Tag: the green
Ampel creates hundreds of new jobs in ministries
Berlin Katrin Göring-Eckardt was enthusiastic. The idea of a parliamentary poet is a “great suggestion”, cheered the Bundestag Vice-President. Poetry could help “open a new discursive space between parliament and…
Deutsche Bank & Commerzbank: Downhill after Cerberus exit
Frankfurt A commitment to the German banking sector looks different: The US financial investor Cerberus sells a good 46 million shares in Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank because it apparently no…
Habeck wants to triple the pace of climate protection
Robert Habeck The Minister of Economic Affairs does not want to lose any time: “We are starting with a considerable backlog”. (Photo: Henning Schacht) Berlin Federal Economics and Climate Protection…
Debate about general vaccination requirements: pressure on traffic lights is growing
Berlin In the debate about the general compulsory vaccination, the pressure on the traffic light government to come up with a timetable is growing. Baden-Württemberg’s Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens)…
Deutsche Bank & Commerzbank: Downhill after Cerberus exit
Frankfurt A commitment to the German banking sector looks different: The US financial investor Cerberus sells a good 46 million shares in Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank because it apparently no…
Habeck wants to triple the pace of climate protection
Berlin Federal Economics and Climate Protection Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) wants to pave the way for climate neutrality in the country with a comprehensive legislative initiative. The first legislative package…
European Parliament fails due to data protection – warning to companies
European Parliament in Brussels Parliament violated the rules that it helped to develop. (Photo: dpa) Brussels Data of European citizens cannot simply be stored in the USA. This is stated…
Luca app: police access alerts data protection officers
Berlin, Düsseldorf Access by the Mainz police to personal data from the Luca contact tracking app met with sharp criticism. The officials had used data from visitors to a restaurant…
Habeck wants to triple the pace of climate protection
Robert Habeck At the federal press conference, the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection presents immediate measures for the federal government’s climate goals. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Minister…
Omikron puts the rapid test system to the test – test marathon at the start of school
Berlin Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach (SPD) has announced that it will check which rapid tests can prove how well an infection with the Omikron variant is. “I have…
Resistance to Boris Palmer’s expulsion from the party
Boris Palmer The party expulsion process against the Green politician is likely to drag on for several months. (Photo: dpa) Tubingen In the dispute over the threatened exclusion from the…
Beamtenbund boss criticizes state crisis management
Berlin Beamtenbund boss Ulrich Silberbach has called for a personnel and investment offensive for the public service, so that the trust of the citizens in the state does not decrease…
The comeback of creeping tax increases
Berlin Christian Lindner (FDP) announced great deeds at the turn of the year. He wanted to relieve taxpayers by 30 billion euros during this electoral period, said the Federal Minister…
How the EU intends to defend its power in standardization
Brussels At the beginning of February, the EU Commission wants to present its standardization strategy – a document that can be of great importance for the European export industry. Because…
A smack for Scholz’s mandatory vaccination plan
Olaf Scholz The Chancellor ducks in the debate and refers to the parliamentary processes (Photo: Reuters) Chancellor Olaf Scholz has to collect two full-bodied promises. On the one hand, there…
“Minimum wage of 12 euros will come in 2022”
Labor Minister Hubertus Heil “Millions of people in Germany benefit – including many women and many people in East Germany.” (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil wants to…
The deputy editor-in-chief’s weekly review
Good morning dear readers,the world is facing a tech revolution. We will see more technological advances in the next few years than in the past hundred. This already rapid development…
Debate continues without a clear timetable
Vaccination in the Cruise Center Steinwerder For the time being, the vaccination decision will probably be made voluntarily – or not at all. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The debate about compulsory…
Digital driving schools: Digital Minister rejects online lessons
truck In addition to returning to school from e-learning, the freight forwarders are also moaning about bureaucracy. (Photo: imago images / Jochen Tack) Berlin The first litmus test for the…
What governments around the world are doing to counter high rents
There are restrictions with which Germany is not alone. In other countries, too, the market is being regulated more and more in view of rising prices. What are other governments…