Tag: traffic light
Federal orders from 10,000 euros only with collective agreement
Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil In the 2021 coalition agreement, the SPD, Greens and FDP agreed to make the award of public contracts dependent on companies paying according to tariffs.…
Awarding of federal contracts from 10,000 euros only to companies bound by collective bargaining agreements
Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil In the 2021 coalition agreement, the SPD, Greens and FDP agreed to make the award of public contracts dependent on companies paying according to tariffs.…
SPD and Greens want to take a closer look at corporate profits
Saskia Esken The SPD federal chairman also sees the reason for the inflation in increased profit margins. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Critics accuse corporations of exploiting high inflation to optimize profits…
Cannabis legalization could bring the state more than a billion euros a year
Berlin No sale of joints in specialist shops, no commercial cultivation: the legalization of cannabis that Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach (SPD) is aiming for is significantly less extensive…
Traffic light: coalition committee ends without resolutions
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP), Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) (from left) This time, the traffic light coalition did not want to talk…
No peace in the coalition: traffic light leaders meet again
Berlin The last marathon meeting of the coalition committee was barely four weeks ago when the next meeting is already imminent. The top representatives of the SPD, Greens and FDP…
Exceptions when replacing the heating system? Clinics reject Lauterbach’s initiative
Karl Lauterbach The Federal Minister of Health wants clinics to be able to apply for the installation of a new gas heating system under certain circumstances in the future, for…
Almost every second dissatisfied with the climate policy of the traffic light
Federal Climate Minister Habeck The rules of the climate protection law were relaxed last week, which caused dissatisfaction among the Greens. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Almost every second German thinks that…
Traffic light agrees on climate and transport package
Lars Klingbeil (right), Christian Lindner and Ricarda Lang The party leaders of the SPD, FDP and Greens appeared before the press on Tuesday evening. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The traffic light…
Traffic light coalition wants more money for the train and truck toll should be increased
Lars Klingbeil (right), Christian Lindner and Ricarda Lang The party leaders of the SPD, FDP and Greens appeared before the press on Tuesday evening. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The traffic light…
Traffic light coalition wants to raise more money for rail and truck tolls
Lars Klingbeil (right), Christian Lindner and Ricarda Lang The party leaders of the SPD, FDP and Greens appeared before the press on Tuesday evening. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The traffic light…
Scholz announces “very good results”.
Olaf Scholz The meeting of the coalition committee had been repeatedly interrupted. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin According to Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the SPD, Greens and FDP have clarified the most important…
The chancellor promised himself a “small leap forward” from the coalition committee. But the SPD, the Greens and the FDP can’t even do that.
Robert Habeck (left) and Christian Lindner The Federal Economics Minister from the Green Party and Finance Minister Lindner on their arrival for the German-Dutch intergovernmental consultations in Rotterdam. (Photo: dpa)…
Coalition Committee suspended – resume Tuesday
traffic light coalition Chancellor Olaf Scholz (M, SPD) talks to Christian Lindner (r, FDP) and Robert Habeck (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen). (Photo: dpa) Berlin Despite a marathon meeting that lasted a…
Scholz calls for quick charging stations at every gas station
A car charges at a charging station Chancellor Olaf Scholz calls for more charging stations in Germany. (Photo: IMAGO/Sylvio Dittrich) Berlin Olaf Scholz (SPD) was already a friend of the…
How the constant dispute paralyzes the traffic light
Berlin Before the meeting of the coalition partners on Sunday evening, Robert Habeck (Greens) is trying to lighten the mood a bit. “We work well together, we get along well…
Budget: Federal government prepares austerity package
Finance Minister Lindner Many ministerial colleagues want to spend more money, Christian Lindner absolutely wants to comply with the debt brake. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Christian Lindner (FDP) sees himself as…
The electoral reform is poison for the political culture
Bundestag It is not self-evident that politics restricts itself, as it is now doing with the electoral reform. (Photo: dpa) How excited everyone wasn’t about the ever-growing Bundestag. There was…
Weekend of Threats – The new geopolitical verbal battles
Good morning dear readers, It has been a weekend of threats that once again underlines the tense situation in the international community. In the end, as always, everything is connected…
Scholz repeatedly takes Linder’s side – to the annoyance of the Greens
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) Again and again the chancellor supports the FDP in conflicts. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin When the Federal Cabinet meets…