Tag: Politics
Tiered funding for new cars proposed
The Federal Ministry of Economics has plans for purchase premiums cars, making propositions for both electronically operated new cars and new cars with diesel and…
Lufthansa Supervisory Board confirms rescue package
The Lufthansa Supervisory Board has approved, following the vote of the group management, the Federal Government’s rescue package for the airline. This also includes requirements…
Automobiles and the economy: CSU boss proposes stimuli
by Thorsten Koch The Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) would like to consider the car industry when it comes to the economic package to…
Germany would like to mediate between the USA and China
Germany sees the task of playing an intermediary role between the USA and China. During the German presidency of the EU Council, Germany is called…
Ministry of Finance proposes set of measures
Olaf Scholz (SPD), Federal Minister of Finance, would like to increase the duration of the short-time allowance for employees from one to two years. In…
Merkel calls for consideration and respect
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for consideration and respect in view of the Corona situation: “We should be happy about everything that is…
Altmaier wants to speed up approvals
Central approval processes should be completed much faster than before. Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier (CDU) has campaigned for this goal days before the…
Scheuer wants to support mobility and digitalization
Federal Transport Minister Scheuer wants to promote mobility through a 28 billion Euro package, especially concerning the digital infrastructure. For this alone, the Ministry of…
Schäuble promotes climate, digitization and innovation
The President of the German Bundestag, Wolfgang Schäuble, has appealed to use the state stimulus package for climate, digitization, and innovation. He campaigned for a…
IW: At least 100 billion Euros for stimulus package required
According to a study by the Institute of the German Economy (IW), government has so far spent 287.5 billion additional Euros in the Corona crisis…
Walter-Borjans: no pre-determination as to candidate for Chancellor
The SPD co-chairman Walter-Borjans has denied that the party leadership has committed to a candidate for Chancellor. Instead, the party chairs will speak to stakeholders…
Söder and Merkel are the most popular politicians
Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) is still the most popular politician in the Federal Republic of Germany. According to an Insa survey, Söder scores…
