“Four-day Citizens’ Festival Celebrates 175 Years since Frankfurt’s First National Assembly Session”

“Four-day Citizens’ Festival Celebrates 175 Years since Frankfurt’s First National Assembly Session”

Frankfurt/Main (dpa/lhe) – First the ceremony, then the celebration for the citizens: Exactly 175 years after the first session of the National Assembly in Frankfurt’s Paulskirche, a four-day citizens’ festival began in the city on Thursday. Paulskirche, Römerberg and Mainufer are the locations. There is an entertainment program about democratic achievements. If you want, you … Read more

“Freiburg Implements Nightly Ban on Music in Public Parks to Curb Resident Complaints”

“Freiburg Implements Nightly Ban on Music in Public Parks to Curb Resident Complaints”

Freiburg (dpa / lsw) – With a nightly ban on music in public parks, the city of Freiburg wants to curb complaints from residents in the future. As a spokeswoman for the city announced on Wednesday, there were 29 votes in favor of a corresponding park statute in the municipal council. Eight city councilors voted … Read more

“Caring Communities: A Regional Conference in Freiburg Explores New Approaches to Organizing Care”

“Caring Communities: A Regional Conference in Freiburg Explores New Approaches to Organizing Care”

New approaches are needed to organize care. A regional conference in Freiburg is now dealing with the concept of caring communities. Lucia Eitenbichler explains what it’s all about. BZ: What is the regional conference about?Eitenbichler: The theme of the conference is: “Municipalities and civil society hand in hand on the way to caring communities.” Because … Read more

“Hessen Demands More Financial Support from Federal Government for Refugee Aid”

“Hessen Demands More Financial Support from Federal Government for Refugee Aid”

“Help for refugees is a task for society as a whole, which the state and the municipalities meet with great commitment and financial commitment. However, only the federal government and the European Union can influence the number of refugees coming to Germany and Hesse. The federal government is therefore also particularly obliged to finance refugee … Read more

“Dresden Approves Budget Without New Borrowing for 2023/2024”

“Dresden Approves Budget Without New Borrowing for 2023/2024”

Dresden (dpa / sn) – Dresden is sticking to the ban on new borrowing and is also planning 2023/2024 without taking out new loans. According to information from Tuesday, the State Directorate of Saxony (LDS) approved the budget decided by the city council with a decision of April 13th. The volume is around 2.2 billion … Read more

Strike Impacts Local Transportation in Düsseldorf Airport Vicinity

Strike Impacts Local Transportation in Düsseldorf Airport Vicinity

ver.di: Increase the pressure again for the third round of negotiations “We want a solution in the third round of negotiations,” emphasizes Stephanie Peifer, Managing Director of the ver.di district of Düssel-Rhein-Wupper. “But the signals from the employers’ side so far show that they have not yet understood the seriousness of the situation!” Ver.di is … Read more

From lowering the tax rates are

News by Ilse Romahn (21.02.2023) This year’s trade tax survey by the Frankfurt am Main Chamber of Industry and Commerce shows that the municipalities are a long way from lowering the trade tax rates. Two municipalities are registering increases in the assessment rates for trade tax and property tax A. Three municipalities are raising property … Read more

400 municipalities operate systematic climate protection

400 municipalities operate systematic climate protection

Over a third of the 1,101 municipalities in Baden-Württemberg have already drawn up an integrated climate protection concept. This emerges from the status report on municipal climate protection presented by the state energy agency KEA-BW. Climate protection and energy are currently high on the agenda of many cities and communities in Baden-Württemberg. Around 400 municipalities … Read more

Culture – Hamburg – Dulsberg district gets a new neighborhood artist – culture

Culture – Hamburg – Dulsberg district gets a new neighborhood artist – culture

Home cultural Deutschland Hamburg Culture – Hamburg:District Dulsberg gets a new district artist Feb 9, 2023 12:58 p.m Directly from the dpa news channel Hamburg (dpa / lno) – The sculptor Elena Greta Falcini will be the new district artist of the Dulsberg district of Hamburg. She should discover the district, its residents and their … Read more