the online search measure, in which…
Association of Judges for more digitization in the Judiciary
The German Judges Association (DRB) wants to accelerate digitization in the Judiciary. Gaps in IT equipment would have to be closed, said DRB federal managing director Sven Rebehn. Legal regulations already allow online negotiations in civil processes, but there is a lack of technology. “It…
Lufthansa wants to save money without layoffs
Following a meeting with trade unions, Lufthansa has identified 22,000 full-time surplus jobs. Even before the extraordinary general meeting on June 25, it should be agreed with the unions how part-time solutions can reduce personnel costs, in order to avoid layoffs during the Corona crisis….
Federal Government wants to secure places of job training
The Federal Government wants an aid program that aims to preserve apprenticeships. The aim is to prevent young people’s professional future from being jeopardized. This week, the Federal Cabinet is to provide advice for the first time on a key point paper “Securing training positions”….
Teachers’ Association for regular Corona testing
The German Teachers’ Association has advocated testing teachers for the Coronavirus once a week. Tests are carried out on a random basis in a number of countries. Whether this is sufficient depends on the infection process. Schleswig-Holstein will provide special teams. In the event of…
Risks remain despite lifting of travel warning
Minister of the Chancellor’s Office Helge Braun (CDU) has warned of risks after the lifting of travel warnings for numerous countries by the Foreign Office. If vacationers infected with a hotspot spread out in Germany, nationwide measures could quickly become necessary again. In this context,…
Border controls have fallen
This Monday, the controls at the German borders have fallen. They were introduced on March 16 in the face of the Corona crisis. According to the Federal Minister of the Interior, Horst Seehofer (CSU), there have been around 196,000 rejections since then. With all caution,…
Altmaier, Seehofer: markets should pass on VAT reduction
Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier (CDU) is against a VAT reduction beyond 2020. If it were not for the reduction to expire, there might be a great risk for the measure to fizzle out since people would not engage in investment in time. They…
Oppermann: no changes in dealing with the AfD
The Vice President of the German Bundestag, Thomas Oppermann (SPD), is unsurprised by the decision of the Federal Constitutional Court on the AfD. “The Federal Constitutional Court once again confirmed long-standing case law,” said Oppermann. “However, this does not change anything when it comes to…
Altmaier: the economy should grow in the second half of the year
Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier (CDU) hopes for a rapid and significant upswing in the German economy: “I expect that we can turn the corner towards new growth in the second half of the year. According to the government’s forecast, robust growth of 5…
Exports decreased by 24 percent in April
As a result of the Corona crisis, exports from Germany to other countries decreased by 24 percent in April, compared to March. Compared to April 2019, they fell by 31.1 percent to 75.7 billion Euros. Imports to Germany were 21.6 percent lower than in March…
