The traffic light government wanted to put 60 billion euros into the so-called climate and transformation fund. This should serve to support the project Federal Government in the fight against climate change, such as the improvement of the rail infrastructure or energy-efficient renovation of buildings. According to a ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court, the traffic light government is not allowed to reallocate the 60 billion euros that were originally intended for the corona pandemic. The money was already firmly budgeted for in the federal budget and the government is now missing not only in the fight against climate change, but also possibly in economic stabilization funds and special funds of the federal states. An initial estimate by the Institute for Macroeconomics and Economic Research also showed that the cuts could cost the German economy almost half a percent of growth. Zacharias Zacharakis is an economics editor at ZEIT ONLINE. In the podcast he classifies the ruling of the Federal Constitutional Court and its economic consequences.
Around 5.5 million Muslims live in Germany, which is 6.6 percent of the total population. The federal government founded the German Islam Conference (DIK) in 2006 as a forum for dialogue between the different associations of the Muslim faith. According to the conference, the aim of the conference is to create “better coexistence between Muslims and non-Muslims, Muslims among themselves as well as between mosque communities and their local environments”. In addition to Muslims, this year’s conference also brings together representatives from Jewish life, politics, society and science. Especially with regard to the Gaza war, the DIK’s themes – peace, cohesion, diversity and tolerance – contrast with the current political situation. Mariam Lau, political editor at ZEIT, talks about the conference’s shortcomings and explains why representatives of large Muslim associations do not take part in the conference.
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The traffic light government wanted to put 60 billion euros into the so-called climate and transformation fund. This should serve to support the project Federal Government in the fight against climate change, such as the improvement of the rail infrastructure or energy-efficient renovation of buildings. According to a ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court, the traffic light government is not allowed to reallocate the 60 billion euros that were originally intended for the corona pandemic. The money was already firmly budgeted for in the federal budget and the government is now missing not only in the fight against climate change, but also possibly in economic stabilization funds and special funds of the federal states. An initial estimate by the Institute for Macroeconomics and Economic Research also showed that the cuts could cost the German economy almost half a percent of growth. Zacharias Zacharakis is an economics editor at ZEIT ONLINE. In the podcast he classifies the ruling of the Federal Constitutional Court and its economic consequences.
2023-11-21 05:01:36
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