Tag: Volker Wissing
The controversial slit in the road by “Trenching”
Berlin The R2 leaflet reads like a warning for anyone who wants to lay fiber optic cables quickly and cheaply. There is talk of “considerable damage to the road infrastructure”,…
The federal government is waiving new billions from the toll
Toll bridge on the A3 Why wasn’t the software for the electronic toll collection system added early enough to be ready for use in 2023? (Photo: imago images/Jochen Tack) Berlin…
Wissing & Länder argue about discount ticket
Berlin At a digital special conference of transport ministers, the transport ministers of the federal and state governments were unable to agree on a successor regulation for a local transport…
The federal and state governments want to develop a new local transport ticket
Subway in Berlin A working group is to work on a new local transport ticket that is valid throughout Germany. (Photo: IMAGO/Sabine Gudath) Berlin The federal and state governments want…
Rehabilitation and expansion of the rail network
Berlin The pressure on Deutsche Bahn AG is growing to part with holdings and invest the proceeds in the rail network. For example, the Network of European Railways (NEE) welcomes…
Rehabilitation and expansion of the rail network
Berlin The pressure on Deutsche Bahn AG is growing to part with holdings and invest the proceeds in the rail network. For example, the Network of European Railways (NEE) welcomes…
Deutsche Bahn: Independent quality controls required
train delays In long-distance traffic, 56.8 percent of trains were on time in August. The rate remained below 60 percent for the third month in a row, (Photo: dpa) Berlin…
14 complete closures for six months
Berlin Deutsche Bahn AG wants to completely overhaul its rail network and test its new concept on the heavily used route between Mannheim and Frankfurt. The decision to use the…
The recipient of funds from the railways and the donor: a critical dual role
Berlin Can a state secretary of the federal government also be the head of the supervisory board of the federally owned Deutsche Bahn AG? As an official in the Ministry…
Minister of Transport Wissing runs out of money
Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) A dispute has already broken out behind the scenes about which transport projects the coalition will forgo in the next few years (Photo: dpa)…
More complaints about Deutsche Bahn train delays
That was about 50 percent more than in the same period last year (1,653 applications), the facility said at the request of the Handelsblatt. Most complaints concern train delays and…
The federal and state governments are arguing about local transport discounts
Berlin Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) wants to fundamentally modernize local public transport after the experience with the nine-euro ticket. “People voted on buying the ticket that it shouldn’t…
CDU is committed to Tempo 40 in cities
Traffic in Berlin So far, the speed in German cities has been limited to either 30 or 50 km/h. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The CDU wants to allow Tempo 40 in…
“Cleansing Thunderstorm” between Habeck and Wissing
Berlin The glass wall left unveiled the state of affairs with Federal Climate Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) and Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP): Both had been sitting next to each…
“Cleansing Thunderstorm” between Habeck and Wissing
Berlin The glass wall left unveiled the state of affairs with Federal Climate Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) and Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP): Both had been sitting next to each…
Experts see gaps in Wissing’s immediate program
Berlin The expert council for climate issues has rejected the climate plan by transport minister Volker Wissing (FDP) as completely inadequate. On Thursday, the experts who are examining the climate…
Experts see gaps in Wissing’s immediate program
Volker Wissing (FDP) The expert council for climate issues has rejected the climate plan by transport minister Volker Wissing (FDP) as completely inadequate. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin The expert council for…
“One of the best ideas we had”
Berlin A debate has broken out in the local transport industry about the form in which the reduced nine-euro ticket was a success or not. Everyone agrees that the ticket…
Scholz announces talks about the successor plan for the nine-euro ticket
Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the open day “It was one of the best ideas we had” (Photo: Getty Images) Berlin Chancellor Olaf Scholz described the nine-euro ticket introduced by his…
Scholz announces talks about the successor plan for the nine-euro ticket
Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the open day “It was one of the best ideas we had” (Photo: Getty Images) Berlin Chancellor Olaf Scholz described the nine-euro ticket introduced by his…