Tag: Volker Wissing
Wissing shies away from fact checking when it comes to climate protection
Volker Wissing (FDP) The transport minister recently announced that the climate targets in the transport sector would be easy to meet. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Berlin Just a few days ago,…
Rail freight companies rebel against Transport Minister Wissing
Freight train near Stuttgart Transport Minister Wissing expects more freight trains, but calculates without new routes, criticizing the railway companies. (Photo: IMAGO/Arnulf Hettrich) Berlin. The rail freight companies in Germany…
Motorway company Stephan Krenz receives termination agreement
Freeway The outgoing managing director of the motorway company, Stephan Krenz, will not receive any severance pay. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The managing director of the federal motorway company, Stephan Krenz,…
New dispute over faster motorway construction – countries are demanding adjustments
traffic jam on the highway Transport Minister Wissing plans to expand 144 sections of the motorway particularly quickly. (Photo: dpa) Berlin For Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck (Greens) there is no doubt:…
New dispute over faster motorway construction – countries are demanding adjustments
traffic jam on the highway Transport Minister Wissing plans to expand 144 sections of the motorway particularly quickly. (Photo: dpa) Berlin For Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck (Greens) there is no doubt:…
Autonomous driving: setback for the self-driving car
Berlin Mobileye, the Israeli subsidiary of the American chip manufacturer Intel, will not apply for approval for an autonomous vehicle. The Handelsblatt found out about this as part of the…
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…
Does artificial intelligence need a seal of approval?
ChatGPT logo The EU is discussing uniform guidelines for artificial intelligence. (Photo: dpa) Berlin When dealing with artificial intelligence (AI), politicians and experts warn against excessive regulation of AI providers…
Does artificial intelligence need a seal of approval?
ChatGPT logo The EU is discussing uniform guidelines for artificial intelligence. (Photo: dpa) Berlin When dealing with artificial intelligence (AI), politicians and experts warn against excessive regulation of AI providers…
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…
Digital Minister Wissing does not want to commit to the Huawei veto
Volker Wissing The Federal Minister for Digital and Transport does not want to position himself against the Chinese technology groups Huawei and ZTE, (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Federal Digital Ministry…
Christian Lindner re-elected as FDP chairman
Christian Lindner Two more years leader of the Liberals. (Photo: IMAGO/serienlicht) Berlin The FDP has confirmed its chairman Christian Lindner for another two years in office. At the federal party…
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…