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Travel industry criticizes continued travel warning

The travel industry has described the continued global travel warning as an “absolutely wrong signal”. Many people wanted to visit friends and relatives again, or…

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Bundestag extends continued payment of wages, supports dining

Continued wages for parents will be paid for up to 10 weeks instead of up to 6 weeks, the German Bundestag has decided. Single parents…

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Economic output is forecast to decline sharply

Economic output in Germany is expected to decrease by 6.6 percent this year, the Ifo Institute announced in an updated forecast. Economic output fell by…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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