Tag: Federal Constitutional Court
Almost three million objections to the property tax reform nationwide
Dresden In Saxony, almost every third owner has lodged an objection against the notices in connection with the property tax. (Photo: Moment/Getty Images) Frankfurt The recalculation of the property tax…
Pharmaceutical companies want to invest more in Germany again
Scientists in the office Pharmaceutical companies are encouraged by plans to give private companies easier access to medical data. (Photo: E+/Getty Images) Berlin In view of falling energy prices and…
How the coalition is exploiting the climate and transformation fund
In order to get out of its financial dilemma, the federal government resorted to a trick that it has been using more and more in recent months: instead of the…
Scholz relativizes Klingbeil’s approach to spouse splitting
Chancellor Olaf Scholz In an interview, SPD chairman Klingbeil proposed the general abolition of spouse splitting for new marriages instead of the savings in parental allowance planned by Family Minister…
Ex-Wirecard boss Braun goes before the Federal Constitutional Court
Markus Brown The ex-Wirecard CEO sees his fundamental rights violated by the Munich Higher Regional Court. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to a newspaper report, former Wirecard boss Markus Braun is…
“Postponement of the heating law was more acceptable”
Stephan Harbarth, President of the Federal Constitutional Court “The Federal Constitutional Court has the task of showing the executive and the legislature their limitations. And it fulfills this task“Harbarth explains…
“The heating law is not ready for a decision”
Jan Marco Luczak The CDU housing politician expects that the ongoing dispute over the heating law could also shape the state election campaigns. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin After the temporary stop…
The dispute over the heating law continues
Friedrich Merz (CDU) While the traffic light coalition sees no need for changes, the Union calls for improvements. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Berlin After the temporary stop of the Building Energy…
The court’s decision throws traffic lights into chaos
Christian Lindner (FDP), Robert Habeck (Greens) and Olaf Scholz (SPD) (from left) The traffic light coalition postponed the dispute over the heating law until the fall. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The…
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…
“CDU and CSU would be ill-advised to conduct a heating election campaign”
Berlin According to the Mainz political scientist Kai Arzheimer, Chancellor Olaf Scholz is partly responsible for the renewed escalation in the debate about the heating law. “One gets the impression…
How the Karlsruhe decision throws traffic lights into chaos
Christian Lindner (FDP), Robert Habeck (Greens) and Olaf Scholz (SPD) (from left) The traffic light coalition postponed the dispute over the heating law until the fall. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The…
“A lot of trust has been lost in the heating law”
Berlin Craftsmen need a reliable basis if companies are to advise customers on installing a heat pump or additional insulation. The fact that the heating law cannot be passed by…
How the Karlsruhe decision throws traffic lights into chaos
Christian Lindner (FDP), Robert Habeck (Greens) and Olaf Scholz (SPD) (from left) The traffic light coalition postponed the dispute over the heating law until the fall. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The…
This is the new star of the Union faction
Berlin As recently as Tuesday of this week, the Union faction was rather aloof towards the efforts of its member Thomas Heilmann to bring down the Building Energy Act (GEG)…
Traffic light coalition does not hold a special session on the heating law
German Bundestag The federal government actually wanted to get the law through parliament before the summer recess. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Berlin Actually, a long hanging game should have ended this…
This is the new star of the Union faction
Berlin As recently as Tuesday of this week, the Union faction was rather aloof towards the efforts of its member Thomas Heilmann to bring down the Building Energy Act (GEG)…
SPD calls for a special session of Parliament
German Bundestag The federal government actually wanted to get the law through parliament before the summer recess. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Berlin The traffic light coalition of SPD, Greens and FDP…
SPD calls for a special session of Parliament
German Bundestag The federal government actually wanted to get the law through parliament before the summer recess. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Berlin The traffic light coalition of SPD, Greens and FDP…
SPD calls for a special session of Parliament
Berlin Actually, a long hanging game should have ended this Friday. According to the plan of the traffic light coalition, the members of the Bundestag should decide on the reform…