Tag: Politics
In memory of the 1941 deportation of German Jews
On the anniversary of the first deportations of Jewish German citizens from Munich, which took place in 1941, the President of the Israelite Religious Community,…
AfD to pay half a million in fines for illegal donations
The AfD has to pay more than half a million Euros in fines after having received donations of over 130,000 Euros from Switzerland. According to…
The Greens, once in a federal government, will opt for climate protection, education, welfare, and new energy
The Green Party have declared compliance with the Paris Climate Agreement to be a basic requirement for government participation in the federal government. The Greens…
The poverty rate in Germany is at 15.9 percent
The poverty rate in Germany, with 13.2 million people concerned, is at 15.9 percent of the total population and has thus reached the highest level…
Mask requirement in parliament goes for AfD, too
The AfD parliamentary group must comply with the mask requirement in the German Bundestag. This emerges from a decision by the Berlin Administrative Court. The…
Merkel: Corona vaccine possibly by the turn of the year
Chancellor Merkel is confident that Corona vaccines could be made available in December or early 2021, she said after a video conference of the EU…
60 nationwide vaccination centers planned in Germany
It is planned that the vaccines against the Coronavirus will be available at 60 locations, according to press reports. There should be no obligation to…
Call for fewer contacts – decision on Corona measures in one week
by Thorsten Koch The Bavarian Prime Minister Söder (CSU) has “little hope that the measures to contain the Corona pandemic can be lifted by the…
BAMF case: Bremen Prosecutor’s Office investigating own investigators
by Thorsten Koch The Public Prosecutor’s Office in Bremen has initiated proceedings for suppression of documents after a group of investigators in the so-called BAMF…
New functions for the German Corona warning app – continued voluntary use
by Thorsten Koch Several politicians have called for the official Corona warning app to be more effective. As CDU health politician Sorge said, “alleged privacy…
Hints of racist actions by German police officers, study says
by Thorsten Koch According to Tobias Singelnstein (Ruhr-Uni Bochum) there are indications of racism by German police officers. Non-white people are discriminated against far more…
One study about racism in society, one study about everyday life of security officers in Germany
by Thorsten Koch The Federal Government will have a study carried out on everyday racism in society – instead of focusing solely on incidents of…
