Quick Glance: Germany Plans Measures to Reduce Asylum Seekers
- Federal and state governments have reached a compromise to make Germany less attractive for migrants.
- The paper includes measures for better border protection and expedited asylum procedures in all federal states.
- Asylum seekers are to receive payment cards instead of cash, and states and municipalities will receive a flat rate of 7500 euros per asylum seeker per year.
Quick Glance: 2024 Budget Agreement Reached by German Coalition
- Germany's center-left government has reached a political agreement on the federal budget for 2024, according to government sources on Wednesday.
- In order to cover the deficit in the 2024 budget, the government had to acquire an additional €17 billion.
- SPD and the Greens are firmly against cuts to social benefits. Instead, they aim to suspend the debt brake again for 2024 to allow increased government borrowing.
- Scholz confirmed the government's plan to reinstate the debt brake in 2024.
Quick Glance: Germany Halts New Spending After Court Ruling
- Measure likely affects €8bn for Ukraine next year
- Government blocked €60bn transfer for Covid-19 to economy and climate projects
- Finance ministry responds with across-the-board spending freeze
- Budget crisis revealed in serious response to ruling
Quick Glance: The following are the topics of debate regarding nuclear power plant longevity.
- Water vapor rises from the cooling tower of the Isar 2 nuclear power plant (NPP) near Essenbach, Bavaria. archive photo.
- Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) is in favor of extending the life of two nuclear power facilities in southern Germany till spring.
- Lindner is presently resisting the legislative amendment required for the extended operation of the two southern German nuclear power reactors in order to achieve the FDP's ambitions.
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Federal Finance Minister Lindner (FDP) welcomed at maischberger the AKW power word of Chancellor Scholz.
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Quick Glance: Scholz condemns Russian tyranny on the 2nd anniversary of the Navalny poisoning
- Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny speaks during a rally in Moscow to demand the release of jailed protesters detained during opposition marches for fair elections, Sept.
- BERLIN (AP) — On the second anniversary of his attempted poisoning, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lauded imprisoned Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny and condemned Russia's crackdown on free expression.
- "Freedom and democracy were already endangered before."
- On September 27, 2021 in Berlin, Germany, Olaf Scholz, chancellor candidate of the German Social Democrats (SPD), addresses to the media in the Federal Chancellery following the SPD's narrow victory in yesterday's federal elections.
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Quick Glance: Possible low-cost ticket in Hanover: debate over national succession plan
- The significantly discounted 9-euro ticket expired on August 31.
- Millions of people used it, including here at Hanover's major train station.
- The federal government's ideas for a replacement for the 9-Euro-Ticket are vague and unhelpful.
- Steffen Krach, regional president of Hanover, tells out that fundamental building components for a new low-cost ticket already exist in Hanover.
Quick Glance: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz comes in Canada for a three-day visit.
- Posted at 7:37 p.m. on August 21, 2022
- 1:50The German Chancellor is in Canada to finalize an important energy deal.
- According to Kyle Benning, Scholz's trip is intended to boost his country's energy profile by purchasing Canadian hydrogen. – Aug 21, 2022
- The chancellor and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are set to sign an agreement for Canada to export clean hydrogen to Germany, as well as talk about the Ukraine conflict.
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