Tag: federal
Federal Labor Court confirms lower wages for temporary workers
Employees in a logistics center The EU Temporary Employment Directive stipulates that collective agreements may deviate from the principle of equal pay if the “overall protection” of temporary workers is…
Federal ministers threaten Twitter with consequences
Berlin The expected exit of the short message service Twitter from an EU agreement to combat disinformation on the Internet is causing outrage within the federal government. “With the Code…
Federal government agrees on simplified naturalizations
Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser “Anyone who becomes a German citizen is committed to life in our free and diverse society.” (Photo: IMAGO/Future Image) Berlin The federal government has agreed…
The federal government and the railways are expecting disaster from Brussels
Freight wagons from DB Cargo Deutsche Bahn rejects accusations from Brussels that it received subsidies that distorted competition. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin The federal government fears trouble from Brussels. According to…
Federal and state governments reach mini-agreement on refugee costs
From left: Markus Söder, Prime Minister of Bavaria (CSU), Bodo Ramelow, Prime Minister of Thuringia (Die Linke), Dietmar Woidke, Prime Minister of Brandenburg (SPD), Kai Wegner, Governing Mayor of Berlin…
Federal government allows Cosco from China to participate in Hamburg terminal
Chinese shipping company Cosco loading The world’s fourth largest container shipping company is allowed to participate in the port of Hamburg. (Photo: Bloomberg) Dusseldorf The Chinese container shipping company Cosco…
Federal government allows Cosco from China to participate in Hamburg terminal
Chinese shipping company Cosco loading The world’s fourth largest container shipping company is allowed to participate in the port of Hamburg. (Photo: Bloomberg) Dusseldorf The Chinese container shipping company Cosco…
Bundeswehr creates 50 more Puma tanks – despite concerns of the Federal Court of Auditors
Puma infantry fighting vehicle The Federal Court of Auditors criticizes that the technical maturity of the weapon system is not yet certain. (Photo: imago images/Chris Emil Janssen) Berlin The Budget…
The Federal Audit Office reports concerns about the procurement of additional Puma armored personnel carriers
Puma infantry fighting vehicle The Federal Court of Auditors criticizes that the technical maturity of the weapon system is not yet certain. (Photo: imago images/Chris Emil Janssen) Berlin The planned…
States are on a confrontational course with the federal government
Berlin Shortly before the refugee summit in the Chancellery, the 16 federal states agreed on their own concept for future refugee financing. In it they call for a per capita…
States are on a confrontational course with the federal government
Berlin Shortly before the refugee summit in the Chancellery, the 16 federal states agreed on their own concept for future refugee financing. In it they call for a per capita…
Federal orders from 10,000 euros only with collective agreement
Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil In the 2021 coalition agreement, the SPD, Greens and FDP agreed to make the award of public contracts dependent on companies paying according to tariffs.…
Awarding of federal contracts from 10,000 euros only to companies bound by collective bargaining agreements
Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil In the 2021 coalition agreement, the SPD, Greens and FDP agreed to make the award of public contracts dependent on companies paying according to tariffs.…
The federal and state governments agree in the whistleblower dispute
Marco Buschmann (FDP) The Federal Minister of Justice, together with the Hessian Minister of Justice, headed the working group that was supposed to resolve the differences. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In…
The federal government wants to support the renovation of the railway network with billions
Construction site The federal government and the railways had agreed to fundamentally rehabilitate heavily used rail routes. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In the future, the federal government wants to contribute far…
That’s what matters at today’s Federal Reserve meeting
Jerome Powell on a screen at the New York Stock Exchange It is unlikely that the President of the US Federal Reserve will comment specifically on his next plans. Investors…
How the federal states pile up mountains of debt through the back door
Berlin The pot should “have it all”, announced the new state government, and it has. The new climate special fund of the city of Berlin is to comprise up to…
Federal government: New fuss about the Ministry of Economic Affairs: Post-occupation is being examined
Robert Habeck According to his house, at the beginning of the week the minister asked for an internal examination to determine whether there was any bias. (Photo: IMAGO/Chris Emil Janssen)…
CDU brings Deputy Head of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution to Berlin
Felix Badenberg The non-party is to become the new Berlin Senator for Justice. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Migration history, AfD hunter, cyber defense expert: The Berlin CDU is bringing a top…
The federal government is spending 27 billion euros on the refugee crisis this year
Berlin May 10th is about billions. In view of the increasing number of refugees, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and the Prime Ministers are meeting. The federal states and municipalities are…