Masks are not compulsory on buses and trains
Masks will no longer have to be worn on buses and trains from today. The obligation does not apply to long-distance as well as regional and local transport. However, Federal Minister of Health Lauterbach advises travelers to voluntarily wear a mouth and nose cover as protection against corona infection. The mask requirement had often caused trouble on trains. Last year, Deutsche Bahn registered a quarter more attacks on employees than in the previous year. For patients and visitors in medical practices, hospitals and nursing homes, the mask requirement applies until April. | 2/2/2023 12:10 am
The US Federal Reserve raises interest rates again
The US Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to combat inflation. The new interest rate level is between 4.5 and 4.75 percent, as the Fed announced. This is the eighth increase in a row, but it is the smallest step since last March. The inflation rate has recently fallen. The key interest rate in the euro area is 2.5 percent. Today the central bank in Frankfurt am Main will discuss a further increase.| 2/2/2023 12:10 am
EU wants to train more Ukrainian soldiers
The European Union wants to train more Ukrainian soldiers than initially planned. From Brussels it is said that instead of 15,000 there should be 30,000, twice as many men and women. The training takes place on the territory of the EU, including in Germany. According to earlier information, there should be 5,000 soldiers here. Details are likely to be discussed at the EU-Ukraine summit in Kyiv tomorrow. | 2/2/2023 12:10 am
49-euro ticket: Demand for a cheaper social ticket
The federal government initiated the introduction of the Germany-wide 49-euro ticket on May 1st. The cabinet passed a draft law that regulates, among other things, the financial participation of the federal government. He therefore takes over 1.5 billion euros a year. Just as much comes again from the countries. The joint general association considers the 49 euros a month to be too much. He calls for a uniform social ticket for those who cannot afford the Deutschlandticket. | 2/2/2023 12:10 am
Nahles: Stronger welcome culture for skilled workers
The head of the Federal Employment Agency, Nahles, has called for a stronger welcoming culture for foreign skilled workers. During a visit to the Bavarian SPD parliamentary group in Munich, she said that society as a whole must work to ensure that immigrants can build a new home in Germany. As a role model, she named the “Welcome Center” in Hamburg, where people were well supported. Nahles also spoke out in favor of further lowering the hurdles for the necessary knowledge of German and creating a uniform body for the recognition of foreign professional qualifications.| 2/2/2023 12:10 am
Bayern Munich and Leipzig continue in the cup
Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig have reached the quarterfinals of the DFB Cup. Bayern won 4-0 at Mainz 05. Leipzig defeated Hoffenheim 3-1. The remaining DFB Round of 16 games will be played next week. Then Sandhausen meets Freiburg, Frankfurt meets Darmstadt, Nuremberg meets Düsseldorf and Bochum meets Dortmund. | 2/2/2023 12:10 am
The weather in Northern Germany
Local showers. Windy to stormy, severe gusts of wind on the sea and on the islands. Lows 6 to 2 degrees. Cloudy during the day and rain in places with a maximum of 4 to 8 degrees. On Friday variable to heavily cloudy, at times and in places showers, 5 to 10 degrees. Occasional rain showers on Saturday with lots of clouds, 3 to 9 degrees. Changeable and windy on Sunday, 4 to 8 degrees. | 2/2/2023 12:10 am
Storm surge warning on the North Sea coast
The night high tide will be about 1 meter higher than the mean high tide on the East Frisian coast and in the Weser area, and 1 to 1.5 meters higher than the mean high tide on the North Frisian coast, in the Elbe area and in Hamburg. | 2/2/2023 12:10 am
