Tag: Household community
This is how municipal heating planning should look like
Berlin The discussion about heat supply in cities and communities is entering the next round. The federal government’s construction and economics ministries want to avoid a fiasco like the one…
Infographic: Public administration: The make-believe monster bureaucracy
Dusseldorf Too slow, too time-consuming, too complicated – the complaints about the German bureaucracy could be continued indefinitely. In international comparison, there are not that many civil servants and employees…
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…
Municipalities agree citizens to higher taxes and fees
day care center In some communities, parental fees for day-care centers will become significantly more expensive. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The financial situation of many municipalities is deteriorating rapidly. Last year,…
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…
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…
Call for relief for the municipalities
Request from employees to Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser The federal and local governments will face additional personnel costs in the tens of billions as a result of…
Municipalities incorrectly bill the federal government for housing and heating costs
Federal Minister of Labor Hubertus Heil visiting a job center The Federal Court of Auditors accuses the minister of negligence in spending control. (Photo: IMAGO/Christian Spicker) Berlin When it comes…
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…
The federal government should not take on old municipal debts unconditionally
>>iOS The state of Hesse has taken on debt itself in order to replace the cash advances of its municipalities. They only have to contribute a personal contribution of 25…
The majority of federal states act too arbitrarily when it comes to housing construction
A vacant lot in Stralsund In order to create living space, a municipality can oblige an owner to build on his property within a reasonable period of time. (Photo: dpa)…
Almost 200 flights in Düsseldorf canceled on Monday
Warning strike at Düsseldorf Airport Employees at Düsseldorf and Cologne/Bonn airports are on strike on Monday for better wages. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Because of a warning strike on Monday, 198…
Unions reject first offer in collective bargaining dispute
Rally of public servants The Verdi and DBB civil servants’ union and collective bargaining union are demanding 10.5 percent more money, but at least 500 euros. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In…
DIW President Fratzscher warns of a change in mood against refugees
Berlin The President of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), Marcel Fratzscher, warned of the consequences for the migration and immigration policy of the Federal Government in view of…
Countries put pressure on Faeser in the refugee debate
Berlin Shortly before the refugee summit announced by Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD), Bavaria’s Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU) called for tougher action in the case of illegal entry…
States and municipalities are demanding more money
Refugee accommodation in Berlin Cities and municipalities warn of overloading. (Photo: imago/Christian Mang) Berlin A few days before the refugee summit, a dispute broke out at Federal Interior Minister Nancy…
Municipalities are demanding more money from the federal government
Berlin The municipalities are demanding a comprehensive package of measures to accommodate and care for refugees. “Many cities and communities have long since reached their breaking point. The federal and…
Because of refugees at the limit – the Main-Taunus-Kreis despairs
Berlin The call for help: urgent. The reaction: zero. Non-partisan from the CDU and SPD to the FDP and the Greens, those responsible for the Main-Taunus district in Hesse have…
How federal, state and local governments are undermining federalism
Berlin Shortly before Christmas, Bundestag Vice President Yvonne Magwas brought the 3,600 residents the good news: “Bad Elster can tackle the expansion of the gym,” emblazoned above the constituency announcement…