Month: November 2020
German courts usually confirm Corona restrictions
The current lockdown to contain the Coronavirus pandemic is confirmed by most administrative courts in Germany. After November 2, around 600 urgent appeals were pending in the judicial courts, the German Association of Judges announced. The restrictions were thus confirmed in around nine out of…
Umwelthilfe calls for more sustainability in agriculture
The interest group ‘Deutsche Umwelthilfe’ has spoken out in favor of the EU Commission striving for more ambitious goals within the Common Agricultural Policy (GAP). “With the Green Deal, the EU Commission has presented a comprehensive action program to get out of the current economic…
Whistleblowers should be legally protected, Lambrecht
German whistleblowers should enjoy better protection in the future. Federal Justice Minister Lambrecht is committed to this. A draft law, which is due to be submitted soon, provides for legal protection if informants about issues in business or government pass on critical matters and insider…
North Rhine-Westphalia: more police officers suspected in right-wing extremist chat groups
In North Rhine-Westphalia, 173 security officers in the state service are currently suspected of having posted right-wing extremist opinions in chat groups. Three weeks ago, it was 20 fewer. Most of the 173 suspects are police officers, said State Interior Minister Reul. The right-wing extremist…
Plans: five times as much wind power by 2030
Wind power from plants off the European coasts should deliver up to five times as much energy within the next ten years as before. The EU Commission named an increase from the current 12 gigawatts to 60 gigawatts. Over the next 30 years, 800 billion…
State security files to be located in the Federal Archives
In a vote, the Bundestag decided that the GDR state security files will be transferred to the Federal Archives. They should continue to be accessible to German citizens, the media, and scientists. In the future, people should even be able to view data about themselves…
Chancellery Minister opts for Home Schooling for Older Students
The Minister of State in the Federal Chancellery, Braun, has called for the federal and state conference on Corona measures to focus on schools when it convenes next week. The existing measures have broken infection dynamics, but the numbers are not yet sufficiently low. Braun…
Patient records – insured persons should be able to control their data
The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection, Kelber, considers the electronic patient file to be partly incompatible with EU law. The patient record should become effective in a few weeks. Kelber criticized, above all, the fact that the insured cannot control who can view which data….
German Foreign Office: right-wing extremists connected internationally
The German Foreign Office has warned against right-wing extremists who are increasingly networking internationally. A study commissioned by the ministry examined links between right-wing extremists in Germany, the USA, France, and Great Britain, as well as in two Scandinavian countries. Due to the Corona pandemic,…
In memory of the 1941 deportation of German Jews
On the anniversary of the first deportations of Jewish German citizens from Munich, which took place in 1941, the President of the Israelite Religious Community, Knobloch, promoted a culture of remembrance. There is growing hatred of Jews, which is why “the memory of the crimes…
AfD to pay half a million in fines for illegal donations
The AfD has to pay more than half a million Euros in fines after having received donations of over 130,000 Euros from Switzerland. According to the law, political parties are prohibited from booking donations from abroad. The AfD replied that they did not understand the…
The Greens, once in a federal government, will opt for climate protection, education, welfare, and new energy
The Green Party have declared compliance with the Paris Climate Agreement to be a basic requirement for government participation in the federal government. The Greens chairman Baerbock also named “social and educational policies that really reach every child” as conditions. Finally, she addressed the energy…
