Tag: Alexander Dobrindt
Union wants to restart the heating law
Friedrich Merz and Thomas Heilmann in the Bundestag With his urgent application, the CDU MP Heilmann had caused the heating law to be temporarily stopped. (Photo: IMAGO/Future Image) Berlin After…
CSU toll plan costs taxpayers 243 million euros
Andreas Scheuer (CSU) The transport minister at the time was apparently certain that his toll plans would withstand an examination by the ECJ. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The infrastructure tax that…
CSU toll plan costs taxpayers 243 million euros
Car toll The toll should primarily ask foreign drivers to pay. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The infrastructure tax that failed in 2019, also known as the “foreigners’ toll”, is costing taxpayers…
The Last Generation and the State: Is Escalation Looming?
Berlin “Vvollig bekloppt” means “completely idiotic” in English, “totalement idiot” in French, “tutto insensato” in Italian, “completamente locas” in Spanish and “helemaal tikt” in Dutch. Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s term for…
Nuclear phase-out irreversible – majority against according to survey
Nuclear power plant Isar 2 According to the Atomic Energy Act, the final shutdown should take place on April 15. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck considers…
Chancellor Scholz should face the Federal Committee of Inquiry
Olaf Scholz The Chancellor’s possible involvement in the Cum-Ex affair raises questions for the Union. (Photo: AP) Berlin CDU and CSU want to set up a committee of inquiry in…
Chancellor Scholz should face the Federal Committee of Inquiry
Olaf Scholz The Chancellor’s possible involvement in the Cum-Ex affair raises questions for the Union. (Photo: AP) Berlin CDU and CSU want to set up a committee of inquiry in…
Chancellor Scholz should face the Federal Committee of Inquiry
Olaf Scholz The Chancellor’s possible involvement in the Cum-Ex affair raises questions for the Union. (Photo: AP) Berlin CDU and CSU want to set up a committee of inquiry in…
Federal ministers welcome the decision in favor of Boris Pistorius
Berlin The election of Boris Pistorius as the new defense minister has met with approval in the federal cabinet. Finance Minister Christian Lindner congratulated the Lower Saxony domestic politician on…
Traffic light one year after taking office without a majority
Robert Habeck (Greens), Olaf Scholz (SPD) and Christian Lindner (FDP) in conversation (from left) The traffic light government lost approval a year after taking office. (Photo: dpa) Berlin After about…
Energy crisis: Nuclear power plant terms against debt brake
Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant in the evening The traffic light government disagrees about the nuclear power plant running times. Berlin The traffic light coalition argues about the basic attitudes of…
Data leak exposes dubious lobbying by Uber
new York Since taking office, Uber boss Dara Khosrowshahi has certainly been trying to improve the image of the driving service. However, a massive data leak is now causing the…
Ukraine is urging Olaf Scholz to make heavy arms deliveries – a dispute at traffic lights
Dmitro Kuleba The Foreign Minister of Ukraine would like to see more military support from Germany. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba is demanding that Chancellor Olaf…
Friedrich Merz is faction leader – & opens the attack department
Berlin No, Markus Söder could not come to personally propose Friedrich Merz as the new chairman to the CDU/CSU parliamentary group. Unfortunately, Söder could not be there, said the parliamentary…
SPD and Union are arguing about building subsidies
Berlin A fierce argument has broken out between the SPD and the Union as to who is responsible for the freeze on subsidies for buildings with lower energy consumption. The…
Thousands of migrants are still waiting in Belarus to enter the EU
Minsk Thousands of migrants spent another night in the cold in Belarus on the border with Poland. The state media in Minsk distributed film footage of desperate people who wait…
For him it’s all or nothing
Berlin The political fate of CDU boss Armin Laschet this Tuesday depended on Ralph Brinkhaus’ willingness to compromise. Because the previous head of the Union parliamentary group would only be…
For him it’s all or nothing
Berlin His attempt to save his own job could also seal the political fate of CDU leader Armin Laschet. That is the starting position in the Union this Tuesday. Ralph…
For him it’s all or nothing
Berlin His attempt to save his own job could also seal the political fate of CDU leader Armin Laschet. That is the starting position in the Union this Tuesday. Ralph…
Federal election polls see the SPD continue to be in the lead
Dusseldorf Less than ten days before the general election, the picture is solidified: with at least 25 percent, the SPD is well ahead of the competition in the most recent…