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Leading CDU politicians for more female participation in the party
(GermanPolicy.com) – Leading politicians of the CDU have campaigned for a women’s quota to be quickly introduced in the party. Among them are Minister of Education Karliczek and the Vice-Chairwoman of the CDU, Klöckner. Chancellor Angela Merkel had also advocated more applications from women in…
Bas (SPD) elected as new President of the Bundestag
(GermanPolicy.com) – The German Bundestag has elected Social Democrat Bärbel Bas as the successor to Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU) as the new President of the Bundestag. Bas called for a respectful approach in the Bundestag, as well as a dialogue between politics and citizens. Bas would…
Bundestag Senior President Schäuble (CDU) for an electoral reform
(GermanPolicy.com) – Senior President Schäuble opened the constituent session of the German Bundestag on Tuesday. He advocated electoral reform as the newly elected parliament has a record size of 736 members. The 79-year-old politician is the longest-serving MP.
Scholz and Habeck comment on tax relief
(GermanPolicy.com) – Chancellor candidate Scholz (SPD) and Greens chairman Habeck see no possibility of achieving tax relief for small and medium incomes. The FDP rejects increases in taxes and duties. Scholz and Habeck said that relief is only possible if taxes on higher income increases….
Greens want to negotiate better housing benefits
(GermanPolicy.com) – In the coalition negotiations starting this Wednesday, the Greens want to campaign for the housing benefit, the basic income and the tax-free subsistence level to be increased. These measures are meant to counteract the rise in energy prices. With a higher housing benefit,…
Corona pandemic: ‘Freedom Day’ at the end of March?
(GermanPolicy.com) – At the beginning of the spring season in the new year, the containment measures against the Corona pandemic are to expire. According to media reports, this is the intention of the SPD, the Greens, and the FDP. First of all, a special federal…
According to Habeck, Scholz will become ‘Climate Chancellor’
(GermanPolicy.com) – After the likely election of Olaf Scholz (SPD) as Federal Chancellor, the ‘traffic light’ parties – Social Democrats, Greens and Liberals – will form “a good climate government.” This has been pointed out by Greens co-chairman Habeck. Olaf Scholz will be ‘climate Chancellor,’…
Walter-Borjans (SPD) in favor of starting Nord Stream 2 operations
(GermanPolicy.com) – SPD co-president Walter-Borjans has spoken out in favor of putting the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline into operation. It is about an infrastructure that will help make the Federal Republic of Germany climate neutral, he explained. Greens co-chairman Baerbock is against an operating…
Traffic light parties with tight timetable – will negotiations get stuck?
(GermanPolicy.com) – The new German government should be in place before Christmas. FDP general secretary Wissing announced that a coalition agreement between the SPD, the Greens, and the FDP is set to be in place by the end of November, which would then go into…
Merkel for “more market” as to energy prices
(GermanPolicy.com) – Chancellor Angela Merkel has spoken out in favor of market solutions with regard to the currently high energy prices in the EU. She appealed to be prudent. One would have to advocate more market economy, for example through a higher housing benefit.
Söder for keeping up the the epidemic situation framework
(GermanPolicy.com) – Bavaria’s Prime Minister Söder (CSU) has spoken out against an end to the law on the epidemic situation at the federal level. Should this happen anyway, there will be “no more legal basis” – neither for tests, for masks or the 3D rules….
SPD, Greens, and FDP: no fundamental tax reform
(GermanPolicy.com) – The traffic light parties (SPD, Greens, and FDP) do not want to tackle a major tax reform, all three parties announced, according to media reports. The solidarity surcharge should not be abolished, nor should other major reliefs be decided upon. In contrast, the…
