Raise in CO2 prices to adjust to climate targets suggested
(GermanPolicy.com) – The price for CO2 certificates should be increased in the event that the previous measures are not sufficient to achieve the German climate…
After the flood disaster: Laschet wants legal security for reconstruction
(GermanPolicy.com) – Armin Laschet (CDU), candidate for Chancellor and Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, has called for a special session of the German Bundestag on…
Law on the epidemic situation: Spahn against extension
(GermanPolicy.com) – In contrast to SPD candidate for chancellor, Olaf Scholz, who wants to prolong the ‘epidemic situation of national scope,’ Federal Health Minister Jens…
Germany donates vaccination doses to developing countries
(GermanPolicy.com) – Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) has announced that the Federal Republic of Germany will donate all deliveries of the vaccine from AstraZeneca…
Flood protection: North Rhine-Westphalia takes greater account of small rivers
(GermanPolicy.com) – The government of North Rhine-Westphalia would like to give greater consideration to small rivers when it comes to flood prevention. For example, it…
Soy cultivation in Germany has more than doubled
(GermanPolicy.com) – The area on which soy is grown in Germany has increased from 15,800 hectares to 33,800 hectares in five years. This was announced…
Covid-19: police checking test results upon entry into Germany
(GermanPolicy.com) – From this Sunday, travelers to Germany have to present certificates. This is meant to limit the spread of the Coronavirus. On the occasion…
Technical solutions and improved civil protection suggested in Germany to prevent future flooding
by Thorsten KochGermanPolicy.com The Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance would like to see risk areas that might be subject to flooding better…
Government bodies and federal associations make suggestions for climate protection
by Thorsten KochGermanPolicy.com According to Federal Interior Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU), the Federal States’ position is that disaster control should remain within their competences. However,…
BDI demands tax breaks for companies
(GermanPolicy.com) – The Federation of German Industries (BDI) has campaigned for tax cuts in the interests of business. The average tax rate for German companies…
