Month: June 2020
Teachers’ association: additional educational package makes sense
The German Teachers’ Association has emphasized that it makes sense to put together an “additional education package,” allowing funding in the areas of renovation and modernization, with at least 20 billion Euros. The president of the association, Heinz-Peter Meidinger, complained that the education sector had…
Spahn supports EU antitrust reforms
German health minister Jens Spahn (CDU) is committed to reforming antitrust law at EU level in order to survive in international competition. Spahn mentioned the need for legal adjustments to come to a European economic and industrial policy in which European companies would become strong….
Corona warning app will be presented next week
Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn (CDU) has confirmed that the Corona warning app will be presented next week. There are high technical requirements for the software application, with which contacts of people, who have been infected with the Coronavirus, are to be traced. The…
Federal Government: Corona rules are necessary
The spokesman for the Federal Government, Seibert, has emphasized that it is necessary to keep the distance requirement at demonstrations against racism, and to observe the obligation to wear mouth protection. After all, many people were recently infected with the Coronavirus at certain religious services…
Former Chancellor remains Chairman of the Rosneft Supervisory Board
Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder will continue to chair the supervisory board of the Russian energy group Rosneft. This was announced after the annual shareholders’ conference. Schröder has been on the supervisory board of Rosneft, a Russian state-owned company, since 2017. He also has a role…
Relations with China: Federal government, BDI for dialogue
Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD) would like the EU-China summit within the German EU Council Presidency in the second half of the year, at the end of the year at the latest. China is the largest trading partner of the Federal Republic. However, it…
Brinkhaus for a balanced budget
The parliamentary leader of the CDU and CSU in the Bundestag, Brinkhaus, wants to achieve a balanced federal budget again, “as soon as possible”. There should be no new debt in 2021 and 2022. One had to go back to the mode of budgeting which…
Seehofer for a reform of civil protection
Federal Minister of the Interior Horst Seehofer (CSU) wants a reform of the Federal Office for Civil Protection. Seehofer said in an interview that the federal office can so far only been called for when it comes to internal tensions and in the event of…
Maas warns of racism in Germany
Demonstrations against racism were held this weekend in the United States, but also in Germany. Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD) warned Germans in an interview against looking only to the United States. In Germany, too, “black people are discriminated against, the kippa was torn…
Mützenich sees “chances” for a further “limitation” of the military
The SPD parliamentary group leader in the Bundestag, Rolf Mützenich, wants to sustainably realign the security policy in Europe. It is important to embed German security policy at a European level, Mützenich proposed. This is not only sensible, but urgent, he said, advocating an overarching…
Spahn for security measures, against racism
The German Federal Minister of Health, Jens Spahn (CDU) has called on people to continue adhering to the known security measures in the face of the Corona crisis, such as the requirement to wear masks, and the distance requirement. With regard to demonstrations against racism,…
Seehofer wants changes in the European asylum system
Federal Minister of the Interior Horst Seehofer (CSU) would like to talk about a reform of the European asylum system as part of the German Presidency of the EU Council, which is set to begin in July this year. Above all, Seehofer sees opportunities in…
