Tag: Politics
Bridging aid for students
In order to ensure a sufficient income for students, the Federal Government will provide a bridging aid that is intended to help students living alone,…
Union confederation calls for basic child protection
The German Federation of Trade Unions has called for a unified basic child protection. So far, there are separate financial posts: child benefit, tax allowances,…
Bund takes share in CureVac
The federal government takes a share in CureVac in order to promote the development of a vaccine against the Coronavirus. As Federal Minister of Economics…
Tobacco advertising to be banned after a vote of the Bundestag
The Bundestag has passed a ban on tobacco advertising, which prohibits advertising of tobacco products in cinemas and the distribution of free samples outside the…
Union parties want reform of electoral law for next Bundestag
The CDU-CSU in the German Bundestag has agreed on the modalities of a reform of the electoral law. The number of constituencies should thus be…
BDK criticizes refusal to study racism within the police
by Thorsten Koch The Federation of German Criminal Police (BDK) has criticized the fact that the Federal Minister of the Interior, Seehofer, has rejected a…
Prime Minister Hans asks for caution on summer vacation
Saarland’s Prime Minister Hans asked for special caution during the summer vacation. Especially parents with schoolchildren should avoid risk areas. All citizens are required to…
Hardt: EU should strengthen WHO engagement
The CDU-CSU in the Bundestag has called for greater engagement by the European Union (EU) after the United States has left the World Health Organization…
Stabilization and fundamental rights, priorities during Germany’s Presidency of the EU Council
by Thorsten Koch Chancellor Angela Merkel emphasized in the face of the EU Council Presidency that fundamental rights in the European Union (EU) come first….
Federal Ministry of the Interior cancels study on racial profiling, pledges zero tolerance
by Thorsten Koch If police officers carry out personal checks without any real reason, but solely on the basis of external characteristics such as skin…
