Tag: Brandenburg
Brandenburg Gate sprayed with orange paint
Brandenburg Gate Prepared fire extinguishers are said to have been used during the color campaign. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Members of the climate protection group Last Generation sprayed the Brandenburg Gate…
Diese Grafiken erklären die Gründe für den Boom der Partei
Die drei Koalitionsparteien zusammen sind inzwischen weit von einer Mehrheit entfernt. Selbst die stärkste Regierungspartei SPD liegt nicht nur weit hinter der stärksten Oppositionskraft CDU/CSU – die Sozialdemokraten sind von…
Tesla to change plans for expanded battery factory
Tesla’s “Gigafactory” in Brandenburg The company says it wants to double the factory’s production capacity of 500,000 cars. (Photo: Reuters) Grünheide The US electric car manufacturer Tesla is to change…
Savings banks want to close locations: Brandenburg’s Prime Minister warns
Central Brandenburg Savings Bank in Potsdam The Mittelbrandenburgische Sparkasse is one of the largest savings banks in Germany. It wants to close about a quarter of its branches. (Photo: imago…
Next step in the price war – Tesla pays a premium for company cars
Tesla Model Y The electric SUVs are also manufactured in Brandenburg – and are again offered at a lower price. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf Tesla is now also lowering the prices…
Brandenburg’s Education Minister Ernst resigns
Potsdam The resistance was too great. Parents, teachers’ associations, even party members mobilized against Britta Ernst’s plans to shift staff at schools. On Monday, the 62-year-old SPD politician gave up…
Brandenburg’s Education Minister Ernst resigns
Potsdam The resistance was too great. Parents, teachers’ associations, even party members mobilized against Britta Ernst’s plans to shift staff at schools. On Monday, the 62-year-old SPD politician gave up…
PCK refinery in Schwedt threatened with fiasco
Swede A good nine months after the Russian attack on Ukraine, the European Union is getting serious. From Monday (December 5th) no more Russian oil will be imported by sea.…
Climate activists block BER – Olaf Scholz expresses harsh criticism
Last generation protesters Activists from the Last Generation Uprising blocked Berlin’s BER airport on Thursday. (Photo: ddp images/ Pic One) Berlin The blockade of the capital’s BER airport by climate…
Climate activists block BER – Olaf Scholz expresses harsh criticism
Berlin The blockade of the capital’s BER airport by climate activists from the “Last Generation” group continues to cause heated tempers. Numerous politicians expressed a lack of understanding for the…
Climate activists block BER – Olaf Scholz expresses harsh criticism
Berlin Even two days after the blockade of the capital’s BER airport by climate activists, criticism of the action continues. According to Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), climate activists are missing…
The federal government declares all jobs in the PCK refinery in Schwedt to be secure in 2023
PCK refinery in Schwedt So far, the PCK has been supplied with Russian oil via the Druzhba pipeline. From January 1st, other solutions should be found. (Photo: dpa) Berlin /…
Runways at BER released again after action by climate activists
Airport BER The federal police confirmed that several people were on the airport site. There was no more detailed information, the operation is still ongoing. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Both runways…
Woidke meets Tesla managers in the USA
Tesla Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg The company set a production target of 500,000 electric cars per year. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The US electric car manufacturer Tesla has assured the Brandenburg Prime Minister…
New battery strategy alarms German politicians
The chairman of the EU Parliament’s powerful trade committee, Bernd Lange (SPD), sees this as a “typical example” of the USA giving priority to its own interests and “offending its…
US law puts the brakes on electric car manufacturer’s battery factory plans
Tesla factory in Berlin-Brandenburg Tesla had actually planned to make its only European plant in Brandenburg the world’s largest battery factory. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Thousands of jobs were to be…
US law puts the brakes on electric car manufacturer’s battery factory plans
Tesla factory in Berlin-Brandenburg Tesla had actually planned to make its only European plant in Brandenburg the world’s largest battery factory. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Thousands of jobs were to be…
Ampel has so far approved arms exports for around 5 billion in 2022
Bundeswehr tank Overall, the federal government approved arms exports for 9.35 billion euros last year, more than ever before. (Photo: imago/Hans Scherhaufer) Berlin Germany exports significantly fewer weapons to non-friendly…
Chancellor sees Germany prepared for the winter
Pedro Sanchez and Olaf Scholz Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez are pushing for Spain and Portugal to be connected to the European gas grid. (Photo: Reuters)…
Scholz sees Germany prepared for the winter
Pedro Sanchez and Olaf Scholz Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez are pushing for Spain and Portugal to be connected to the European gas grid. (Photo: Reuters)…