Tag: German City Day
Encourage, demand, cut funds – BA boss criticizes Heil for cuts in job centers
Berlin To this day, Monika Miszkiel can hardly believe that she has found work again. “I got my second chance, it’s like winning the lottery for me,” the 58-year-old tells…
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…
Ministry of Finance plans offensive to reduce bureaucracy
Construction site Public procurement law prescribes, for example, how the state may allocate construction contracts. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Government contracts are extremely important for many companies – after all, the…
“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…
German authorities hardly rely on sustainability when it comes to procurement
Hydrogen-powered garbage truck in Lower Saxony Most municipal clients pay particular attention to the price when it comes to disposal. (Photo: picture alliance / Hauke-Christian Dittrich) Berlin When it comes…
Municipalities criticize the advance of the savings bank associations
Ulrich Reuter The lawyer follows Helmut Schleweis at the head of the DSGV. (Photo: IMAGO/Stephan Görlich) Frankfurt After the regional savings bank associations agreed on the appointment of the future…
Many unanswered questions until the start of the 49-euro ticket
local transport The planned 49-euro ticket turns out to be more complicated than expected. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The planned 49-euro ticket is likely to miss the goal of Federal Transport…
“The Deutschlandticket will come now”
49-euro Germany ticket The federal and state governments had agreed to share the cost of the “Germany ticket” with 1.5 billion euros each. However, the federal states, like many transport…
There are still shortcomings in these areas
biogas plant The federal government also wants to skim off chance profits from renewable energies in order to finance the electricity price brake. (Photo: IMAGO/Jochen Tack) Berlin The electricity and…
Bundestag decides citizen money – Heil campaigns for the approval of the federal states
Berlin The Bundestag has launched the citizens’ allowance planned by the traffic light coalition. SPD, Greens and FDP voted with their majority for the law. In a roll-call vote, 385…
Traffic lights and countries continue to argue about citizen income – there is also criticism of the housing benefit reform
Federal states with Union participation, without whose consent the citizen’s income cannot come into force, declared that the proposed amendments did not change the grossest “weaving errors” of the law.…
Municipalities warn against resistance to further refugees
Ukraine refugees in Brandenburg So far, Germany has taken in more than a million refugees from Ukraine. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Before today’s federal-state meeting with Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the municipalities…
Municipalities warn against resistance to further refugees
Ukraine refugees in Brandenburg So far, Germany has taken in more than a million refugees from Ukraine. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Before today’s federal-state meeting with Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the municipalities…
Without quick help, many municipal utilities are threatened with collapse – feared a domino effect
Employees of Stadtwerke Munich Municipalities and the energy industry are demanding state aid for municipal utilities. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The financial situation of many municipal utilities and regional suppliers has…
Without quick help, many municipal utilities are threatened with collapse – feared a domino effect
Employees of Stadtwerke Munich Municipalities and the energy industry are demanding state aid for municipal utilities. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The financial situation of many municipal utilities and regional suppliers has…
Protecting critical infrastructure: SMEs are calling for government emergency programs
Berlin The managing director of the Federal Association of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (BVMW), Markus Jerger, calls for state help to protect against attacks on the critical infrastructure (Kritis). In…
“We can do it again”? The high number of refugees pushes cities to their limits
Berlin In Dresden, the trade fair is being prepared as an emergency accommodation for refugees, Leipzig is planning tent cities, Berlin sees itself at the limit. Before the refugee summit…
“We can do it again”? The high number of refugees pushes cities to their limits
Berlin In Dresden, the trade fair is being prepared as an emergency accommodation for refugees, Leipzig is planning tent cities, Berlin sees itself at the limit. Before the refugee summit…
These funds are intended to combat German tax havens
Tax offices against tax havens The tax offices lack the capacity to carry out the numerous business premises audits for trade tax. That should change in the coming years. (Photo:…
These funds are intended to combat German tax havens
Tax offices against tax havens The tax offices lack the capacity to carry out the numerous business premises audits for trade tax. That should change in the coming years. (Photo:…