Rescue of Meyer Werft decided
The billion-dollar bailout of the financially troubled Meyer Werft by the state has been decided. The budget committees of the Bundestag and the Lower Saxony state parliament voted in favor of the aid. The federal government and the state of Lower Saxony are taking over around 81 percent of the shares for 400 million euros. They are also providing guarantees of around one billion euros each for loans. The state’s entry is to be time-limited, but there is no fixed exit date.| 09/11/2024 1:10 p.m.
Weil calls for talks at VW
In the crisis at Volkswagen, Lower Saxony’s Prime Minister Weil has called for swift talks between management and the employee side. Both sides must work together to find solutions for greater competitiveness, said Weil after a meeting with the works council at the Emden plant. Lower Saxony wants to support this. Around one billion euros have been invested in Emden to make the plant fit for the construction of electric cars. This is a good argument for the location, emphasized Weil. The group had terminated a number of collective agreements. This means that redundancies for operational reasons are possible from next summer. | 09/11/2024 1:10 p.m.
Merz rejects allegations over migration dispute
In the general debate in the Bundestag, Union parliamentary group leader Merz rejected Chancellor Scholz’s criticism of the failure of the migration talks. Scholz had accused him of the CDU and CSU having let the talks on limiting migration collapse for tactical reasons. The CDU chairman called the claim infamous. The proposals presented by the government were inadequate, he said. At the same time, Merz repeated his call for a temporary rejection of all asylum seekers at the German borders.| 09/11/2024 1:10 p.m.
Bridge collapse in Dresden leads to traffic disruptions
In Dresden, traffic between the old town and the new town is still being diverted. The reason is the partial collapse of the Carola Bridge over the Elbe. Although only the part on which the tram tracks run is affected, the car lanes must first be checked for stability, according to the authorities. The bridge suddenly collapsed over a length of 100 meters during the night. Nobody was injured.| 09/11/2024 1:10 p.m.
NRW confiscates large brothel Pascha
In Cologne, the public prosecutor’s office has completely confiscated one of the largest brothels in Europe. The owners cannot sell or give away the famous pink high-rise building for the time being. The background to this is an investigation into a suspected gang of people smugglers. However, this is not about illegal prostitution; according to the public prosecutor’s office, operations at the “Pascha” are continuing as normal. The suspects are said to have brought rich Chinese people to Germany for a lot of money and provided them with residence permits. According to the public prosecutor’s office, the people smuggling revenue was laundered through the brothel. The masterminds are said to be two Cologne lawyers, and officials were apparently also bribed to issue the documents. | 09/11/2024 1:10 p.m.
More than 82 percent of children in Gaza vaccinated against polio
According to Palestinian sources, the vaccination campaign against polio in the Gaza Strip has reached around half a million children. More than 82 percent of children under the age of ten have received a first oral vaccination, the Ministry of Health in the West Bank announced. A total of 640,000 children in the war zone are to be vaccinated. Yesterday, a spokesman for UN Secretary-General Guterres complained about obstructions to the vaccination campaign by the Israeli military. At a checkpoint, a UN convoy was shot at and rammed by a bulldozer. Two employees were held for questioning for hours.| 09/11/2024 1:10 p.m.
Blinken and Lammy are in Kiw
US Secretary of State Blinken and his British counterpart Lammy have arrived in Kyiv. Before leaving, Blinken spoke of a critical moment for Ukraine in the midst of an intense phase of fighting. He wanted to hear from President Selensky what he was currently planning in the war and how the US could help. There are reports from Washington that the government is examining whether to lift its restrictions on the use of US long-range weapons against Russia.| 09/11/2024 1:10 p.m.
The weather in the north
Dry spells, a few showers or thunderstorms. Highs 14 to 17 degrees. Mostly dry at night, partly foggy. Lows 12 to 6 degrees. Tomorrow clear to cloudy, showers and isolated thunderstorms. Temperatures around 16 degrees. The further outlook: Pleasant and mostly dry on Friday and Saturday with 15 to 19 degrees. | 09/11/2024 1:10 p.m.
