Maas: continuing airlift from Afghanistan intensively
by Thorsten KochGermanPolicy.com The German government intends to enter into negotiations with the Taliban about the departure of Afghan local staff. For this purpose, the…
Afghanistan: proposals for evacuating people at risk
(GermanPolicy.com) – Chancellor Angela Merkel regards the Taliban’s takeover of power in Afghanistan as “bitter hours.” In a meeting of the CDU, she described it…
7.7 percent more new apartments in the first half of the year
(GermanPolicy.com) – In the first half of the current year, the authorities recorded an increase in permits for the construction of apartments of 7.7 percent….
Lindner (FDP) wants to form a coalition with the Union parties
(GermanPolicy.com) – The chairman of the FDP, Christian Lindner, would like to form a coalition with the Union parties after the Federal Election in September…
Vaccinations to protect against Covid-19 make sense from the age of twelve
(GermanPolicy.com) – The German Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine has spoken out in favor of looking at the psychosocial problems of twelve to 17…
Long Covid: a new widespread disease?
(GermanPolicy.com) – The Minister of Health of the Free State of Bavaria and Chairman of the Conference of Health Ministers, Klaus Holetschek (CSU), has commented…
Laschet for less bureaucracy, Scholz for solidarity – both opt for tax relief
(GermanPolicy.com) – The two candidates for the office of Federal Chancellor, from the CDU and the SPD, have affirmed their different positions in tax policy….
Constitutional Court: reform of the electoral law for the Bundestag election is valid
(GermanPolicy.com) – The changes that have been made with regard to the Federal Government’s reform of the electoral law remain in place after the Federal…
Laschet for extended suspension of bankruptcy filings
(GermanPolicy.com) – The candidate for the office of Federal Chancellor, Armin Laschet (CDU), would like to see the obligation to file for insolvency for companies…
Commemoration of the division of Germany
(GermanPolicy.com) – Several events took place in Berlin on Friday commemorating the construction of the Wall some 60 years ago. Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said…
Unconditional basic income cannot be financed
(GermanPolicy.com) – According to the Scientific Advisory Board at the Federal Ministry of Finance, an unconditional basic income would not be financially feasible. If all…
Hofreiter (Greens): SPD election program leads “into the climate crisis”
(GermanPolicy.com) – The leader of the Greens in the German Bundestag, Anton Hofreiter, has criticized the SPD candidate for Chancellor, Olaf Scholz (SPD), for the…