Category: Politics
DIHK: avoiding damage due to coal exit
The President of the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), Schweitzer, calls for the federal government to readjust the coal phase-out. According to the…
Karliczek preparing broader all-day financing law
Federal Science Minister Anja Karliczek (CDU) wants to use “considerably more” money for full-day expansion at primary schools. In November, the federal government decided to…
Understanding for plans to lift Corona restrictions in Thuringia
by Thorsten Koch The leader of the Free Liberal Party (FDP), Christian Lindner, supports the approach of responding differently to the Corona pandemic in Germany….
Schäuble: Democracy working
The protests against the measures to limit the spread of the Coronavirus are an indication of an “open society”, Bundestag President Wolfgang Schäuble has said….
Fewer demonstrators against Corona requirements
by Thorsten Koch Opponents of the protective measures against the Corona pandemic came to protest for the second week, this Saturday and Sunday, in several…
Brinkhaus for limited public debt in Germany
by Thorsten Koch The leader of the Union parties in the Bundestag, Ralph Brinkhaus (CDU), has spoken out in favor of a maximum limit for…
EU aid: Dobrindt in favor of a compromise
The country group leader of the CSU in the German Bundestag, Dobrindt, has spoken out for a compromise in the discussion about Corona aid for…
Union currently stronger than SPD, Greens and Left together
by Thorsten Koch The approval ratings for the SPD have decreased or stagnated in the latest surveys, the values for the Union have risen slightly….
Left and SPD want to implement redistribution program together
The party leaders of the SPD and Left want a red-red-green coalition constellation after the upcoming federal election. Leader of the Left party Katja Kipping…
Government might help out with short-time work
The Federal Employment Agency (BA) puts the financial costs of short-time work at over 30 billion Euros. This means that the federal government would have…
DGB for promoting car purchases, Greens and experts against it
The German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) insists that the car purchase be subsidized by the state. DGB board member Körzell said that a distribution would…
Kühne expects job cuts due to Corona crisis
The entrepreneur Klaus-Michael Kühne, a member of the board of directors of the logistics service provider Kühne and Nagel, expects job cuts of 20 to…
