Tag: Politics
Climate change is the biggest challenge for citizens, survey says
(GermanPolicy.com) – According to a survey by the European Development Bank, most Germans consider climate change to be the greatest challenge facing humanity in the…
Merkel is now acting Chancellor
(GermanPolicy.com) – The Federal Chancellor and the members of the Federal Government have received certificates of discharge from Federal President Steinmeier. However, the government will…
Towards a transitional regulation against Covid-19
(GermanPolicy.com) – SPD parliamentary group leader in the Bundestag Mützenich has announced that there should be a uniform transitional regulation with regard to the Corona…
Habeck: credits to finance climate measures
(GermanPolicy.com) – Co-chairman of the Greens Habeck is campaigning for Germany to take out more loans to finance domestic measures in view of climate protection….
Habeck: no new candidacy as chairman of the Greens?
(GermanPolicy.com) – The Greens co-chairman Habeck is apparently playing with the idea of retiring from his party office. According to an internal rule of the…
Leading CDU politicians for more female participation in the party
(GermanPolicy.com) – Leading politicians of the CDU have campaigned for a women’s quota to be quickly introduced in the party. Among them are Minister of…
Bas (SPD) elected as new President of the Bundestag
(GermanPolicy.com) – The German Bundestag has elected Social Democrat Bärbel Bas as the successor to Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU) as the new President of the Bundestag….
Bundestag Senior President Schäuble (CDU) for an electoral reform
(GermanPolicy.com) – Senior President Schäuble opened the constituent session of the German Bundestag on Tuesday. He advocated electoral reform as the newly elected parliament has…
Scholz and Habeck comment on tax relief
(GermanPolicy.com) – Chancellor candidate Scholz (SPD) and Greens chairman Habeck see no possibility of achieving tax relief for small and medium incomes. The FDP rejects…
Greens want to negotiate better housing benefits
(GermanPolicy.com) – In the coalition negotiations starting this Wednesday, the Greens want to campaign for the housing benefit, the basic income and the tax-free subsistence…
Corona pandemic: ‘Freedom Day’ at the end of March?
(GermanPolicy.com) – At the beginning of the spring season in the new year, the containment measures against the Corona pandemic are to expire. According to…
According to Habeck, Scholz will become ‘Climate Chancellor’
(GermanPolicy.com) – After the likely election of Olaf Scholz (SPD) as Federal Chancellor, the ‘traffic light’ parties – Social Democrats, Greens and Liberals – will…