In the spring of this year, Markus Söder (CSU) was the first German Prime Minister to visit China since the end of the corona pandemic. “We want to have the appropriate balance between our values, but also our interests, and to open up security, understanding, but also economic opportunities for our own people,” he said … Read more
The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency is warning of an impending storm surge in the Elbe region of Hamburg this Friday evening. The authorities recommend avoiding the affected low-lying areas and moving vehicles to safer areas. Storm surge warning for Hamburg For the Hanseatic city, a flood peak is expected at around 8:07 p.m. at … Read more
Marie knew before she started her studies that she would spend a semester abroad. That’s why the 23-year-old decided to go to Munich’s Ludwig Maximilian University. “There are simply the most travel opportunities here,” says the business student. She wanted to go as far away as possible; Europe wasn’t an option. She decided on Bangkok … Read more
Bernd Althusmann (CDU), former challenger of Stephan Weil (SPD) for the office of Prime Minister in Lower Saxony, is leaving state politics. In an interview with the “Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung” (NOZ), he admitted mistakes and looked ahead to his upcoming role at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Canada. “I am not leaving with a grudge” … Read more
Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) defends the approach taken during the corona pandemic and warns against trivializing the events. He emphasizes that a different approach would have led to significantly higher death rates and stresses the need to learn from the experience in order to be able to respond to future pandemics. Lauterbach’s assessment … Read more
Yesterday afternoon, the Gratkorn Volunteer Fire Department was called to action in the heat of the afternoon. One person worked from home… 2024-08-16 02:06:54 #Gratkorn #Graz #person #falls #stream #bed #rescued
August 15, 2024 Markus Bültmann Looking forward to a good collaboration: Gero Tippenhauer (right) together with the press spokesman for Blomberg-Marketing, Detlef Stock. (Photo Blomberg-Marketing) The traditional Blomberg company “Tippenhauer Zweiräder” from Hellweg 1 in Blomberg is now a new member of Blomberg Marketing. After the boss, Gero Tippenhauer, and his team already took part … Read more
The chairman of the IKK Innovation Fund, Ralf Hermes, proposes voluntary private insurance for those insured with statutory health insurance, which would cover the costs of specialist visits. According to Hermes, this model would help to improve the quality of care and minimize costs. Hermes advocates voluntary private insurance for specialist visits Ralf Hermesthe board … Read more
According to an internal calculation by the Ministry of Defense, Germany is in danger of missing NATO’s two percent target again in 2026. The reason is that the federal government plans to no longer finance arms aid to Ukraine from the federal budget after 2026. Budget planning and NATO goals Again “Spiegel” reported that despite … Read more
The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) is calling for more political influence in order to achieve improvements in areas such as youth development, schools and sports facilities. Chairman Torsten Burmester sees sport as the largest citizens’ movement in Germany and is calling for a stronger voice in politics. Sport as a citizens’ movement Torsten Burmesterthe … Read more