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CDU and CSU among parties proposing Steinmeier for re-election
(GermanPolicy.com) – The three governing parties, together with the CDU and CSU, have proposed Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier for re-election, in a letter to the President of the Bundestag, Bärbel Bad (SPD). The letter is signed by seven party leaders and those responsible for the…
Improved business climate
(GermanPolicy.com) – The Ifo business climate index has risen in January. The executives of the German economy have ensured this with an optimistic outlook. The index is the key leading indicator for the German economy. It rose to 95.7 points after six downward moves. Ifo…
Business turnover increased
(GermanPolicy.com) – The adjusted, nominal turnover of the commercial economy rose again in December, as compared to November. This was announced by the Federal Statistical Office. This was also due to price increases and ensured that nominal sales were 22.8 percent above February 2020 for…
Friedrich Merz succeeds Armin Laschet as CDU leader
(GermanPolicy.com) – Friedrich Merz will become the new CDU chairman and successor to Armin Laschet. During a, mainly virtual, federal party conference, Merz received 94.6 percent of the votes cast. This must now be formally confirmed by postal vote. Merz called for a “powerful” new…
Czaja becomes CDU general secretary
(GermanPolicy.com) – The former health senator of the state of Berlin, Mario Czaja, has secured the position of general secretary of the largest German opposition party, the CDU, with 92.9 percent of the votes at a predominantly digital party conference. In the future, there ought…
Armin Laschet: Merz is “just right” for the CDU
(GermanPolicy.com) – The outgoing CDU chairman Armin Laschet thanked the delegates at his party’s virtual CDU party conference and called for self-confidence and unity. You have to be well positioned for the upcoming state elections, he said. As his successor, Friedrich Merz is “just the…
Merkel does not wish to become honorary chairwoman of the CDU
(GermanPolicy.com) – Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel does not wish to become honorary leader of the CDU. Instead, she wants to show her attachment to the current opposition party in a different way in the future. The office of honorary chairman no longer fits the…
Deutsche Bank surprisingly makes billions
(GermanPolicy.com) – In the 2021 financial year, Deutsche Bank recorded its best result in ten years with a surplus of EUR 1.9 billion, significantly more than market observers had expected. In particular, the bank’s business in bonds and currencies contributed to this. Pre-tax profit rose…
Greens: Nouripour would like to restructure his party
(GermanPolicy.com) – According to Omid Nouripour, the second largest governing party, the Greens, are to be restructured. This is to be discussed by the new federal board under the supervision of Nouripour and Ricarda Lang, to be in office from next week. Nouripour admitted mistakes…
Wiese: vaccination to be enforced as mandatory
(GermanPolicy.com) – On Wednesday, the German Bundestag debated various group proposals for compulsory vaccination against the coronavirus. In the coming weeks, a model for and an application against a general obligation to vaccinate are to be voted on, as well as a regulation for people…
Caritas President: vaccination compulsory from the age of five or 50
(GermanPolicy.com) – The President of Caritas sees a vaccination requirement for residents over the age of 18 as insufficiently justified. The vaccination approval applies to people from the age of five, said Welskop-Deffaa. However, one could also assume the risk to groups, in which case…
Vaccination register unnecessary, Lauterbach
(GermanPolicy.com) – Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach considers a vaccination register unnecessary. The introduction of such a database would take too long to help prevent a new wave in autumn this year. Instead, they want to act quickly and focus on a general obligation to…
