Tag: Politics
Capping Bundestag seats: constitutional or not?
The electoral law reform, with a limitation on the number of deputies, is in accordance with the constitution, at least according to two experts on…
Bundestag votes for extension of anti-piracy mission
With a large majority, the Bundestag has decided that up to 400 Bundeswehr soldiers would continue to participate in a mission against piracy. The Atalanta…
Schäuble warns against hijacking of demonstrations
President of the Bundestag, Wolfgang Schäuble, has warned people who want to take part in demonstrations against the Corona requirements not to get hijacked. He…
President of the Federal Council: standing together against Corona
The Prime Minister of the State of Brandenburg, Dietmar Woidke (SPD), has advocated a uniform approach to the Corona crisis. With regard to contact restrictions,…
Corona crisis: agreement on a protective framework
by Thorsten Koch German Chancellor Angela Merkel has spoken out in favor of joint action by the federal and state governments. There should be agreement…
Habeck proposes right to vote from the age of 16
The Green leader Robert Habeck wants to grant a right to vote for young people from the age of 16, for the next federal elections…
Billions of Euros for the railways?
by Thorsten Koch The German government wants to help Deutsche Bahn in the corona crisis. There are no plans to cut jobs, but austerity measures…
EU Commission proposes aid package of 750 billion Euros
by Thorsten Koch The EU Commission would like to provide 750 billion euros to support the economy of member states suffering from the Corona crisis….
Electricity: Altmaier backs relief for citizens
Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier (CDU) believes that a reduction in the price of electricity is possible as part of the forthcoming stimulus package…
Kramp-Karrenbauer: “Hands off the minimum wage”
by Thorsten Koch A proposal by economic policy makers within the Union parties has raised criticism from many sides, namely to abstain from raising the…
Parts of Union parties favor abolishing solidarity surcharge
Parts of the Union faction in the Bundestag want to abolish the solidarity surcharge, an additional tax, on July 1. This emerges from a draft…
SPD chairs want Mützenich for Chancellor, sources
The SPD party leadership would like the SPD parliamentary group leader in the Bundestag, Rolf Mützenich, as candidate for Chancellor for the 2021 federal election….
