by Thorsten KochGermanPolicy.com The co-chair of the SPD, Esken, is in favor of the fact that the hight of the soon-to-be-introduced citizens’ money, which is soon to replace Hartz IV, will be newly set within the coalition negotiations. The citizenship must be “adequate,” she said,…

(GermanPolicy.com) – The Minister of State in the Federal Chancellery, Braun (CDU), has criticized the end of the ‘epidemic situation’ that the traffic-light parties are planning. In certain Federal States, not only did the number of cases increase, but also the hospitalization rate, which has…

(GermanPolicy.com) – The business climate in start-up digital companies has brightened noticeably and is back at the level of 2019. This was announced by the Federal Association of German Startups. The number of employees in the sector is 18 people, 4 people higher than in…

(GermanPolicy.com) – In August 2021, incoming orders in the German construction industry were 7.3 percent higher than in July, as was announced by the Federal Statistical Office. Compared to August 2020, the adjusted intake of orders is 5.7 percent higher. In August 2021, incoming orders…

(GermanPolicy.com) – The economy should experience a strong upturn in the coming year, according to the expectations of the Federal Government. As the acting Federal Minister of Economics Altmaier (CDU) announced, there will be no final spurt for 2021, but it is expected that the…

(GermanPolicy.com) – According to a survey by the European Development Bank, most Germans consider climate change to be the greatest challenge facing humanity in the 21st century, 72 percent see effects by climate change on everyday life. Sixty percent of respondents would support taxes on…

(GermanPolicy.com) – SPD Chancellor candidate Scholz (SPD) has promised to accelerate the transformation of the economy into a climate-neutral industry after the election of the next Federal Government. Everything will be done to ensure that Germany does not suffer an electricity gap, and to do…

(GermanPolicy.com) – Consumer prices continued to climb in October, the Federal Statistical Office announced. The inflation increased to a total of 4.5 percent, accordingly, after it was seen at 4.1 percent in September. This can be explained by the VAT reductions and the lower costs…

(GermanPolicy.com) – The Federal Chancellor and the members of the Federal Government have received certificates of discharge from Federal President Steinmeier. However, the government will remain in office until a new head of government is elected by the German Bundestag – probably at the beginning…

(GermanPolicy.com) – SPD parliamentary group leader in the Bundestag Mützenich has announced that there should be a uniform transitional regulation with regard to the Corona pandemic by March 20. The ‘epidemic situation of national scope’ is expected to expire despite an increase in the number…

(GermanPolicy.com) – Co-chairman of the Greens Habeck is campaigning for Germany to take out more loans to finance domestic measures in view of climate protection. The public purse is supposed to go into debt in order to enable climate investments. Debt should also be possible…

(GermanPolicy.com) – The Greens co-chairman Habeck is apparently playing with the idea of ​​retiring from his party office. According to an internal rule of the Greens only two out of six federal board members are allowed to hold seats in the Bundestag. In January a…