Education: Warning strikes in several areas of the public service

Education: Warning strikes in several areas of the public service

Almost two thirds of all teachers in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania are on a full day today (7.30 a.m.). Warning strike called. Parents and students must expect class cancellations. The background is the ongoing wage dispute in the public service. The state police’s approximately 700 collective bargaining employees have also been called on to stop work. Current: … Read more

Public Sector Employees on Strike in German Federal States

Public Sector Employees on Strike in German Federal States

As of: November 13, 2023 4:51 p.m Collective bargaining for public sector employees in the federal states is apparently not making any progress. The ver.di union therefore began a so-called “wave of warning strikes” today. Actions are taking place in the north throughout the week. Hamburg is a focus of the current wave of strikes. … Read more

Culture Minister presents new democracy bus for ‘Democracy on the Road’ project

Culture Minister presents new democracy bus for ‘Democracy on the Road’ project

As of: September 18, 2023 2:07 p.m Culture Minister Bettina Martin and the director of the State Center for Civic Education, Jochen Schmidt, presented the new democracy bus for the “Democracy on the Road” project. This was announced by the Ministry of Science, Culture, Federal and European Affairs. Since 2008, the old bus has been … Read more

Government Initiatives to Strengthen Democracy and Civic Engagement in Germany

Government Initiatives to Strengthen Democracy and Civic Engagement in Germany

As of: September 12, 2023 5:52 p.m More than 200 individual measures are intended to strengthen the country’s democratic community in almost all areas of society: tolerance training in schools, prison projects, better help for victims of right-wing extremist violence and the integration of refugees. It is important to teach citizens how they can get … Read more

40 Events Planned for Days of Political Education in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

40 Events Planned for Days of Political Education in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 40 events on days of political education in MV 09/05/2023 4:31 p.m Schwerin/Neubrandenburg (dpa/mv) – The organizers are hoping for a lively turnout and lively discussions for the days of political education in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. As Susan Schulz from the Heinrich Böll Foundation announced on Tuesday in Schwerin, 40 events are planned nationwide so … Read more

Car Owners in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania to Benefit from Favorable Car Insurance Ratings in 2024

Car Owners in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania to Benefit from Favorable Car Insurance Ratings in 2024

Schwerin (dpa / mv) – Car owners in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania can often look forward to favorable ratings in car insurance in 2024. “In eleven of the twelve registration districts and for almost 98 percent of the insured in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the lowest regional classes 1 to 3 continue to apply,” reported the General Association of … Read more

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s Prime Minister Schwesig to Focus on Business and Work during Summer Tour

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s Prime Minister Schwesig to Focus on Business and Work during Summer Tour

Schwerin (dpa / mv) – Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig (SPD) will mainly visit flagship companies on her summer tour, which begins on Friday. She wants to complete 17 appointments in seven days, as the head of government announced in Schwerin on Thursday. In addition to company visits, this also includes visits to the … Read more

Disabled Oil Tanker ‘Yannis P.’ to Be Towed into Port after Two Weeks in Baltic Sea

Disabled Oil Tanker ‘Yannis P.’ to Be Towed into Port after Two Weeks in Baltic Sea

Status: 08/13/2023 7:32 p.m Originally, the disabled oil tanker “Yannis P.” be towed into a port on Saturday. The tanker has been stuck in the Baltic Sea for more than two weeks due to damage to the engine. The “Yannis P.” should now be brought to the sea area off Kaliningrad on Monday. The Federal … Read more

Nurses Protest for Better Funding and Outpatient Care in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Nurses Protest for Better Funding and Outpatient Care in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Status: 07/07/2023 1:50 p.m In several cities in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, nurses took to the streets today. They called for better funding, especially for outpatient care. The “Nursing in Need” network brought many nurses to the streets in at least nine cities in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania to protest today. At “5 past 12” the traffic was therefore … Read more

Construction Industry Demands Accuracy: Politicians Accused of Playing the Wrong Game

Construction Industry Demands Accuracy: Politicians Accused of Playing the Wrong Game

The general manager of the Central Association of the German Construction Industry (ZDB), Felix Pakleppa, accused politicians of playing the wrong game. “You can miscalculate at school, but not on the construction site. The wall has to be straight,” he told the newspaper. The companies in his industry have to “retrain apprentices in math and … Read more