Tag: Transport policy
Tens of thousands of heavy loads are waiting for highway permits
Transport of rotor blades (archive) It currently takes weeks before a special transport with excess length, width or weight is approved. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The transporters and logisticians could not…
Associations are looking for a middle ground in transport policy
Freeway The federal government wants to draw up a federal transport route and mobility plan in the future. (Photo: dpa) Berlin When the Federal Ministry of Transport invites you to…
The federal government wants to support the renovation of the railway network with billions
Construction site The federal government and the railways had agreed to fundamentally rehabilitate heavily used rail routes. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In the future, the federal government wants to contribute far…
Wissing wants to build motorways faster – also for military emergencies
Bundeswehr convoy on the Autobahn NATO and the Bundeswehr doubt that the German road and rail network is prepared for military emergencies. (Photo: IMAGO/BildFunkMV) Berlin Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP)…
Minister Wissing should not introduce climate tolls before 2025
Berlin Freight forwarders and logistics service providers warn Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) against introducing the planned doubling of the truck toll at the end of the year. Above…
Consumers have to shell out 27 billion euros extra
Berlin The federal government wants to collect more than seven billion euros per year from the truck toll in the future. This emerges from the draft for an amended Federal…
Supervisory Board of the Autobahn slows down Minister Wissing
Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) Wissing miscalculated with his replacement of the Autobahn GmbH. (Photo: IMAGO/Achille Abboud) Berlin The supervisory board of the federal Autobahn GmbH rejects the plan…
A minister is at the center of the climate dispute – and the traffic light crash
Berlin No matter how sharply the Green coalition partner criticizes the Federal Transport Minister, Volker Wissing goes his own way stoically. On Wednesday, the FDP politician answered questions from the…
The federal government wants to present a pace pact for investments
Berlin. After much pressure from the federal states, the federal government now appears to be ready to negotiate sustainably accelerated planning and approval procedures at federal, state and local level.…
The next coalition crash is approaching at 30 km/h in cities
Berlin. It is only an adjective that can be found in the most recent decision of the coalition committee of the SPD, Greens and FDP. But it has what it…
“We want to change as little as possible”
Berlin From January 1, 2024, a new era for rail passengers in Germany is to begin: the state-owned group Deutsche Bahn AG will ensure a highly modern rail network with…
Wissing relies on new truck drives instead of trains
coal train Because less oil and coal will be driven through Germany in the future, fewer heavy freight trains will be on the road, the Ministry of Transport expects. (Photo:…
250,000 Germany tickets sold in three days
Deutsche Bahn The sale of the 49-euro ticket, which will be valid from May, began last Monday. (Photo: imago images / STPP) Berlin In the first few days after the…
The supervisory board and staff oppose Wissing
Volker Wissing The Federal Transport Minister took the Autobahn company by surprise with his personnel decisions. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The news hit the approximately 11,000 employees of the motorway company…
Traffic light is struggling – the coalition cannot agree on climate protection
Berlin The top representatives of the SPD, Greens and FDP negotiated in the Chancellery for around 31 hours, spread over three days. The result is a 16-page paper entitled “Modernization…
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…
The results of the coalition committee are a disenchantment for the Greens
Robert Habeck and Annalena Baerbock The Green base is likely to be disappointed by the results of the coalition committee. (Photo: dpa) The result of the coalition committee should cause…
The results of the coalition committee are a disenchantment for the Greens
Robert Habeck and Annalena Baerbock The Green base is likely to be disappointed by the results of the coalition committee. (Photo: dpa) The result of the coalition committee should cause…
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…