Due to Corona: reduced tax revenue and a supplementary budget
by Thorsten Koch The Federal Republic of Germany will receive around 100 billion Euros less taxes in 2020 than was forecast the previous year. Such…
BDI against hurdles for foreign investment
by Thorsten Koch The Federal Association of German Industry (BDI) has criticized the reform of the Foreign Trade and Payments Act. Foreign investors had created…
Deterrence: Mützenich faces headwind from SPD politicians
by Thorsten Koch SPD politicians in the fields of foreign policy and defense have criticized the party’s parliamentary group leader, Rolf Mützenich. In a meeting…
Virus reproduction rate relatively low
by Thorsten Koch According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the coronavirus reproduction number “R” remains situated below the critical threshold of 1.0. The new…
933 new Corona cases
by Thorsten Koch On Thursday, the number of Coronavirus cases in Germany was 933 higher than on Wednesday – totaling 172,239. The Robert Koch Institute…
German border controls to be eased slightly
by Thorsten Koch The border controls between Germany and some of the neighboring countries, which have been introduced in order to reduce the negative effects…
Share of EU climate targets to be discussed
by Thorsten Koch Chancellor Angela Merkel is to negotiate a new distribution of climate requirements in the European Union (EU) according to a position paper…
Saving costs on the back of the soldiers would be wrong
by Thorsten Koch According to the outgoing military commissioner Hans-Peter Bartels (SPD), the Bundeswehr reform of 2011 was a decision with serious consequences in the…
For improved conditions in slaughterhouses
by Thorsten Koch Many people in the meat industry in Germany have recently contracted the Coronavirus. Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) has announced that Federal Labor…
Germany looking for UN compromise regarding WHO
by Thorsten Koch Germany is looking for a solution to the conflict concerning the UN Security Council regarding a resolution on the Coronavirus pandemic. The…
Brinkhaus names conditions for the adoption of the basic pension
by Thorsten Koch According to the Union parties, there is currently no way to adopt the so-called basic pension in the Bundestag, parliamentary faction leader…
Towards a gradual opening of the German borders?
by Thorsten Koch Chancellor Angela Merkel has given rise to hopes for a gradual opening of the borders to several countries neighboring Germany. Depending on…
