Tag: federalism
Hospital reform: countries agree
Karl Lauterbach (SPD) In the run-up to the consultations, Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach expressed confidence with regard to the federal-state meeting. (Photo: IMAGO/Chris Emil Janssen) Berlin The federal…
Countries and teachers criticize the postponement of the “Digital Pact 2.0” for schools
Children with laptops in the classroom The first digital pact was intended to advance the digitization of schools with a total of 6.5 billion euros. (Photo: IMAGO / Shotshop) Berlin…
Germany pace: Scholz disappoints the prime ministers
Construction site The traffic light coalition had agreed to enable faster construction. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The federal and state governments will not agree on a pact to speed up planning…
Municipalities want to change the Basic Law
Gerd Landsberg, General Manager of the Association of Towns and Municipalities Landsberg demands that the federal and state governments should share the costs of migration, integration and care for refugees.…
Why the SPD’s big old debt plan will fail
Olaf Scholz The Chancellor held out the prospect of federal aid for debt relief for local authorities. (Photo: AP) Berlin A few days ago, Olaf Scholz (SPD) gave a speech…
“That could frustrate many people” – displeasure with the federal-state agreement on refugees
Berlin The federal and state governments have drawn some heavy criticism with their decisions on financing refugee costs. The decision “means failure because it is neither financially sufficient nor does…
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…
“Unworthy bargaining” – What the dispute over the refugee costs is about
Berlin The numbers speak for themselves: far more people sought refuge in Germany last year than in the peak year of the refugee crisis in 2015. According to the Federal…
Minister of Construction Geywitz: Digital building application coming
Klara Geywitz (SPD) The Federal Building Minister supported the development of the digital building application with federal funds. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Around 220,000 building permits are issued in Germany every…
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…
Countries present their own concept for refugee financing
refugees A refugee settlement in Brück in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district. (Photo: dpa) Shortly before the refugee summit, the 16 federal states agreed on their own concept for future refugee financing.…
Hesse’s Prime Minister calls for a per capita billing system for refugee costs
Boris Rhein (CDU) The CDU politician sees an urgent need for action in financing the costs of refugees. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Berlin The Hessian Prime Minister Boris Rhein (CDU) has…
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…
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…
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…
The federal government wants to present a pace pact for investments
Berlin. After much pressure from the federal states, the federal government now appears to be ready to negotiate sustainably accelerated planning and approval procedures at federal, state and local level.…
The Progress Coalition can only be successful together with the federal states
The federal government is debating the 2024 budget. Expenditure and income diverge. Should the sensitive federal-state financial relationships serve as a quarry for consolidation? Apparently yes, according to the traffic…
East country heads vent anger about hospital reform
Berlin Karl Lauterbach is used to criticism. The message from Saxony’s Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) was tough: The Federal Health Minister’s hospital reform should “under no circumstances become a…
East country heads vent anger about hospital reform
Berlin Karl Lauterbach is used to criticism. The message from Saxony’s Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) was tough: The Federal Health Minister’s hospital reform should “under no circumstances become a…