Good morning, dear reader, Olaf Scholz had an unusual visitor yesterday. It has been a few years since the last time a British head of government was received at the Chancellor in Berlin. 2019 was very special Boris Johnson He had only been in office for a month when his first trip abroad took him … Read more
Elections Arbon district: Four newcomers and one newcomer have made it to the cantonal council Robin Spiri (Aufrecht), Roger Martin (the center), Dean Kradolfer (FDP) and Claude Brunner (SVP) are the new faces from the Arbon district in the cantonal council. René Walther (FDP) is already a member, but so far as a representative of … Read more
They are far from living in poverty. However, they often cannot find affordable housing in Hamburg. Because of high rents, the city is now also supporting middle-income households. Because of ever-increasing rents, Hamburg is now also supporting middle-income households. “In order to make it possible for these households to have a subsidized rental apartment, we … Read more
More and more chairs are becoming available sooner than expected. Classroom in Suhl (January 24, 2020) The high school dropout rate of 12 percent endangers “prosperity” in Germany, complains Federal Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger. Within the EU, the proportion is only larger in Romania, Spain and Hungary. How is it that Germany is one of … Read more
In the repeat election, the SPD will lose more than a third of its votes compared to 2021. The Greens remain constant. Voter turnout drops significantly. Despite a large lead from the 2021 election, Michael Müller (SPD) can only very narrowly defend his mandate in Berlin Photo: Christoph Soeder/dpa BERLIN taz | A severe defeat … Read more
Florence Pärli, the 33-year-old city councilor, is the FDP’s new candidate for the Bern municipal council elections. Florence Pärli is the FDP’s new candidate for the Bern municipal council elections. – Twitter/@fdp_stadtbern The FDP is taking part in the Bern municipal council elections with Florence Pärli. The 33-year-old city councilor prevailed against co-president Chantal Perriard … Read more
The FDP members voted to stay in the traffic lights. But the result is so close that the traffic light goes into the new year with a mortgage. The FDP party leadership can only be happy about the results of the member survey at first glance. A second look shows that the party is torn … Read more
The FDP asked its members about remaining in the traffic light coalition. The result is just in favor of it. But the FDP will also have to make compromises in 2024. It is a wafer-thin majority with which the FDP is starting the new year: the member survey gives the party leadership support for remaining … Read more
The government wants to increase taxes and duties to plug the hole in the budget. But savings should also be made. Many details are unclear, for example when it comes to car buyers. And the farmer. For four weeks, the leaders of the traffic light coalition fought with each other, session after session, over the … Read more
In the future, daycare providers in Baden-Württemberg will be able to decide for themselves to temporarily relax staffing requirements – i.e. to reduce the number of educators per group. He approved a corresponding bill Parliament on Wednesday with the majority of votes from the Greens, CDU and FDP. The SPD and AfD voted against it. … Read more