Tag: Free University of Berlin
Shanghai Cooperation Organization: only good for staging?
Riga The institution has existed for over 20 years, its member states are among the largest countries in the world, they unite almost 40 percent of the world’s population –…
CDU calls for the end of Chinese Confucius Institutes
flags The cooperation between Chinese Confucius Institutes and German universities is not only viewed critically by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The CDU wants…
Why monkeypox is an underestimated threat
Monkeypox, a febrile and smallpox-like disease, is currently spreading around the world. The USA has now declared a national health emergency because of the “monkey pox” (abbreviated to MPX). Berlin…
Global economic war against Russia: That’s what sanctions bring
Wladimir Putin The Russian President uses gas as a weapon, among other things. (Photo: dpa) Berlin It’s March 23rd. The West still sees itself on the way to bringing Russia…
Apple, Miele, Siemens: Russia continues to import products
iPhone via the gray market Western items like the Apple smartphone are still sold in Moscow. (Photo: imago/ITAR-TASS) Riga, Dusseldorf Western products continue to come to Russia, although many companies…
Apple, Miele, Siemens: Russia continues to import products
iPhone via the gray market Western items like the Apple smartphone are still sold in Moscow. (Photo: imago/ITAR-TASS) Riga, Dusseldorf Western products continue to come to Russia, although many companies…
Apple, Miele, Siemens: Russia continues to import products
iPhone via the gray market Western items like the Apple smartphone are still sold in Moscow. (Photo: imago/ITAR-TASS) Riga, Dusseldorf Western products continue to come to Russia, although many companies…
Apple, Miele, Siemens: Russia continues to import products
iPhone via the gray market Western items like the Apple smartphone are still sold in Moscow. (Photo: imago/ITAR-TASS) Riga, Dusseldorf Western products continue to come to Russia, although many companies…
Green becomes head of the consumer center
Ramona Pop Ramona Pop has been a member of the Berlin House of Representatives since 2001 and was the leader of the Greens parliamentary group from 2009 to 2016. (Photo:…
Green becomes head of the consumer center
Ramona Pop Ramona Pop has been a member of the Berlin House of Representatives since 2001 and was the leader of the Greens parliamentary group from 2009 to 2016. (Photo:…
Basic income as creative capital instead of handouts
basic income Two authors want to bring order to the debate about basic income. (Photo: Imago) As long as debates are conducted as a cut-throat competition between fundamental ideological concepts,…
How lifetime income depends on household type
wedding couple According to the Bertelsmann Foundation, many of the family-related benefits are still geared towards marital relationships. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The disposable lifetime income in Germany still depends heavily…
Which ministers had to go and who was allowed to stay
Dusseldorf Two ministers recently had to resign. In addition to the NRW Minister of Agriculture Ursula Heinen-Esser (CDU), Federal Minister for Family Affairs Anne Spiegel (Greens) resigned on Monday. Both…
Which ministers had to go and who was allowed to stay
Dusseldorf Two ministers recently had to resign. In addition to the NRW Minister of Agriculture Ursula Heinen-Esser (CDU), Federal Minister for Family Affairs Anne Spiegel (Greens) resigned on Monday. Both…
Every seventh board member in the top 200 companies is female
Berlin Company board members in Germany have become more female – even if the legal minimum for women only comes into effect from August of this year. In the fourth…
Franziska Giffey is Berlin’s first woman mayor
Franziska Giffey The new governing mayor has had a steep political career behind her. (Photo: imago images / Emmanuele Contini) Berlin Franziska Giffey has made it: six months after retiring…
Gifts to smile, enjoy or shine
Dusseldorf The Christmas days are approaching again much faster than expected and with them the prospect of long cozy evenings with people and things that are close to your heart.…
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…
A digital model city is to be created in Honduras
Mexico City It is a piece of paradise: Roatán, an island in the Caribbean, 60 kilometers long, eight kilometers wide and 65 kilometers off the coast of Honduras. This is…
Election victories in MV and Berlin
Berlin For Manuela Schwesig, it was a “moving moment” when she received the obligatory bouquet of flowers after the election on Monday morning at the SPD party headquarters in Berlin.…