Understanding and Solutions for the Children’s Medicine Shortage Crisis: Lauterbach’s Response

Federal Health Minister Lauterbach reacted with understanding to the warnings of further supply bottlenecks for children’s medicines. On Twitter, he called the pediatricians’ concerns justified. However, the law has been introduced to combat the shortage. It provides various incentives for pharmaceutical manufacturers to make sales in Germany more rewarding. In several European countries, paediatricians had sounded the alarm with a fire letter. There is already a lack of antibiotics, fever and painkillers.| 04/30/2023 12:20 am

More than 160,000 people demonstrated in Tel Aviv against the policies of the right-wing religious government in Israel. They fear that Prime Minister Netanyahu’s coalition will make another attempt to push through judicial reform after the parliamentary recess ends on Sunday. There were also rallies in other cities in Israel. Around 200,000 supporters of the reform took to the streets on Thursday. The project aims to curtail the influence of the judiciary. | 04/30/2023 12:20 am

A fuel depot caught fire in Sevastopol on the Russian-occupied Crimea peninsula in Ukraine. The Russian administration spoke of a drone attack. Nobody was injured. According to Ukrainian military intelligence, ten tanks were destroyed. Inside was fuel for the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Ukraine did not officially claim responsibility for the alleged drone attack. A military intelligence official said it was “God’s punishment.” | 04/30/2023 12:20 am

There is no agreement in sight on the reform of debt rules in the EU. At a meeting in Stockholm, Federal Finance Minister Lindner opposed the EU Commission’s proposal to abolish the uniform ceilings for national debt and budget deficit and instead to develop individual debt reduction plans. Lindner sees this as a dilution of the EU stability pact. A Commission official replied that Lindner was presenting recipes from the past. The EU debt rules are currently suspended, they should apply again from 2024. | 04/30/2023 12:20 am

The refugee aid organization Pro Asyl is in favor of stopping deportations to Sudan nationwide. A spokesman told the “Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland” that one cannot save people from the armed conflict in the country on the one hand and deport people there on the other. According to Pro Asyl, there is neither a functioning infrastructure nor medical care in Sudan. Houses, schools and hospitals are under attack. According to the federal government, eleven people were deported to Sudan last year 04/30/2023 12:20 am

During his visit to Hungary, Pope Francis called on young people to work for peace in the world. At an appearance in front of around 10,000 young people in Budapest, he reminded them that not many kilometers away, war and suffering are the order of the day. At the same time, Francis encouraged the visitors to aim high and not be too quick to settle. The Pope was received with great cheering by the young people. | 04/30/2023 12:20 am

Werder Bremen lost 2-1 at Schalke 04 in the evening game of the Bundesliga. Bremen took the lead through Ducksch before Schalke was able to turn the game around in the closing stages. Also played: Stuttgart – Mönchengladbach 2:1, Cologne – Freiburg 0:1, Leipzig – Hoffenheim 1:0, Union Berlin – Leverkusen 0:0 and Frankfurt – Augsburg 1:1. Hamburger SV suffered an away defeat in the 2nd Bundesliga. Hamburg lost 2:3 in Magdeburg. FC St. Pauli won 2-1 against Arminia Bielefeld. Hansa Rostock prevailed 1-0 in Kaiserslautern. Hannover 96 defeated Nuremberg 3-0. | 04/30/2023 12:20 am

Mostly clear and dry at night. Lows plus 6 degrees on Norderney to minus 1 degree in Schleswig. During the day longer sunny at 10 to 17 degrees. On Monday initially clear, in the evening showers possible, 12 to 19 degrees. Changeable on Tuesday, 10 to 17 degrees. | 04/30/2023 12:20 am