Category: Politics
2 million applications for Corona Emergency Aid
2 million self-employed and small businesses have applied to the Federal Government’s Corona emergency aid. According to a document by the Ministry of Finance and…
EU-China Summit postponed
Due to the Corona pandemic, the EU-China Summit, which was set to take place in Leipzig in mid-September, has been postponed. Government spokesman Seibert said…
Almost 15,000 potentially violent right-wing extremists?
Constitutional protection counts 30,000 people in Germany as belonging to the scene of the extreme right. However, police authorities only classify 65 right-wing extremists as…
Economic expert for limited non-wage labor costs
The chair of the German Council of Economic Experts, Lars Feld, has questioned the planned basic pension. The reason is that the social security contributions,…
IAB director against an increase of the minimum wage
The director of the Institute for Labor Market and Vocational Research (IAB), Bernd Fitzenberger, has labeled an increase in the minimum wage during the Corona…
Coalition committee approves 130 billion Euro stimulus package
The federal government’s stimulus package will include a total of 130 billion Euros for 2020 and 2021, it was decided on Monday evening by the…
The EU should help developing countries during the Corona crisis
Development Minister Müller is committed to ensuring that the EU takes greater account of the global consequences of the Corona pandemic. So far, the EU…
Federal Research Minister would like to promote hydrogen
Federal Research Minister Anja Karliczek (CDU) wants to promote hydrogen technology. One has to prove across industries, “how production, transportation and the distribution and use…
Federal Government wants to provide funds for non-profits
According to plans by the federal government, non-profit organizations are to receive separate support as part of the economic stimulus package. This emerges from a…
CSU wants double tax allowance for single parents
The CSU is committed to doubling the tax exemption for single parents. This should be raised to 4,000 Euros, said Alexander Dobrindt, head of the…
Ministry of Family Affairs for compatibility of work and childcare
The Federal Ministry of Family Affairs would like to use a Corona platform that can be called up on the Internet to show companies some…
Karliczek wants to promote research and education
by Thorsten Koch The German Minister of Education Anja Karliczek (CDU) would like to propose an investment program with a volume of 10 billion Euros…
