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Federal President: Basic Law amendment for financial package comes into force: The billion-euro financial package for defense and infrastructure has cleared the ...
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Federal President: Basic Law amendment for financial package comes into ...
Deutsche Bahn: The railway is saying goodbye to self-driving trains: Internal documents show: The state-owned company wants to shut down a number of future ...
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Deutsche Bahn: The railway is saying goodbye to self-driving trains
Ukraine: Committee approves over eleven billion euros in military aid to Ukraine: The Bundestag has approved an additional eleven billion euros for arms ...
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Ukraine: Committee approves over eleven billion euros in military aid to ...
Germany approves 3 bn euros in new Ukraine military aid: Germany on Friday approved three billion euros ($3.25 billion) in new military aid for Ukraine ...
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Germany approves 3 bn euros in new Ukraine military aid
The Bundesrat also votes with a two-thirds majority to change the debt brake: The billion-euro financial package for defense and infrastructure also receives the ...
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The Bundesrat also votes with a two-thirds majority to change the debt ...
Quick Glance: Bundesrat Faces Key Vote on Financial Package
  • The Bundestag approved a historic credit package for defense, infrastructure, and climate protection.

  • Implementation requires a two-thirds majority from the federal states, bolstered by the prospect of 100 billion euros for infrastructure.

  • Resistance arises from some eastern states and the FDP, while support from Bavaria may prove crucial.

  • Legal challenges, including emergency applications from the AfD and FDP, did not halt the Bundesrat's vote, though approval remains contentious.
Health insurance boss warns of massive increase in premiums: "Pain threshold exceeded"
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Health insurance boss warns of massive increase in premiums:
Prepared for War: 30 Billion Euros Needed for Civil Defense: War has become "more likely," according to an internal document from the Federal Ministry of the ...
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Prepared for War: 30 Billion Euros Needed for Civil Defense
Job cuts at Mercedes: Car giant pays up to €500,000 for termination: The automotive industry is forced to cut costs and is cutting jobs. Mercedes-Benz now wants ...
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Job cuts at Mercedes: Car giant pays up to €500,000 for termination
Quick Glance: Mercedes Offers High Severance Payments for Layoffs
  • Mercedes-Benz aims to reduce staff through generous severance packages that can reach up to 500,000 euros.

  • Voluntary employees can expect substantial severance payments within a limited timeframe from April to July 2024, with a team leader having 30 years of service potentially receiving over 500,000 euros.

  • Key employees are excluded from this offer, and the severance program is expected to conclude by March 2026, while job security for 91,000 workers has been extended until the end of 2034.

  • Severance payments are subject to income tax, resulting in significant amounts owed to the tax authorities.
Mercedes-Benz: Car manufacturer pays some employees 500,000 euros in severance pay
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Mercedes-Benz: Car manufacturer pays some employees 500,000 euros in ...
Conscription: Higher salaries are more cost-effective: Volunteers instead of conscription: According to the Ifo Institute, it would be cheaper for the state to ...
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Conscription: Higher salaries are more cost-effective
Belgian Prime Minister warns: Confiscation of frozen Russian assets is an "act of war."
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Belgian Prime Minister warns: Confiscation of frozen Russian assets is an ...
€2,500 pension for everyone? - | Merz's plan under the microscope: The CDU and the SPD want a future-proof pension solution. The CDU advocates for an early ...
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€2,500 pension for everyone? - | Merz's plan under the microscope
Special funds: These debacles should serve as a warning to Friedrich Merz: 500 billion euros for infrastructure, unlimited debt for defense: The Bundesrat has ...
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Special funds: These debacles should serve as a warning to Friedrich Merz
Federal Council approves historic financial package: The financial package, which provides for a significant increase in military spending ...
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Federal Council approves historic financial package
Corona rules: Berlin pensioner imprisoned for not wearing a mask: Karola M. was detained by the police in March 2021 for not wearing a mask ...
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Corona rules: Berlin pensioner imprisoned for not wearing a mask
Withdraw cash in stores: Supermarket instead of ATM: Withdraw cash in stores: Stiftung Warentest has examined 23 supermarkets and pharmacies and lists the ...
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Withdraw cash in stores: Supermarket instead of ATM
Farmers are fed up: Nutrias threaten agriculture: Farmers in northern Germany are fed up with nutrias. The rodents threaten agriculture ...
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Farmers are fed up: Nutrias threaten agriculture
EU summit: EU military aid for Ukraine likely to be significantly smaller: An initiative for new military aid for Ukraine worth up to 40 billion euros has failed ...
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EU summit: EU military aid for Ukraine likely to be significantly smaller
Quick Glance: EU Summit: Military Aid for Ukraine Under Debate
  • The 27 EU heads of state and government are discussing military aid for Ukraine in Brussels, following the failure of a previous 40 billion euro aid package.

  • EU Foreign Affairs Chief Kaja Kallas hopes for approval of a reduced five billion euro ammunition package to achieve concrete progress.

  • Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez highlights the differing security situations within the EU, causing tensions, while Germany takes a leading role in supporting Ukraine.

  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy participates via video link, reporting on a conversation with US President Trump that could strengthen relations between the two countries.
Dispute over mole checks: Austrian Medical Association (ÖGK) threatens arbitration commission
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Dispute over mole checks: Austrian Medical Association (ÖGK) threatens ...
Austria's largest nursing home operator is likely to be sold: According to media reports, the company Senecura is about to be sold. The value of the ...
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Austria's largest nursing home operator is likely to be sold
The Chinese main owner apparently wants to sell BIL: Luxembourg's oldest private bank could soon have a new owner. According to Reuters ...
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The Chinese main owner apparently wants to sell BIL
Mercedes: Auto group pays up to €500,000 for voluntary layoffs: The DAX-listed company needs to save money and wants to make an offer to more than 30 ...
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Mercedes: Auto group pays up to €500,000 for voluntary layoffs
Quick Glance: Mercedes Offers High Severance for Voluntary Resignations
  • Mercedes-Benz aims to save five billion euros by 2027 through job cuts and production reductions.

  • Long-term employees can expect six-figure severance packages based on their salary and tenure.

  • The severance program is valid until the end of July 2023, with individual offers for over 30,000 employees in indirect roles.

  • The management seeks a socially responsible restructuring of the company with the 'Next Level Performance' savings program.
Porsche AG: A bottomless pit?: Porsche AG has continued to lose ground since last Wednesday's figures. Now even the 50 euro mark is threatening to fall.
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Porsche AG: A bottomless pit?
ZF: Crisis in the automotive industry: The automotive supplier ZF is in a major crisis. The company made a huge loss last year. The outlook for 2025 does not ...
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ZF: Crisis in the automotive industry
Michael Wendler: The drama just doesn't end: The court ruling in the Michael Wendler case has been handed down. But the singer isn't ready to admit ...
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Michael Wendler: The drama just doesn't end
Final act in the Grasser drama: The Supreme Court is deliberating the verdicts against former Finance Minister Karl-Heinz Grasser and his co-defendants in the ...
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Final act in the Grasser drama
Deutz Motorenwerke: CEO Sebastian Schulte leads with a steady hand: The engine manufacturer Deutz was once a big name. Now CEO Sebastian Schulte is breaking with ...
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Deutz Motorenwerke: CEO Sebastian Schulte leads with a steady hand
Budget Committee approves billion-dollar package for Ukraine: Germany will increase military aid for Ukraine. While the USA is using its support as leverage ...
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Budget Committee approves billion-dollar package for Ukraine
Quick Glance: Germany Approves Billion-Euro Aid Package for Ukraine
  • The Bundestag's budget committee has approved a billion-euro military aid package for Ukraine.

  • The package includes three billion euros for this year and up to 8.3 billion euros for 2026 to 2029 to support Ukraine's defense against Russia.

  • This decision sends a strong message to Russia and underscores Germany's commitment to security in Europe.

  • Additional weapons, including air defense systems and drones, are set to be delivered to Ukraine within this year.
Signa: Two "Laura companies" with liabilities of €745 million insolvent: Insolvency proceedings have now been initiated, affecting Herkules Holding GmbH and ...
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Signa: Two
BVG: Collective bargaining without result - | long strike possible: Local transport in Berlin has been largely at a standstill several times since January - | ...
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BVG: Collective bargaining without result - | long strike possible
LMG Geldern: 18,000 euros embezzled, donors save Abiball: The willingness to help the graduating class at Lise-Meitner-Gymnasium in Geldern knows no bounds ...
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LMG Geldern: 18,000 euros embezzled, donors save Abiball
She was the richest woman in the world: The scandal-ridden life of the L'Oréal boss
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She was the richest woman in the world: The scandal-ridden life of the ...
Frankfurt: Payment card for refugees delayed until summer: According to Frankfurt's social affairs director Voitl, technical problems are delaying the ...
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Frankfurt: Payment card for refugees delayed until summer
Company falls short of its targets: Slowed consumption leads to poor prospects for Douglas
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Company falls short of its targets: Slowed consumption leads to poor ...
Germany wants to support Ukraine with another three billion euros: The German government is mobilizing another three billion euros for Ukraine. A further 8 ...
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Germany wants to support Ukraine with another three billion euros
High Returns Possible: Deutsche Post with a 25 Percent Chance: Deutsche Post shares jumped to a new annual high at the beginning of March 2025 following positive ...
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High Returns Possible: Deutsche Post with a 25 Percent Chance
Michael Käfer: "Many people think that restaurateurs make a killing": The Munich-based delicatessen restaurateur talks about the crisis in the restaurant ...
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Michael Käfer:
Berlin Day & Power: Baerbock and Merz - | two measures that build mistrust: After the traffic light coalition comes disillusionment. Especially among the ...
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Berlin Day & Power: Baerbock and Merz - | two measures that build mistrust
Gigantic financial package: Who should pay for it?: Hundreds of billions of euros are being made available for defense and infrastructure ...
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Gigantic financial package: Who should pay for it?
Job cuts at Mercedes-Benz: Up to 500,000 euros in severance pay for employees: STUTTGART. The car manufacturer wants to save billions, but layoffs are ruled out.
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Job cuts at Mercedes-Benz: Up to 500,000 euros in severance pay for ...
Citroën e-C3 tested: Saving with charm - | VW would like to have this car today: VW customers still have to wait, but Citroën already offers an entry-level ...
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Citroën e-C3 tested: Saving with charm - | VW would like to have this car ...
German upper house of parliament clears borrowing bonanza: Germany's Bundesrat upper house of parliament on Friday approved plans for a spending splurge that ...
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German upper house of parliament clears borrowing bonanza
Research: France welcomes scientists from the USA: Due to the new government's restrictions on science, many researchers want to leave the USA ...
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Research: France welcomes scientists from the USA
Summit in Brussels: EU wants to massively rearm by 2030: 800 billion euros - | that's how much the EU intends to provide for armaments in the coming years ...
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Summit in Brussels: EU wants to massively rearm by 2030
Buying is almost always better than renting, says a new study: After 30 years, buyers have an average of €365,000 more assets than renters ...
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Buying is almost always better than renting, says a new study
Bundeswehr: High pay is "economically more advantageous" than conscription: Better pay could bring more volunteers into the Bundeswehr. Conscription would ...
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Bundeswehr: High pay is
SDP challenges government over social, health and education cuts: The cabinet must clarify how it plans to cut 100 million euros from health and social services ...
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SDP challenges government over social, health and education cuts
Fate of 25-year-old cancer patient from Murtal touches: Wave of support for 25-year-old woman from Murtal who is suffering from an incurable brain tumor ...
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Fate of 25-year-old cancer patient from Murtal touches
Could the EU become a military superpower?: Only two weeks after a European Union summit where the bloc's leaders pledged to spend billions on defence in a ...
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Could the EU become a military superpower?
France is planning a rearmament with savings - | weapons instead of housing?: France wants to massively rearm, but its public finances are strained ...
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France is planning a rearmament with savings - | weapons instead of ...
Heating system replacement: This is why heat pumps are so expensive in Germany: Heat pumps are considered a key technology for climate-friendly heating. However ...
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Heating system replacement: This is why heat pumps are so expensive in ...
Depreciation: Tax tricks landlords of older properties rarely use: An old property may have tax potential: Landlords can shorten its useful life and increase ...
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Depreciation: Tax tricks landlords of older properties rarely use
EU leaders vow to continue backing Ukraine, but make no concrete pledge: European Union leaders said on Thursday that they will continue to support Ukraine ...
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EU leaders vow to continue backing Ukraine, but make no concrete pledge
Subsidiary of the Laura Private Foundation insolvent with €404 million in debt: Until recently, Herkules Holding GmbH was still operating under the name Laura ...
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Subsidiary of the Laura Private Foundation insolvent with €404 million in ...
Erling Haaland treats himself to a four-million-euro Bugatti: Erling Haaland has ordered the new hyper sports car from Bugatti. The racing car costs around four ...
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Erling Haaland treats himself to a four-million-euro Bugatti
Financial package: Friedrich Merz's gigantic debt bet: Under the impression of global threats, Germany is making a fiscal about-face and ...
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Financial package: Friedrich Merz's gigantic debt bet
German budget committee gives green light for 3 bln euros in Ukraine aid: Germany's budget committee cleared the way on Friday for another 3 billion euros ($3 ...
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German budget committee gives green light for 3 bln euros in Ukraine aid
CDU State Leader Rhein: "Merz took the lead from day one": The Hessian Minister-President discusses the opportunities and risks of the debt plan ...
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CDU State Leader Rhein:
Jackpot Real Estate Inheritance: How to Inherit Wisely: There's a lot to be said for property owners thinking about their inheritance early on ...
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Jackpot Real Estate Inheritance: How to Inherit Wisely
The EU is talking about rearmament: Heads of government want to "significantly" increase defense readiness by 2030
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The EU is talking about rearmament: Heads of government want to ...
"Price war" in the refrigerated section: Chains lower butter prices again within hours
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China is coming, Trump is blocking: Things are getting tight for Friedrich Merz: The German auto industry is caught between two fronts: The Chinese are pushing ...
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China is coming, Trump is blocking: Things are getting tight for Friedrich ...
Swiss Steel: Martin Haefner provides further loan: The crisis in the automotive and mechanical engineering sectors is hitting Swiss Steel hard ...
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Swiss Steel: Martin Haefner provides further loan
This butter wasn’t made from plants or animals—it was made with methane: California-based startup Savor makes fats and oils without any agriculture ...
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This butter wasn’t made from plants or animals—it was made with methane
Woman wins $83.5 million in the lottery, but investigations stop her dream: A lottery winner in Texas hasn't seen any of her multi-million dollar jackpot ...
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Woman wins $83.5 million in the lottery, but investigations stop her dream
RTL: Share price falls by up to ten percent after quarterly figures: RTL's operating result fell by eight percent. Revenue remained constant only through ...
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RTL: Share price falls by up to ten percent after quarterly figures
Lithuanian municipalities to spent €12m on bomb shelters: Lithuania's Interior Ministry has allocated 12 million euros for the upgrade of shelter infrastructure ...
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Lithuanian municipalities to spent €12m on bomb shelters
Plans for double track on stretch of Cercanías line from Malaga Airport make progress
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Plans for double track on stretch of Cercanías line from Malaga Airport ...