Tag: Federal Constitutional Court
This could affect tenants and landlords in terms of heating costs
Radiator and thermostat Heating is getting more expensive: Energy prices are rising, plus CO2 pricing. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt When millions of German tenants soon find their utility bills in their…
Traffic light parties wrestle with surveillance laws
According to information from the Handelsblatt, the views of the traffic light negotiators about the use of so-called data retention were sometimes far apart. The investigative tool allows police and…
Eon doubles profit and confirms forecast
Leonhard Birnbaum Eon CEO Leonhard Birnbaum wants to work with partners to build an infrastructure to supply municipal, medium-sized and industrial companies with green hydrogen and green ammonia. (Photo: dpa)…
The Governing Council is rethinking purchase programs – that would have far-reaching consequences
At its December meeting, the Governing Council wants to decide on the future structure of the bond purchases. This will also concern the purchase limits that have previously been in…
Greenpeace is suing VW
VW boss Herbert Diess at the IAA Mobility 2021 The activists had already handed over their catalog of demands to the VW boss on the sidelines of the auto show.…
Angela Merkel – last appearance on the world stage of climate policy
Berlin Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) is saying goodbye to the world stage in terms of climate policy with an urgent plea for global pricing of CO2 emissions. “With such a…
Angela Merkel – last appearance on the world stage of climate policy
Berlin Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) is saying goodbye to the world stage in terms of climate policy with an urgent plea for global pricing of CO2 emissions. “With such a…
GKV board member Kiefer calls for traffic light reforms
Caregiver in a retirement home The future government faces major challenges in care. (Photo: ullstein bild – Hoff / WELT) The National Association of Statutory Health Insurance (GKV) has called…
The hour of truth
By the beginning of October this year, more electric cars had already been registered in Germany than in the entire previous year. And among banks and financial institutions, the demand…
Millions in compensation for Helmut Kohl’s widow?
Berlin It was the highest compensation in German legal history to date: shortly before his death, former Chancellor Helmut Kohl obtained monetary compensation for a particularly serious violation of general…
AfD scandal in the Bundestag? Parliament is preparing for the first session
Bundestag On Tuesday, the Bundestag will meet for the first time since the Bundestag election. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The new Bundestag will meet for the first time on Tuesday. Usually…
Interview with WZB President: Sociologist Jutta Allmendinger: “I warn against the hope that the market alone will regulate everything”
Why is it important for a woman to become President of the Bundestag? A conversation about equality, new sources of finance for reforms and the chances of the traffic light.…
The SPD, FDP and the Greens are fighting over these points
A total of 22 working groups with specialist politicians will then negotiate the details of a coalition agreement in the coming weeks. The SPD, Greens and FDP are striving to…
Housing policy is a trial by fire for Kevin Kühnert
Berlin The talks with the Greens and the FDP about the formation of a new federal government have not yet really got underway, as the first comrades are already making…
Traffic light gives up tax cuts – but economists have hope
Berlin On Thursday afternoon, the negotiators of the SPD, Greens and FDP begin their talks about a traffic light coalition in Hub27, a hall of the Berlin trade fair. They…
China is not getting away from coal – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
Climate protection or growth? It is an old conflict that is now becoming abundantly clear in China. The country, which is suffering from power outages, is mining more coal again,…
How Poland and the EU are approaching escalation
Berlin, Brussels Chaos, lawless spaces and anarchy threaten Poland if the country submits to the rules of the EU – at least that’s what Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki says.…
According to a court ruling, Poland is threatened with sanctions by von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen In the debate about the judgment of the Polish Constitutional Court, the EU Commission President announced consequences for the country. (Photo: dpa) Strasbourg In the dispute…
Reviewer doubts Spahn’s law on tariff compliance
Carer and resident of a retirement home Improving working conditions in nursing is a legitimate goal, says the legal opinion. But the path taken is questionable. (Photo: dpa) Berlin It…
There is good news for business and citizens. The control screw is not turned. However, the costs for climate protection are still open.
Habeck, Baerbock, Scholz, Lindner, Walter-Borjans The heads of the traffic light parties presented their concept in Berlin. (Photo: imago images / Mike Schmidt) Helmut Schmidt wrote the following sentence: “The…