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RKI protocols: "Extensive" redaction: The RKI protocols from the corona pandemic were only partially redacted. Health Minister Lauterbach has now arranged for ...
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RKI protocols:
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Good Friday in Frankfurt: Party despite dance ban: The youth organizations of the SPD, the Greens and the FDP in Hesse are protesting against the ban on dancing ...
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Good Friday in Frankfurt: Party despite dance ban
Quick Glance: Dance Ban on Good Friday: Rules and Penalties
  • Good Friday is a quiet holiday with dance bans and film regulations.

  • The rules for the dance ban vary by state.

  • Violations of the dance ban can result in fines.

  • Private parties are exempt from the dance ban, but noise disturbances can be penalized.
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Corona: Lindner calls for a commission of inquiry in the Bundestag: Federal Ministers Robert Habeck of the Greens and Christian Lindner of the FDP believe that a ...
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Corona: Lindner calls for a commission of inquiry in the Bundestag
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Christian Lindner: "We need a mentality reform": Christian Lindner believes that many Germans have made themselves comfortable in the lap of the state since the ...
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Christian Lindner:
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Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann: This is how Germans see the politician: Politician Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann is causing a lot of trouble in the traffic light ...
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Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann: This is how Germans see the politician
Quick Glance: Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann: The View of Germans
  • Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, the FDP's lead candidate for the European elections, is controversial but popular.

  • Despite conflicts in the coalition, she is unknown to nearly half of the citizens, yet perceived as competent and strong-willed.

  • The FDP politician makes headlines with controversial stances and actions, yet remains unknown to 47% of Germans.

  • A survey reveals that those familiar with Strack-Zimmermann hold a positive opinion of her, particularly FDP voters, but less so among supporters of other parties.
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Pension package: FDP pension initiative upsets coalition partners and unions: Even before pension package II has been approved in the cabinet, the Liberals are ...
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Pension package: FDP pension initiative upsets coalition partners and ...
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RTL/ntv trend barometer: Scholz makes up significant ground, CDU/CSU remains strongest force
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RTL/ntv trend barometer: Scholz makes up significant ground ...
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Share pension and entry age: SPD does not want to reopen the pension package for the FDP
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Share pension and entry age: SPD does not want to reopen the pension ...
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FDP won't let the traffic light collapse: Kubicki attests Merz "megalomania": Friedrich Merz believes he knows that the FDP will leave the traffic light ...
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FDP won't let the traffic light collapse: Kubicki attests Merz ...
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Lindner considers cannabis law "responsible" - criticism from Haseloff: The partial legalization of cannabis is "responsible" according to Finance Minister ...
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Lindner considers cannabis law
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Appeal to Steinmeier: Lindner: "Cannabis law does not lead to chaos": He sees "no argument" for the Federal President to disapprove of the partial legalization ...
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Appeal to Steinmeier: Lindner:
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Funds for development policy should be drastically reduced: Finance Minister Lindner's savings requirements are even stricter than previously known ...
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Funds for development policy should be drastically reduced
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Higher pensions for 21 million Germans: There is so much more: 21 million pensioners will get more money from July 1st.
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Higher pensions for 21 million Germans: There is so much more
Quick Glance: Increase in Pensions for 21 Million Germans: Details and Implications
  • Starting on the first of July, 21 million retirees will receive a higher pension.

  • Pension adjustment stands at 4.57% in both East and West Germany.

  • The increment depends on the gross pension and impacts net amounts.

  • Authorities are devising strategies for sustainable pension funding.
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Sunday poll: Survey: SPD and Greens gain in voter favor: The CDU/CSU remains in first place with 30 percent of the vote. According to the poll ...
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Sunday poll: Survey: SPD and Greens gain in voter favor
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The traffic light is through - It can now happen faster than you think: If you look at the content, the coalition is at an end. They have diverged on key state ...
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The traffic light is through - It can now happen faster than you think
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Ever louder calls for corona recovery: Most recently, even Christian Drosten called for a political reappraisal of the coronavirus years ...
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Ever louder calls for corona recovery
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Photovoltaics: Lindner rejects solar subsidies: Christian Lindner continues to reject subsidies for the German solar industry. The technology is not "high-tech".
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Photovoltaics: Lindner rejects solar subsidies
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RKI protocols: Politicians argue about proper corona review: The publication of earlier RKI coronavirus protocols is alarming politicians ...
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RKI protocols: Politicians argue about proper corona review
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Strack-Zimmermann has a clear message to AfD voters: “Guest who sets fire in the living room”
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Strack-Zimmermann has a clear message to AfD voters: “Guest who sets fire ...
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Before the planned legalization of cannabis: Transport Minister Wissing wants to abolish the THC limit of 0.0 in road traffic
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Before the planned legalization of cannabis: Transport Minister Wissing ...
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Energy: Habeck wants to stabilize electricity prices and spread the costs of grid expansion over time
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Energy: Habeck wants to stabilize electricity prices and spread the costs ...
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Reactions: CDU push for citizens' money heats up tempers: The CDU's socio-political push for citizens' money has sparked heated debates. While there is criticism ...
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Reactions: CDU push for citizens' money heats up tempers
Quick Glance: Union's Errors in New Basic Security
  • The Union criticizes the Citizen's Income and proposes a 'New Basic Security'.

  • The CDU reinforces stereotypes about the unemployed and advocates for sanctions.

  • The call for qualifying support lacks funding.

  • The Union paints false images of the Citizen's Income and ignores additional earning limits.
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"That's not enough": FDP deputy threatens to veto the Ampel's pension plans: Finance Minister Christian Lindner was also involved in the pension reform plans ...
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AfD: good prospects in NRW despite debate about ban - survey: The vast majority of citizens in North Rhine-Westphalia consider the AfD to be a party on the ...
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AfD: good prospects in NRW despite debate about ban - survey
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European Football Championship: How Germany wants to arm itself against the threat of terrorism
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European Football Championship: How Germany wants to arm itself against ...
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Allensbach survey: Why the Greens have lost popularity: None of the coalition parties in Germany has lost as much support since the 2021 election as the Greens ...
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Allensbach survey: Why the Greens have lost popularity
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Coalitions: CDU/CSU and FDP meet in secret rounds: In public, the CDU/CSU and FDP are going at each other hard. In private rooms, leading representatives forge a ...
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Coalitions: CDU/CSU and FDP meet in secret rounds
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Debate about the right to strike: Liberal declaration of bankruptcy: The FDP calls for the right to strike to be restricted. This makes it clear once again whose ...
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Debate about the right to strike: Liberal declaration of bankruptcy
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Five crazy examples of nonsense bureaucracy in Germany: Empty file folders stand in front of the Federal Chancellery during a campaign by the German ...
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Five crazy examples of nonsense bureaucracy in Germany
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Interview: "Head through the wall" - Justice Minister criticizes von der Leyen: Marco Buschmann sees the EU Commission as "the biggest source of bureaucracy in ...
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Interview:
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Linking pensions to life expectancy: Employers firmly reject pension package: The federal government is presenting a new pension package and promises to ...
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Linking pensions to life expectancy: Employers firmly reject pension ...
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Success for the traffic lights: Bundestag approves growth package: The traffic light had to make many compromises with the Growth Opportunities Act ...
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Success for the traffic lights: Bundestag approves growth package
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VAT increase: gas will be more expensive again: Following the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, a reduced VAT rate on gas supplies has been in place ...
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VAT increase: gas will be more expensive again
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Taurus Leaks: FDP politician Strack-Zimmermann calls for legal consequences for a member of parliament who publicizes deadly risks for Germany - The World Week
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Taurus Leaks: FDP politician Strack-Zimmermann calls for legal ...
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Why you shouldn't take part in the demonization of Putin. CDU “leading culture”: suitable concept or empty phrase? Germany's politics: more objectivity ...
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Why you shouldn't take part in the demonization of Putin. CDU “leading ...
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AfD loses 1.3 million voters in surveys - these are the reasons: The AFD has been steadily losing support in surveys for weeks. The party is now just over 18 ...
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AfD loses 1.3 million voters in surveys - these are the reasons
Quick Glance: BR Investigation: Over 100 Right-Wing Extremists in AfD Bundestag
  • Discovery of more than 100 right-wing extremists working in AfD Bundestag

  • AfD faction dismisses investigation as part of a campaign

  • Discussion on tightening rules in the Bundestag following the report

  • Calls for protecting the parliament from right-wing extremist activities
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Committee on Taurus: What happens next after the suspicion of betrayal of secrets?
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Quick Glance: Alleged Espionage: 105 Participants at Taurus Meeting
  • Secret details about a potential delivery of Taurus cruise missiles were disclosed in a special meeting of the Defense Committee. Strack-Zimmermann calls for prosecution.

  • Approximately 105 individuals, including government representatives, attended the secret meeting. Strack-Zimmermann notified Bundestag President Bas about the potential espionage.

  • A media report on information from the meeting led to criminal investigations. Strack-Zimmermann requested authorization for an inquiry into the matter.

  • During the meeting, Bundeswehr Inspector General Breuer discussed targeting procedures for Taurus cruise missiles and the possible implications of supplying them to Ukraine. Ukraine has been requesting these weapons for months to defend against Russia.
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In new report, Lindner sounds the debt alarm: According to Christian Lindner, the aging population requires structural reforms and a turnaround in the economy ...
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In new report, Lindner sounds the debt alarm
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Strack-Zimmermann leads Liberals in European election campaign: German politician and defense expert Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann will enter the race for the ...
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Strack-Zimmermann leads Liberals in European election campaign
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Tax privileges for political NGOs: The next traffic light dispute breaks out: Politically active non-governmental organizations (NGOs) should be allowed to issue ...
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Tax privileges for political NGOs: The next traffic light dispute breaks ...
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The pension is unfair: the parents rob their children: Only the younger generation should secure their pensions for the coming decades and bear the burden ...
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The pension is unfair: the parents rob their children
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Martin Schulz: "The front in Ukraine is already frozen": Is the SPD's Ukraine policy on the rocks? Martin Schulz accuses the FDP and Greens of ignoring the mood ...
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Martin Schulz:
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Germany legalises cannabis possession for personal use from April: German laws on cannabis use now among most liberal in Europe, but medical experts warn it ...
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Germany legalises cannabis possession for personal use from April
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Cannabis: What should be allowed from April - and what not: On Friday, the Federal Council cleared the way for the cannabis law.
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Cannabis: What should be allowed from April - and what not
Quick Glance: Controlled Release by April 1: After Weeks of Debate - Cannabis Legalization Approved by Bundesrat
  • Cannabis legalization has passed the Bundesrat, despite resistance from some federal states.

  • The law allows possession and cultivation of cannabis with specific regulations starting April 1.

  • Health Minister Lauterbach sees the legalization as an opportunity to combat the black market.

  • Certain politicians caution against negative consequences such as increased deaths due to risky cannabis consumption.
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Survey: Greens fall to 13 percent - Union and SPD gain: In the ZDF “Political Barometer” the Union and the SPD gained one percentage point ...
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Survey: Greens fall to 13 percent - Union and SPD gain
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500 employees laid off: final end for German solar manufacturer: The lights are finally going out at solar company Meyer Burger in Freiberg ...
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500 employees laid off: final end for German solar manufacturer
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Agricultural diesel phase-out decided: Did farmers' protests come to nothing?: Despite massive farmers' protests, the traffic light coalition is sticking to the ...
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Agricultural diesel phase-out decided: Did farmers' protests come to ...
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Sustainability report: Ministry of Finance warns of exploding national debt: Society is aging, the economy is weakening - and government spending increases ...
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Sustainability report: Ministry of Finance warns of exploding national ...