Tag: Transport policy
Deutsche Bahn Cargo warns of Easter chaos on the rails
freight train The most important freight transport route in the republic will be closed from Friday. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Even the cargo subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG couldn’t sugarcoat the…
Speed limit on motorways: SPD and Greens for it
The Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Transport, Daniela Kluckert (FDP), rejected the request. “We did not explicitly agree on a speed limit on motorways in the coalition…
Loss, permanent construction site, network problems – this is how the state-owned company is going into the future
Frankfurt, Berlin Richard Lutz’s dismay at the events in the Ukraine is evident. “The railways stand for a peaceful, free and democratic Europe,” said the head of Deutsche Bahn on…
Operators are entitled to compensation
Berlin Defeat for the federal government after the failure of the car toll: According to a decision by the arbitration court, the planned operating companies are entitled to compensation from…
Federal Transport Minister has more problems than solutions
Berlin If you look around for statements by Volker Wissing these days, you will mainly find some about the refugee situation. The Federal Minister of Transport sees the states as…
Strong earthquake shakes Fukushima – tsunami warning
Fukushima nuclear power plant It was initially not known whether there was damage to the nuclear ruins in Fukushima. (Photo: AP) Fukushima A severe earthquake struck off northeastern Japan late…
In 2021, the transport sector missed its climate targets
Berlin The new federal government obviously wants to forego the transport sector achieving its climate targets every year in the future. At the presentation of the annual climate report, the…
Bosch also expects a lack of chips in 2022
Berlin, Stuttgart Future Bosch boss Stefan Hartung expects a shortage of semiconductors for a long time to come. “You have to say it clearly: The chip crisis is not over,”…
4000 bridges are to be renewed by 2030
Rhine Bridge Leverkusen The pace of bridge modernization is to be accelerated. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) sees a great need for action on the motorway…
A need should become a necessity
Berlin In the transport industry, truck drivers are remembering a joke that was fashionable a few years ago: A father from the new federal states is driving his children to…
Billions for transport routes are left behind
Digital and Transport Minister Volker Wissing The liberal is being criticized for his budget draft. (Photo: imago images/Political Moments) Berlin Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing had problems with the Federal…
Combustion car over: government confuses EU countries
electric car From 2035, only zero-emission cars will be registered in the EU. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Volker Wissing (FDP) caused new confusion at the first meeting with his European colleagues…
Why the German rail network is collapsing
Construction work on the railway line Deutsche Bahn has to invest: with 13.6 billion euros it is more than ever. 1,800 kilometers of track, 2,000 points, 800 stations and 140…
Climate toll gives the state treasury extra billions
road tolls Trucks will soon have to pay a toll to protect the climate. The carriers don’t like that at all. (Photo: imago images/Rupert Oberhäuser) Berlin Federal Finance Minister Christian…
Mission impossible for Volker Wissing
Berlin If Volker Wissing wants to know how high the mountain of work is that he is facing, then a look at the climate balance sheet of the old federal…
Coalition committee to settle dispute over combustion car
Ministers needing clarification Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP, left) in conversation with Environment Minister Steffi Lemke (B90/Greens). (Photo: Getty Images) Berlin The dispute within the government over the end…
Local transport: Federal Court of Auditors calls for public transport law
Subway In the past there has always been criticism that the federal states are misusing the funds for local transport. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Federal Court of Auditors is calling…
Commuter allowance: Lindner open to adjustment
Christian Lindner According to the FDP boss, the price increase is “an enormous social, enormous economic problem”. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner has shown himself open to…
Experts expect further bridge closures
Fortunately, a replacement is already in place in Rindsdorf, so the old building was ready for demolition. However, the old bridges have one thing in common: Like thousands of other…
Experts expect further bridge closures
Fortunately, a replacement is already in place in Rindsdorf, so the old building was ready for demolition. However, the old bridges have one thing in common: Like thousands of other…