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RKI protocols: “Most far-reaching” de-blackening: The RKI protocols from the corona pandemic were only partially blacked out. Now Health Minister Lauterbach has ...
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RKI protocols: “Most far-reaching” de-blackening
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Explosive RKI protocols published - now the Minister of Health is reacting: After a lawsuit from the online magazine “Multipolar”, internal meetings of the ...
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Explosive RKI protocols published - now the Minister of Health is reacting
Quick Glance: RKI: Journalists Successfully Sue for Release of Corona Protocols
  • After a legal battle, the RKI has released the protocols of its Corona crisis team.

  • The documents revealed the decision to change the risk assessment.

  • The RKI has not commented on the protocols and some sections are redacted.

  • Journalists plan to return to court to seek unredacted access to the protocols.
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Faeser announces controls at all German borders for the European Football Championships
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Faeser announces controls at all German borders for the European Football ...
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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
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How Faeser wants to combat disinformation: Federal Interior Minister Faeser has decided to do more to combat disinformation. An early detection unit is to be set ...
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How Faeser wants to combat disinformation
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“Quite often factually incorrect”: Historian’s fire letter attacks Scholz’s Ukraine course
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“Quite often factually incorrect”: Historian’s fire letter attacks ...
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Scholz sees no basis for cooperation between the SPD and the Sahra Wagenknecht alliance
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Scholz sees no basis for cooperation between the SPD and the Sahra ...
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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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Before his 80th birthday: Gerhard Schröder has no regrets: Shortly before his 80th birthday, former Chancellor Schröder wants his SPD to return to its anti-war ...
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Before his 80th birthday: Gerhard Schröder has no regrets
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Labor Minister Heil sends explosive letter to refugees from Ukraine: Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD) addressed Ukrainian refugees in Germany with an ...
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Labor Minister Heil sends explosive letter to refugees from Ukraine
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Chancellor meets Brandenburgers: Olaf Scholz advises: "Take it easy!": The Federal Chancellor is holding talks with citizens again, this time in Brandenburg ...
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Chancellor meets Brandenburgers: Olaf Scholz advises:
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Tracks to the Fehmarn Belt Tunnel will not be ready in time: The East Holstein SPD member of parliament Bettina Hagedorn believes it is impossible for the new ...
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Tracks to the Fehmarn Belt Tunnel will not be ready in time
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Warum fünf Historiker die Ukraine-Politik der SPD kritisieren: Der Ton des Briefes ist deutlich: Die SPD betreibe "Realitätsverweigerung", schreiben fünf ...
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Warum fünf Historiker die Ukraine-Politik der SPD kritisieren
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Ukraine war: Prominent historians write incendiary letter to the SPD: The historian Heinrich August Winkler and other professors sharply attack the SPD's Russia ...
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Ukraine war: Prominent historians write incendiary letter to the SPD
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There is sheer fear in Berlin - These traffic light off scenarios are played out: Something is brewing in the federal government. The coalition members' trust ...
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There is sheer fear in Berlin - These traffic light off scenarios are ...
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Federal Council allows cannabis law to pass despite sharp criticism: Despite massive criticism from some federal states, the Federal Council ultimately agreed: ...
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Federal Council allows cannabis law to pass despite sharp criticism
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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Lauterbach's ministry allegedly violated rules during campaign: Did Karl Lauterbach's ministry break the rules when awarding an advertising campaign? A report by ...
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Lauterbach's ministry allegedly violated rules during campaign
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Everyone knows that Mützenich believes in freezing. Why should he deny himself?: The SPD parliamentary group leader must correct himself, they say ...
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Everyone knows that Mützenich believes in freezing. Why should he deny ...
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SPD dispute over Ukraine: "We are all united by the desire for peace": Defense Minister Boris Pistorius asks questions about Ukraine policy in Dresden ...
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SPD dispute over Ukraine:
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After FDP demand: Habeck in favor of reappraisal of corona policy: The Greens and the SPD are joining the call for a review of the pandemic measures. However ...
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After FDP demand: Habeck in favor of reappraisal of corona policy
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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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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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SPD politician Dirk Wiese calls for border closures during the European Football Championships
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SPD politician Dirk Wiese calls for border closures during the European ...
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Lauterbach wants to save cannabis legalization: Cannabis should be released on April 1st. But resistance is brewing in the Federal Council ...
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Lauterbach wants to save cannabis legalization
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Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann: "This is a nasty foul play": Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann defends herself against the SPD in the Taurus leaks case ...
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Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann:
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Chancellor's party and the Greens make gains in the Sunday trend in the cannabis week
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Chancellor's party and the Greens make gains in the Sunday trend in the ...
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Ukraine War: Mützenich reiterates statement about freezing the war: The SPD parliamentary group leader continues to stick to his statements about freezing the ...
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Ukraine War: Mützenich reiterates statement about freezing the war
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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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Pensions will rise by 4.57 percent from July - uniform in East and West for the first time
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Pensions will rise by 4.57 percent from July - uniform in East and West ...
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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“Vicious and low-level”: dispute between Strack-Zimmermann and SPD escalates: There is no end to the coalition dispute over Taurus and a freeze in the war ...
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“Vicious and low-level”: dispute between Strack-Zimmermann and SPD ...
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Islamist terrorism: Faeser sees "acute terrorist threat": The ISPK terrorist group suspected of being responsible for the Moscow attack is also active in Germany ...
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Islamist terrorism: Faeser sees
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"New basic security": CDU wants to get tough on citizen's income: If it comes to power, the party wants to return to promoting and demanding: Total refuseniks in ...
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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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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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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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Survey on the state election in Thuringia: AfD in the lead - Formation of government uncertain
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Survey on the state election in Thuringia: AfD in the lead - Formation of ...
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Kevin Kühnert: “The Union’s plans for citizens’ money are cheeky”: The election campaign is casting its shadows ahead, SPD General Secretary Kevin Kühnert can be ...
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Kevin Kühnert: “The Union’s plans for citizens’ money are cheeky”
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Slovenia: Finally some praise for Olaf Scholz again: During a short visit to Slovenia, Scholz receives recognition for his commitment to the accession prospects ...
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Slovenia: Finally some praise for Olaf Scholz again
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Saxony: CDU lets constitutional reform fail: Conditions in the Saxon Kenya coalition are shattered. Now the promised constitutional reform is also failing.
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Saxony: CDU lets constitutional reform fail
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Voted with the AfD: A hole in the CDU firewall: The CDU does not want to agree to AfD motions - but in Dresden it has now done so. It was a "predicament" ...
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Voted with the AfD: A hole in the CDU firewall
Quick Glance: CDU Unexpectedly Supports AfD Motion: Investigation Initiated
  • In Dresden, the 'Brandmauer' weakens as CDU, FDP, and Free Voters vote in favor of an AfD motion for a payment card for refugees.

  • CDU leader Merz announces an investigation into the incident, breaking the party's previous strategy.

  • Controversy arises as the CDU supported an AfD motion instead of presenting its own.

  • The decision is celebrated by the AfD, while the Left criticizes the CDU, and a nationwide approach to the payment card is pending.
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So many top employees at Pistorius have no fixed task: Five-figure salaries, but no posts: At the Department of Defense, many expensive top staffers have no ...
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So many top employees at Pistorius have no fixed task
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SPD General Secretary: Kühnert defends pension increase and attacks Merz: Pensions are expected to increase by almost five percent. This is good news for SPD ...
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SPD General Secretary: Kühnert defends pension increase and attacks Merz
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Criticism from the states: Is cannabis legalization about to end?: Shortly before a decision in the Federal Council, it is not only unclear when the cannabis ...
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Criticism from the states: Is cannabis legalization about to end?
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AfD triggers scandal in the Bundestag: Party blocks health committee: Scandal in the health committee: The AfD desperately wants the chairmanship of the ...
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AfD triggers scandal in the Bundestag: Party blocks health committee
Quick Glance: AfD Politician Provokes in Bundestag Health Committee
  • AfD MP Kay-Uwe Ziegler blocked the chair of the committee in the Bundestag.

  • Ziegler staged a protest to claim the position of chairman.

  • Democratic parties refuse to accept an AfD member as chairman.

  • The AfD claims Ziegler has already been appointed as chairman, which is rejected by other parties.
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Targeted immigration: Lindner proposes a tax discount for foreign skilled workers
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Targeted immigration: Lindner proposes a tax discount for foreign skilled ...
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German politicians call for tougher action against TikTok: The short video app Tiktok is suspected of being a gateway for data surveillance by Chinese ...
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German politicians call for tougher action against TikTok
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Scholz sees strategic importance in new battery factory: Bosses playing a game of bowls (from left to right): Minister of Economic Affairs Robert Habeck ...
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Scholz sees strategic importance in new battery factory
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Tough but fair: Lauterbach starts “revolution on TikTok” - but it has a catch: Health Minister Lauterbach started his first TikTok video on “Hard but Fair” ...
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Tough but fair: Lauterbach starts “revolution on TikTok” - but it has a ...
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Heike Heubach: First deaf member of parliament enters the Bundestag: The Social Democrat Heike Heubach becomes the first deaf member of the Bundestag ...
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Heike Heubach: First deaf member of parliament enters the Bundestag
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Political barometer: Greens fall, Union gains - Chancellor clap for Merz: In a new survey, the Greens are losing, while the SPD and the Union are gaining ...
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Political barometer: Greens fall, Union gains - Chancellor clap for Merz
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SPD: Irritated: For a long time, the SPD was proud to stay out of the worst dispute in the traffic light coalition. It's over - The party and the chancellor ...
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SPD: Irritated