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-Commercial Vehicles boss Carsten Intra in conversation with the German Press Agency. The other models would then come one by one: “We are planning a timed model change, not all at once, but neatly staggered in a sensible rhythm.” In the end, a complete family of electric vehicles should be created under the project name “Space”.

Factory closures at Michelin – union struggles for jobs

FRANKFURT – After the announcement of factory closures and the reduction of more than 1,500 jobs, the French tire manufacturer Michelin is threatened redundancies for operational reasons. The IG BCE union wants to save as many of the jobs as possible. Matthias Hille, head of the IG-BCE Mainz district, told the German Press Agency that they are working on alternative concepts for the affected locations in Karlsruhe, Trier and Homburg and are considering how productivity can be increased there. “We want to present ideas to the group in mid or late January.” We are also in discussions with politicians.

ROUNDUP: BVB bulwark lasts 74 minutes: Boniface saves Leverkusen’s series

LEVERKUSEN – As Dortmund While coach Edin Terzic continued to talk to referee Daniel Siebert for a long time, his counterpart Xabi Alonso had already come to terms with the draw in the top game. The unbeaten league leaders Bayer Leverkusen couldn’t find a way to counter Borussia’s defensive bulwark for a long time, but in the end they managed to score a 1-1 (0-1) thanks to Victor Boniface. The striker equalized in the 79th minute and saved the Werkself from their first defeat in the 20th game of the season.

Kehl on possible BVB transfers: ‘Focus is on the summer’

LEVERKUSEN – At runner-up Borussia Dortmund A transfer offensive is not expected during the winter break. “The focus is actually on the summer, but we will wait and see how things develop in the next few weeks,” said sports director Sebastian Kehl on DAZN on the sidelines of the Bundesliga top game against Bayer Leverkusen. A large part of the transfer proceeds from the sale of Jude Bellingham to Real Madrid have already been reinvested. Kehl referred to the signing of national soccer striker Niclas Füllkrug on the last day of the transfer window.

TV ratings: ZDF crime thriller before Silbereisen’s Advent show

BERLIN – A crime thriller and contemplative was one of the most popular television programs during prime time on Saturday. In terms of ratings, ZDF was ahead with the Berlin crime series “A Strong Team”: 6.16 million tuned in (24.2 percent). Behind it was the classic “The Advent Festival of 100,000 Lights”. Pop star Florian Silbereisen traditionally rings in the Advent season with the ARD show. This year’s guests included Maite Kelly, Mireille Mathieu – and the Nuremberg Christ Child. 5.03 million people watched this on television (21.5 percent).

Major landlords are calling for reform of tenancy law

BERLIN – German tenancy law needs to be reformed, according to two of Germany’s most important landlords. The current legal regulations have negative consequences for the rental market and new buildings, complained the head of the DAX – Vonovia Group Rolf Buch, and the CEO of the largest municipal landlord Saga from Hamburg, Thomas Krebs, in the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” (Saturday).

Verdi is negotiating for more vacation and surcharges for couriers in North Rhine-Westphalia

DÜSSELDORF – The Verdi union wants to campaign for more vacation and higher night and overtime bonuses for employees in freight forwarding or courier services in the collective bargaining negotiations that begin on Wednesday. “After two years of high inflation, there is hardly enough money for everyday life. The urgent recovery falls by the wayside because vacations are becoming a luxury. That urgently needs to change,” said Verdi negotiator Thomas Großstück on Sunday. The shortage of skilled workers can only be solved in the long term with real improvements in working conditions.

ECE boss: Consequences of the Signa crisis remain manageable

HAMBURG/BERLIN – The head of the Hamburg real estate group and shopping center operator ECE, Alexander Otto, does not see any serious effects of the Signa crisis on his industry. “The mood in the industry is already extremely bad, and Signa’s problems will certainly not improve it,” Otto told “Wirtschaftswoche”. But the real estate industry is very fragmented. “Even Signa doesn’t have a particularly high market share. So I assume that the consequences will remain manageable,” said Otto.

Trade association: Christmas business is slowly picking up speed

BERLIN – According to the retail association HDE, Christmas business is gradually picking up speed. After only 15 percent of retail companies were satisfied with how the Christmas business had gone so far in November and December, in the week before the first Advent at least a third of retailers rated the sales development as positive. This emerges from a trend survey among around 350 companies, the German Trade Association (HDE) announced on Sunday in Berlin.

Every second DB long-distance train is late – worst value in eight years

BERLIN – Deutsche Bahn (DB) is more unpunctual in long-distance transport than it has been in eight years. Last month, every second long-distance train from the federally owned company was late. In November, only 52 percent of ICE and IC trains reached their destination on time, a DB spokesman told “Bild am Sonntag”.

Additional Reports

-Consumers and companies are threatened with higher electricity prices

-Indonesia: Volcano erupts – kilometer-high ash cloud

-COP28: Russia, Saudi Arabia and Iraq reject fossil fuel phase-out

-NATO Secretary General criticizes self-interest fixation in arms policy

-ROUNDUP: Silent Christmas markets: When music becomes too expensive

-COP28: USA tightens rules for methane – Over 150 countries join the pact

-165-meter cooling tower of an RWE coal-fired power plant in Voerde blown up

-Train: Travelers should also postpone trips that are not necessary on Monday

-COP28: Around 20 countries want to triple energy from nuclear power for the climate

-Hospital company: up to 80 hospital insolvencies in 2024

-ROUNDUP: Rail traffic in Bavaria further restricted after snow chaos

-Kai Wegner thinks the magnetic levitation train in Spandau is ‘wonderful’

-COP28/ Report: Climate summit president believes phasing out fossil fuels is unnecessary

-Bad experiences: Insured people see deficiencies in the healthcare system

NATO data for Nord Stream 2? Mining authority responds to allegations

-Surveys: Costs are the main argument against skiing

-Brandenburg calls on the federal government to give in on the Germany ticket

-SPD wants a solution to the reform of road traffic law

Mine accident in Zambia – 30 feared dead

-Offshore wind power industry pushes for reform of the wind-sea law

-COP28: Scholz calls for more speed in the expansion of renewable energies

-Patient advocates criticize bottlenecks in on-call service

Gigabit cell phone network on rails – 5G project tests better radio

-More than 27,300 evictions

-Slovak transporters block Ukraine border crossing°

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