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Tax revenue up 7 percent
Federal Ministry of Finance in Berlin For 2022, tax revenues were slightly above experts’ expectations. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal and state tax revenues increased more significantly last year than experts…
EU Commission leaders warn of a subsidy race with the USA
Brussels The EU Commission is divided over the European response to the American Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on the ecological restructuring of the economy. The three most important deputies of…
GDP forecast 2023: Federal government expects little growth
Robert Habeck, Olaf Scholz and Christian Lindner The traffic light coalition partners expect no more recession for 2023. (Photo: IMAGO/Metodi Popov) Berlin In its latest economic forecast, the federal government…
Federal government expects only minimally more unemployment in 2023, investments are expected to stagnate
Robert Habeck, Olaf Scholz and Christian Lindner The traffic light coalition partners expect no more recession for 2023. (Photo: IMAGO/Metodi Popov) Berlin In its latest economic forecast, the federal government…
New omicron subline should become dominant
After the above-average number of respiratory diseases a few weeks ago, people in Germany seem to be struggling less with it again. The estimated rate of acute respiratory diseases fell…
Germany introduces mandatory tests for travelers from China – Belgium and Sweden also require tests
Travelers from China will have to present negative corona test results again from January 5 before boarding a plane to England. A government spokesman confirmed this to journalists in London…
Canada, Australia and Morocco regulate entry from China – variant XBB.1.5 widespread in the USA
In the USA, a significant proportion of the new corona infections can be traced back to the XBB.1.5 variant, which has only recently been discovered. The US health authority CDC…
Canada, Australia and Morocco regulate entry from China – Taiwan offers help
People arriving from China are allowed from January 5th only enter Canada or Australia with a negative corona test. Morocco will no longer allow travelers from China into the country…
Spain also announces corona testing for travelers from China – Beijing allows Covid medicine Lagevrio
In the massive corona wave in China The Chinese authorities have approved the use of the drug Lagevrio (molnupiravir) from the American manufacturer Merck. The Chinese drug regulator reported on…
Lifting the mask requirement harms the economy – the USA is considering tightening the Covid rules for travelers from China
In view of the corona wave in China Japan strengthens its border controls for travelers from the People’s Republic. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday, All visitors from…
Recession will be milder than expected
container terminal According to the Ifo Institute, economic output will shrink by only 0.1 percent in 2023. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to a forecast by the Ifo Institute, the German…
China announces nationwide easing of corona restrictions
Of the President of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Lothar Wieler, advertises in view of the different regulations in the federal states further for the isolation of corona infected people…
Bavaria and Saxony-Anhalt are abolishing the obligation to wear masks in public transport – NRW is sticking to it
Of the President of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Lothar Wieler, advertises in view of the different regulations in the federal states further for the isolation of corona infected people…
Saarland abolishes the obligation to isolate – Bavaria and Saxony-Anhalt abolish the obligation to wear masks in public transport
Of the President of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Lothar Wieler, advertises in view of the different regulations in the federal states further for the isolation of corona infected people…
Bavaria and Saxony-Anhalt are abolishing the obligation to wear masks in public transport
Of the President of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Lothar Wieler, advertises in view of the different regulations in the federal states further for the isolation of corona infected people…
Bavaria abolishes the obligation to wear masks in public transport on December 10th
Of the President of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Lothar Wieler, advertises in view of the different regulations in the federal states further for the isolation of corona infected people…
US jobless numbers remain low – 263,000 additional jobs
US companies are looking for employees The US labor market has so far proved robust during the crisis. (Photo: Bloomberg) Washington The US unemployment rate was flat in November –…
Drosten sees signs that the corona pandemic will end soon
The FDP in the Bundestag calls for a nationwide end to the isolation requirements for corona infected people. “We don’t need a state-fixed isolation obligation,” he said FDP health politician…
Job cuts are exacerbating the chaos among shipowners
Container ship HMM Algeciras in Hamburg desperately looking for employees. (Photo: IMAGO/Nikito) Dusseldorf The emerging overcapacities in container shipping are not the only point where the large shipping companies have…
More money needed for long-Covid research
A Advance from Schleswig-Holstein to end the mask requirement in buses and trains has met with a mixed response in federal politics. The health policy spokesman for the FDP parliamentary…