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Feld criticizes plans to assume municipal debt
Lars Feld, the chairman of the expert panel on business practices, has rejected plans to assume local municipal debts. The Federal Government should not undertake…
Bundestag resolution to support WHO
The Bundestag has shown solidarity with the World Health Organization (WHO). According to a Bundestag decision, which was supported by almost all political groups, the…
Hans for car purchase premiums – under conditions
Purchase premiums for passenger cars should only be paid for environmentally friendly technology, the Saarland Prime Minister Tobias Hans (CDU) has emphasized. Support for the…
Lufthansa Supervisory Board examining alternatives
The Lufthansa Supervisory Board postponed the vote on the acceptance of the rescue package for the airline, in the amount of 9 billion euros. The…
Raids against 31 Reich citizens
Prosecutors and police forces have been active in the two federal states of Baden-Württemberg and Hesse as part of large-scale raids against the so-called Reich…
Capping Bundestag seats: constitutional or not?
The electoral law reform, with a limitation on the number of deputies, is in accordance with the constitution, at least according to two experts on…
Bundestag votes for extension of anti-piracy mission
With a large majority, the Bundestag has decided that up to 400 Bundeswehr soldiers would continue to participate in a mission against piracy. The Atalanta…
Schäuble warns against hijacking of demonstrations
President of the Bundestag, Wolfgang Schäuble, has warned people who want to take part in demonstrations against the Corona requirements not to get hijacked. He…
President of the Federal Council: standing together against Corona
The Prime Minister of the State of Brandenburg, Dietmar Woidke (SPD), has advocated a uniform approach to the Corona crisis. With regard to contact restrictions,…
Corona crisis: agreement on a protective framework
by Thorsten Koch German Chancellor Angela Merkel has spoken out in favor of joint action by the federal and state governments. There should be agreement…
Habeck proposes right to vote from the age of 16
The Green leader Robert Habeck wants to grant a right to vote for young people from the age of 16, for the next federal elections…
Billions of Euros for the railways?
by Thorsten Koch The German government wants to help Deutsche Bahn in the corona crisis. There are no plans to cut jobs, but austerity measures…
