Tag: Transport policy
More frequent, safer, more economical – subways are being automated
Munich Around 96,000 train and bus drivers work in local public transport in Germany – but almost half of them will retire in the next few years. Around 40,000 jobs…
49-euro monthly ticket is to come on May 1st – agreement at Jobticket
Local transport in Cologne However, the agreement is still subject to the EU Commission approving the 49-euro ticket. (Photo: dpa) Berlin After weeks of consultation, the federal and state governments…
49-euro monthly ticket should come on May 1st
Local transport in Cologne However, the agreement is still subject to the EU Commission approving the 49-euro ticket. (Photo: dpa) Berlin After weeks of consultation, the federal and state governments…
49-euro monthly ticket should come on May 1st
Local transport in Cologne 10 July 2022, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: A bus and a tram of the Cologne Transport Authority (KVB) are at the Neumarkt stop. Increased corona incidences, of…
Autobahn GmbH: Government balance sheet revealed: Unconstitutional mixed administration remains
Berlin The federal Autobahn GmbH will be dependent on help from the federal states for a long time to come. This emerges from a balance sheet by the federal government…
Coalition exclusion ends without agreement
The chairmen of the traffic light parties and parliamentary groups met with Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) in the late afternoon. In addition to faster construction of roads and bridges, there…
How FDP and Greens should be pacified
highway and wind farm The Greens want to expand rail transport, but not road traffic. (Photo: imago images/imagebroker) Berlin When the coalition committee meets on Thursday afternoon, Chancellor Olaf Scholz…
The country needs fewer company cars
traffic jam on the highway Alternatives exist almost exclusively in addition to the company car – and not instead. (Photo: dpa) A Handelsblatt survey of the 40 Dax companies revealed…
Road construction: coalition divided after secret meeting
Berlin Even after another crisis talk, the SPD, Greens and FDP were not able to agree on how they want to speed up planning and approval processes. As the Handelsblatt…
Road construction: coalition divided after secret meeting
Berlin Even after another crisis talk, the SPD, Greens and FDP were not able to agree on how they want to speed up planning and approval processes. As the Handelsblatt…
The Chancellor is responsible for the traffic turnaround
Traffic in Munich Olaf Scholz is taking the traffic turnaround into his own hands: at the car summit, he declares the mobility turnaround to be a top priority. (Photo: dpa)…
Combustion off ensures new Zoff
Berlin The FDP calls on Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck and the Greens to commit to the industrial location. “At the mobility summit in the Chancellery, the Free Democrats…
Night trains for business travellers: Wissing examines potential
Berlin The Federal Ministry of Transport wants to examine the potential of night trains in Germany with a report. The aim is “to make a holistic ecological and societal comparison…
Olaf Scholz invites the car bosses to the Chancellery
Berlin Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) will receive the automotive industry for the first time on January 10th for a top-level discussion in the Chancellery to discuss the future of…
According to an expert report, Minister Wissing violates the law
Volker Wissing The transport minister is criticized for his policies, and now also by Bundestag lawyers. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Berlin Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) violates the requirements of…
Transport Minister Wissing is planning a small reform
Berlin A few weeks ago, Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing made a promise at the traditional skippers’ meal at Europe’s largest inland port in Duisburg: in 2023 he wanted to…
Richard Lutz receives significant salary increase
Richard Lutz 90,000 euros more: Bahn boss Richard Lutz waves a significant salary increase. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Blockages, delayed or canceled trains: the anger at Deutsche Bahn has never been…
The federal government wants to realign the rail network
ICE The federal government wants to bring more traffic onto the rails. (Photo: IMAGO/Arnulf Hettrich) Berlin With an extensive package of measures, the federal government is planning to make the…
“Everyone should have the right to live without their own car”
By 2030, 15 million electric cars are to be driving on German roads – that is the plan of the federal government. From the point of view of mobility expert…
Many unanswered questions until the start of the 49-euro ticket
local transport The planned 49-euro ticket turns out to be more complicated than expected. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The planned 49-euro ticket is likely to miss the goal of Federal Transport…