Tag: Rolf Mützenich
Why the SPD shows two completely different faces in security policy
Berlin Anyone who has listened to the two federal chairmen of the SPD, Saskia Esken and Lars Klingbeil, could believe that the two are members of different parties. Klingbeil campaigned…
SPD politicians offend with their statements in science
Berlin The week was only a few hours old when Karl Lauterbach (SPD) said words last Monday that resonate to this day. Asked in the ARD morning magazine about mistakes…
Defense Minister Lambrecht apparently wants to resign
Christina Lambrecht The Federal Minister of Defense has long been criticized. (Photo: dpa) On Friday afternoon everything still looked routine. After a meeting with Inspector General Eberhard Zorn and the…
Road construction: coalition divided after secret meeting
Berlin Even after another crisis talk, the SPD, Greens and FDP were not able to agree on how they want to speed up planning and approval processes. As the Handelsblatt…
Road construction: coalition divided after secret meeting
Berlin Even after another crisis talk, the SPD, Greens and FDP were not able to agree on how they want to speed up planning and approval processes. As the Handelsblatt…
Why the SPD is clinging to an illusion in foreign policy – a comment
“Friendly fire” is what ricochets from their own ranks call themselves. Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock repeatedly gets such a nuisance from the traffic light coalition, especially from its bright…
Dirty Bomb? Ukraine denies allegations from Russia
Ukraine War – Donetsk Two Ukrainian soldiers fire from a US-supplied M777 howitzer. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv Ukraine has sharply denied Moscow allegations that it is preparing to use a so-called…
“In the coalition, the SPD is clearly the brakeman”
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) The chancellor insists that the federal government will not decide on its own whether to supply main battle tanks to Ukraine. (Photo: AP) Berlin In…
“In the coalition, the SPD is clearly the brakeman”
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) The chancellor insists that the federal government will not decide on its own whether to supply main battle tanks to Ukraine. (Photo: AP) Berlin In…
Energy crisis: Nuclear power plant terms against debt brake
Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant in the evening The traffic light government disagrees about the nuclear power plant running times. Berlin The traffic light coalition argues about the basic attitudes of…
Sharp criticism of Söder’s “anti-social” proposals
Berlin CSU boss Markus Söder calls for comprehensive relief for citizens in view of inflation and the energy crisis. In the “Bild am Sonntag”, the Bavarian Prime Minister spoke out…
Civilian goods from Russia are allowed to go to Kaliningrad
Riga, Brussels Russia is again allowed to transport sanctioned goods through Lithuania to its Kaliningrad exclave. This emerges from a document published by the European Commission on Wednesday afternoon. This…
Selenski criticizes the mass destruction of cultural assets
Destruction in Sieverodonetsk The city in the Luhansk region has been heavily contested for days. (Photo: dpa) Moscow, Kyiv In view of the massive destruction of cultural heritage caused by…
Selenski criticizes the mass destruction of cultural assets
Destruction in Sieverodonetsk The city in the Luhansk region has been heavily contested for days. (Photo: dpa) Moscow, Kyiv In view of the massive destruction of cultural heritage caused by…
The situation in the evening: Sievjerodonetsk still fought
Moscow, Kyiv While Russia is apparently using more reserves in the battle for the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievjerodonetsk, Ukraine expects the war to end in two to six months.…
Weapons deliveries: Union criticizes SPD course
Federal Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD) said at the start of a Ukraine conference convened by the United States at Ramstein Air Force Base that the federal government had decided…
Ukraine is urging Olaf Scholz to make serious arms deliveries – serious allegations from Merz
Berlin In the debate about the delivery of heavy weapons to Ukraine, the country’s Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, demanded quick commitments from Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD). “I hope that Scholz…
Ukraine is urging Olaf Scholz to make heavy arms deliveries – a dispute at traffic lights
Dmitro Kuleba The Foreign Minister of Ukraine would like to see more military support from Germany. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba is demanding that Chancellor Olaf…
Macron has to put down his kid gloves – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
In a leading European country with a tradition of enlightenment and bourgeois revolutions, 30 percent is extremely high for the right. On the other hand, it’s not 50 percent either.…
Gazprom shenanigans in Schwerin – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
Not so long ago, Germany benefited like no other country from cheap energy from Russia. Conversely, the tendency to impose really tough sanctions on the former preferred supplier is now…