Tag: FDP
Presidential election: Steinmeier before a second term
politics and celebrity In addition to politicians, celebrities also cast their votes in the election. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The election of the new Federal President began in the Federal Assembly…
Fines debtors are said to be less likely to be imprisoned
Marco Buschmann (FDP), Federal Minister of Justice The Minister of Justice wants fewer alternative prison sentences. (Photo: imago images/photothek) Berlin Federal Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann (FDP) wants fewer people…
„Für diese Rede habe ich dreieinhalb Flaschen Wein gebraucht“
Der erste Kanzler und der erste Bundespräsident: Konrad Adenauer (links) und Theodor Heuss (Foto: imago images/ZUMA/Keystone) Düsseldorf Die bislang zwölf deutschen Bundespräsidenten haben in ihren Amtszeiten für zahlreiche denkwürdige Sprüche, Zitate…
New Federal President is elected – Steinmeier before a second term
Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Saturday Berlin When the Federal Assembly meets in Berlin this Sunday to elect a new head of state, the confirmation of the incumbent is certain. The 66-year-old…
Without reform, the office is superfluous
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Bellevue Palace The opposing candidates of the incumbent Federal President have no chance. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Actually, it should be a high mass of democracy.…
This applies to tenants and owners
New build apartments in Cologne These buildings were still funded under the KfW program for efficiency houses KfW-55. In the future, a resource passport is to become an important part…
Coalition committee to settle dispute over combustion car
Ministers needing clarification Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP, left) in conversation with Environment Minister Steffi Lemke (B90/Greens). (Photo: Getty Images) Berlin The dispute within the government over the end…
Legislative plans of the deputies are becoming more concrete
Berlin MPs from the SPD, Greens and FDP are determined to quickly initiate compulsory vaccination against Covid-19. The group of seven around the health politicians Heike Baehrens (SPD), Janosch Dahmen…
DIHK lowers forecast for this year
Metal processing company The shortage of skilled workers weighs on the mood of entrepreneurs. (Photo: dpa) Berlin High energy and raw material prices as well as delivery bottlenecks are clouding…
The CO2 price is scratching the 100 euro mark
Berlin For months, the price for CO2 certificates in the European Emissions Trading System (ETS) has only known one direction: it is rising. This week it even scratched the EUR…
Health insurance companies don’t want to play auxiliary police
Covid station Leipzig Political disputes and legal uncertainty continue to exist with regard to facility-related vaccination requirements for staff in hospitals or nursing homes. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The corona vaccination…
Environment Minister is reprimanded by the coalition partner
Steffi Lemke “Perfectly legitimate to use forms of civil disobedience as well.” (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke has not been in office long, so she is causing…
Baerbock’s climate protection expert is met with skepticism in business
Jennifer Morgan (left) and Annalena Baerbock Is the new government commissioner for climate also the right one for the climate? (Photo: action press) Berlin You don’t hear any loud complaints,…
Auto expert criticizes “hurricanes of resistance”
Berlin The director of the CAR Center Automotive Research, Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, sees the new delays in the start of regular production at the Tesla factory in Grünheide as a negative…
Low interest rates: citizens suffer – federal government saves 228 billion euros
Christian Lindner during the budget debate in January Low interest rates make budgeting easier for the federal government. (Photo: ddp/Jens Krick) Berlin It was a huge number. The federal government…
Banks receive no funding for the new EU payment system.
Christian Lindner The Finance Minister supports the establishment of a new EU payment system, but does not want to allocate any funding for it. “The innovation must come from the…
Gas prices: medium-sized companies are demanding a rescue package
On the way to the supermarket Retail chains invest a lot of money in their logistics and require planning security. (Photo: imago images/Arnulf Hettrich) Berlin Numerous freight forwarders, trading companies…
RWE is investing four billion euros in NRW
Dusseldorf The energy group RWE wants to invest four billion euros in locations in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia by 2030. This sum is intended to create, among other things,…
Greenpeace boss Jennifer Morgan – From activist to climate official
Berlin For Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens), the fact that the American Jennifer Morgan will be special representative for international climate policy at the Federal Foreign Office is a “dream…
Gas prices: medium-sized companies are demanding a rescue package
Robert Habeck Due to increased prices on the gas market, companies are asking for help from the Federal Ministry of Economics. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Numerous freight forwarders, trading companies and…