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Paid articlePaywall Hamburg-Hanover rail line delayed: Greens attack Hamburg's CDU politician Ploß
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Tourism coordinator: Crises as an opportunity for domestic travel destinations?: Vacations in Germany could become a realistic option for many given the tense ...
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Do German holiday destinations benefit from the Iran war?: A rise in bookings is expected above all on the North Sea and Baltic coasts, said CDU politician ...
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Do German tourist destinations benefit from the Iran war?: An increase in booking numbers is expected, especially on the North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts ...
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Ploß: Special fund also to be used for ports and waterways: Billions needed for dilapidated locks or new quays: Opening up the special fund for ports and ...
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The principle of hope: How the CDU is banking on voter amnesia: The CDU/CSU alliance is banking on better times and on voters not dwelling on broken promises ...
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“FREEDOM OF SPEECH” - | with Dorothea Siems, Daniel Sturm and Christoph Ploß Full episode: “FREEDOM OF SPEECH” - | with Dorothea Siems, Daniel Sturm and Christoph Ploß - | Video - | WELT
Maritime conference in Emden: Maritime coordinator: "We need strong ports for security"
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Special-purpose ships: a market of the future: Christoph Ploß visits Hitzler Shipyard
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OpinionColumn: The Waste Paper on March 23, 2026 – Living Autocracy!: Federal Minister for Family Affairs Karin Prien wants to cut funding for 200 organizations working ...
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Paid articlePaywall The hatred that is eating its way through the internet and society: Christoph Ploß (CDU), the Federal Government's Coordinator for Maritime Business and ...
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Paid articlePaywall CDU member Christoph Ploß refuses to support HateAid - | and faces a shitstorm: Christoph Ploß (CDU) criticizes funding programs for NGOs.
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Demand from the CDU/CSU: Ban on strikes on Bundesliga match days: Tens of thousands of football fans are affected because no buses or trains are running to the ...
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[Focus on reducing bureaucracy: National tourism strategy aims to relieve businesses
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Bloody unrest in Mexico: What does this mean for the World Cup?: Three and a half months before the start of the World Cup, Mexico is shaken by civil war-like ...
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Paid articlePaywall Tschentscher clashes with Maritime Coordinator - | now he's firing back: Chancellor Friedrich Merz has appointed Hamburg's Christoph Ploß as the Federal ...
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Paid articlePaywall Interview with Christoph Ploß (+Video): | "Tourism is a key industry": For about eight months, Christoph Ploß has been the Federal Government's Tourism ...
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Shortcut from the interview with tourism coordinator Christoph Ploß: How future-proof is the German travel industry really? In this program ... Show more
Paid articlePaywall Christoph Ploß: | "Tourism is an important pillar of the German economy": Last year, more guests stayed overnight in Germany than ever before. Christoph Ploß ...
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Paid articlePaywall Millions for the port? Dispute between SPD and CDU/CSU becomes personal: In addition to his mandate as a member of the Bundestag for Hamburg-Nord ...
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Paid articlePaywall Commentary on the travel strategy: Christoph Ploß finally gives the industry a voice
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Paid articlePaywall Tourism Coordinator (+Video): Ploß: | "Location costs must come down": The new National Tourism Strategy focuses on better framework conditions for the industry ...
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February 3 | Christoph Ploß in a live talk: Germany's most important tourism politician on fvw.de
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Paid articlePaywall Hanover Airport: Federal Tourism Commissioner wants cheaper flights: A meeting at the travel company TUI and with Lower Saxony's Minister of Economic ...
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Federal government announces initiatives for the maritime industry: New ideas for the maritime industry: The federal government is focusing on research ...
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Paid articlePaywall What maritime coordinator Christopher Ploß promises in Kiel: The federal government is planning additional funding for the maritime research program ...
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Online retailers are facing their most lucrative time of year. Around "Black Friday," supposedly unbeatable deals are on offer ... Show more
CDU politician demands less bureaucracy, but Künast has had enough: "It's a Trojan horse!"
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Interview with Federal Coordinator for Maritime Affairs: "Restaurants in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern with their backs against the wall"
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Paid articlePaywall Tourism Coordinator Christoph Ploß: Package Tour - | Germany against EU plans: The German government has firmly rejected parts of the draft for a new EU package ...
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In view of the growing number of A-levels in Germany, the CDU warns against devaluing the Abitur. The SPD, on the other hand ... Show more
Top marks in high school diplomas: CDU and teachers' association fear devaluation of the Abitur (university entrance qualification)
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Top marks in high school diplomas: CDU and teachers' association fear devaluation of the Abitur (university entrance qualification)
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Key FactsDispute over rising top-grade Abitur results
Jul 25, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- CDU lawmaker Christoph Ploß cites Hamburg, where nearly one in three students now earns a top-grade Abitur and almost 50 percent achieve an average grade of two.
- Ploß says this threatens the meaning of school grades and the principle of merit, and calls for grade inflation to be stopped.
- Stefan Düll, president of the German Teachers’ Association, speaks of a flood of top-grade Abitur results and notes that far fewer students achieved averages beginning with 1 in the 1980s and 1990s.
- SPD education expert Oliver Kaczmarek warns against premature judgments and sees more strong Abitur results as a sign of greater, though internationally still insufficient, educational permeability, while the Left seeks to abolish grades and homework.
The Abitur is becoming increasingly devalued when more and more students year after year achieve better grades.— CDU politician Christoph Ploß, a member of the Bundestag from Hamburg, in the debate about Einser-Abis and the devaluation of the Abitur.
CDU politician Christoph Ploß thinks it was right that the election of the constitutional judges was canceled - but he criticizes the process ... Show more
Key FactsControversy Surrounds Brosius-Gersdorf’s Judicial Nomination
Jul 17, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf addressed allegations blocking her appointment on the TV show Markus Lanz.
- CDU member Christoph Ploß expressed dissatisfaction with her responses and highlighted conflicts with Union core values.
- Green leader Britta Haßelmann accused CDU's Jens Spahn of leadership failure and condemned the treatment of Brosius-Gersdorf.
- A report dismissed plagiarism claims, but the future of the constitutional judge election remains uncertain.
What is central for the Union, namely to put the dignity of man at the forefront, has not been satisfactorily answered.— Christoph Ploß regarding Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf's appearance on Markus Lanz.
Haßelmann teases CDU man about Spahn preparation - | and gives his own answer: After the judge election debacle, CDU politician Christoph Ploß tried to defend ...
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Debate about summer holidays: Tourism coordinator proposes a longer timeframe for summer holidays
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Top conversation: “Nobody can make a billion-dollar fortune”: Is advancement through performance still possible? Entrepreneur Wolfgang Grupp ...
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The propensity for violence is growing in society. And since the presentation of separate crime statistics, it has become clear that violence is increasingly ... Show more
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#unterdenlinden | "Then we won't do justice to the problems and challenges" Konstantin von Notz (Greens) warns his Bundestag colleague Christoph Ploß (CDU) against ... Show more
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#unterdenlinden | How do we protect our democracy? The Basic Law safeguards our freedom against internal and external enemies. And their number seems to be increasing ... Show more
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Federal coalition agreement: The impact of the black-red coalition on Hamburg and the north is major
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#unterdenlinden | "We have submitted motions to the Bundestag that we are deeply convinced of" Christoph Ploß (CDU) stressed that there was "no cooperation or ... Show more
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#unterdenlinden | "This is the first time I've heard a Union MP say he's in favor of a special infrastructure fund." Christoph Ploß (CDU) and Metin Hakverdi ... Show more
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Transport: Is the infrastructure package from the CDU/CSU and SPD sufficient?: Renovation backlog in Germany: The likely future government wants to invest 500 ...
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Infrastructure projects: CDU wants to tap into private capital: The Hamburg CDU is focusing on the topic of transport - and important infrastructure projects - ...
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Wind energy: traffic light coalition will fall well short of 2024 expansion target
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