Tag: Federal Ministry of Transport
The traffic light coalition is in crisis when it comes to climate protection
Berlin In the federal government, the dispute over the future rules for climate protection is coming to a head. As the Handelsblatt learned from government circles, the Greens and the…
Habeck is considering climate tax for new cars
Economics Minister Robert Habeck The Economics Minister is probably considering that equal-ranking e-cars should become cheaper than the respective combustion engines. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck…
New advisory groups: the government wants to create a traffic turnaround
Electric car at the charging station The federal government wants to make road traffic more climate-friendly and is setting up advisory bodies for this purpose. (Photo: dpa) Berlin With two…
How Germany wants to protect its telecom networks
Berlin What if, in the near future, there was a power outage across the board, if there was a natural disaster like the 2021 flood in the Ahr Valley, or…
Volker Wissing stops the project of his CSU predecessor
Berlin If the Ministry of Transport was occupied by a CSU politician, a large sum of tax money from the federal coffers often ended up in their Bavarian homeland. It…
By 2030, everyone should be connected to the fiber optic network
fiber optic expansion Many companies are expanding in areas that are lucrative for them. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The federal and state governments have agreed on how they want to promote…
Federal states are demanding a faster network for everyone from the federal government
Berlin What is fast internet and how can every household in the country get it, no matter how remote it is? A dispute has broken out between the traffic light…
Boss Lutz prepares for hard times
The boss of the highly subsidized state-owned company spoke of “growing pains”. The demand is growing, at the same time the network has to be renewed and expanded. His solution…
Transport Minister Wissing fights with the countries
Berlin Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) should be sure of a majority in parliament this Thursday: At least the governing coalition of SPD, Greens and FDP should plead in…
Minister of Transport Volker Wissing gone astray
Volker Wissing The minister stressed that he should rely on market-based incentives. (Photo: IMAGO/Chris Emil Janssen) Transport Minister Volker Wissing no longer wants to hear about his ministry’s proposals, no…
Volker Wissing’s climate plan: train journey instead of short-haul flight
Berlin Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing is planning to use grants and other investments to strengthen the role of the railways in transport and thus increase their contribution to climate…
What Deutsche Bahn and shipping have to do
Berlin The Ukraine war shows how critical the German infrastructure is. Before Easter, the federal government asked the transport industry for the first time about transport capacities if no more…
Municipalities do not want to operate charging stations
Charging station for e-cars There are still too few charging stations for electric vehicles in Germany. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) must expect resistance to his…
State holds back charging station areas – companies fear usury
electromobility Finding suitable space presents companies with one of the greatest challenges when setting up public charging infrastructure. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf If the federal government has its way, there should…
Ukraine war: Federal government plans “grain bridge”
Grain The federal government wants to transport up to 52 containers or several thousand tons of grain out of the Ukraine with each train. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Frankfort Railway transports…
Deutsche Bahn: Network expansion in the Chemical Triangle is halting
Berlin The cancellation unexpectedly hit BASF, OMV, Wacker Chemie and other industrial companies in south-eastern Bavaria. And the justification caused confusion: The rail line from Munich via Mühldorf to Burghausen…
Deutsche Bahn Cargo warns of Easter chaos on the rails
freight train The most important freight transport route in the republic will be closed from Friday. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Even the cargo subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG couldn’t sugarcoat the…
Logistics industry warns of possible supply bottlenecks in Germany
Berlin In politics as well as in the economy there is growing concern that there will be further supply bottlenecks. The reason is the economic sanctions against Russia, which are…
Combustion car over: government confuses EU countries
electric car From 2035, only zero-emission cars will be registered in the EU. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Volker Wissing (FDP) caused new confusion at the first meeting with his European colleagues…
Why the German rail network is collapsing
Construction work on the railway line Deutsche Bahn has to invest: with 13.6 billion euros it is more than ever. 1,800 kilometers of track, 2,000 points, 800 stations and 140…