Tag: Volker Wissing
Deutsche Bahn is delayed more often than it has been in years
regional train Construction sites and a lot of traffic are also causing problems for the railways. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The punctuality of Deutsche Bahn continues to decline. In June, only…
New advisory groups: the government wants to create a traffic turnaround
Electric car at the charging station The federal government wants to make road traffic more climate-friendly and is setting up advisory bodies for this purpose. (Photo: dpa) Berlin With two…
Dilapidated bridges in Germany: the construction industry is waiting for orders
Berlin Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing experienced his first surprise six days before he was even appointed Minister. On December 2, the federal highway company had to close the Rahmedetal…
Flight chaos puts the federal government under pressure to act
Berlin In view of the tense situation at the airports with numerous flight cancellations and delays, the Union has called on the federal government to act. “Transport Minister Wissing and…
Luck in the oligopoly: one pays, one collects
In November 2023 there is a special anniversary in Germany: 50 years earlier, the government issued a driving ban due to the oil crisis and a delivery stop by Opec,…
Federal government pushes Getreidebrücke forward with guarantees and subsidies
Berlin The German agricultural traders are calling for concerted action by politicians and business to organize grain exports from the Ukraine at the beginning of the harvest season and to…
The many digital ministers of the federal government
Volker Wissing The Digital Minister now has to share his tasks with representatives of the Federal Chancellery and the Ministries of Economics, Interior and Finance. (Photo: IMAGO/Chris Emil Janssen) Berlin…
The many digital ministers of the federal government
Volker Wissing The Digital Minister now has to share his tasks with representatives of the Federal Chancellery and the Ministries of Economics, Interior and Finance. (Photo: IMAGO/Chris Emil Janssen) Berlin…
Local transport: Federal Environment Agency for inexpensive public transport annual ticket
The authority considers the introduction of a permanently inexpensive annual ticket in local public transport (ÖPNV) based on the Austrian model to be possible. “The idea of having a flat…
Volker Wissing stops the project of his CSU predecessor
Berlin If the Ministry of Transport was occupied by a CSU politician, a large sum of tax money from the federal coffers often ended up in their Bavarian homeland. It…
Municipalities require cheap tickets that are valid indefinitely
Berlin After the expiry of the 9-euro monthly ticket for local public transport (ÖPNV), which is limited to three months, the Association of Towns and Municipalities is demanding a nationwide…
Germany faces another four years of digital standstill
The author Sebastian Matthes is Editor-in-Chief of the Handelsblatt. Almost a year ago, Olaf Scholz made a big promise. In the event of an election victory, said the candidate for…
By 2030, everyone should be connected to the fiber optic network
fiber optic expansion Many companies are expanding in areas that are lucrative for them. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The federal and state governments have agreed on how they want to promote…
Federal states are demanding a faster network for everyone from the federal government
Berlin What is fast internet and how can every household in the country get it, no matter how remote it is? A dispute has broken out between the traffic light…
“There’s a Run” – Seven million tickets sold
9 euro ticket The traffic light coalition committee had decided on the ticket for nine euros per month. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Around seven million of the special tickets have been…
Boss Lutz prepares for hard times
The boss of the highly subsidized state-owned company spoke of “growing pains”. The demand is growing, at the same time the network has to be renewed and expanded. His solution…
New fiber optic Internet should save the federal government ten billion
fiber optic cable One Fiber is building a state-of-the-art network of fiber optic cables that is supposed to be tap-proof. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Minister Alexander Schweitzer in the Mainz Ministry…
Transport Minister Wissing tears EU requirements clearly
Volker Wissing The transport minister ranks sixth in the company car check with his Audi A8 L 60 TFSI e quattro. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin New cars in the European Union…
Broadband expansion: countries rebel against digital ministers
Berlin Federal Digital Minister Volker Wissing is causing frustration in the federal states and in the telecommunications industry. The reason for this is the sluggish negotiations about a new funding…
Countries rebel against the digital minister
Berlin Federal Digital Minister Volker Wissing is causing frustration in the federal states and in the telecommunications industry. The reason for this is the sluggish negotiations about a new funding…