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CRRC Pulls Out of €610 Million Bulgarian Train Tender After EU Probe: A Chinese company abandoned a €610 million ($660 million) Bulgarian railway tender after a ...
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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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FDP crisis: helpless in the death zone: The FDP sometimes behaves like an opposition party, but it doesn't help. Members are leaving, the polls are bad ...
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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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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.
There is sheer fear in Berlin - these "traffic light" exit scenarios are being played out
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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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Ukraine Agriculture Minister: EU Grain Debate as More About Politics Than Trade: A push by several European Union member states to limit the import of grain from ...
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Poland investigating Russian espionage, security agency says: Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW) has carried out searches as part of an investigation with ...
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Joint arms procurement: EU armaments with side effects: The EU Commission wants to ensure that the arms markets in the EU are less fragmented and that more ...
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Controversial air cab funding: Volker Wissing takes off: Despite tough austerity measures, the FDP transport minister wants to spend millions on air cabs ...
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RTL/ntv trend barometer: Scholz makes up significant ground, CDU/CSU remains strongest force
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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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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.
Brussels-Berlin night train also stopping in Dresden and Prague from Monday: As part of the extended journey, the train will include 17 stops ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/mobility/974096/brussels-berlin-night-train-also-stopping-in-dresden-and-prague-from-monday
EU asks Big Tech to mitigate risks to election integrity: The European Commission has called on X, TikTok, Facebook and other online platforms to mitigate risks ...
de.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/03/26/brussel-bittet-big-tech-bedrohungen-fur-die-integritat-der-europawahlen-zu-bekampfen
Pension package: FDP pension initiative upsets coalition partners and unions: Even before pension package II has been approved in the cabinet, the Liberals are ...
handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/rentenpaket-fdp-rentenvorstoss-regt-koalitionspartner-und-gewerkschaften-auf/100028531.html
“The change of chancellor campaign is on the agenda - already in the summer” - Video
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Publication of the RKI protocols: Traffic lights argue about dealing with the pandemic
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Digitalization: The traffic light eliminates the need for paper around employment contracts
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Violent farmers' protests in Brussels - Police intervene: In the Belgian capital Brussels, farmers are protesting against EU regulations. Violent escalations ...
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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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Friedrich Merz and the Greens: Secret meeting of the main opponents: The CDU and the Greens can imagine a black-green alliance for the future ...
t-online.de/nachrichten/deutschland/innenpolitik/id_100372402/friedrich-merz-und-die-gruenen-geheimtreffen-der-hauptgegner.html
EU Commission to probe Alphabet, Apple, Meta under 'gatekeeper' rules | DPA
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Quick Glance: EU Commission Investigates Tech Giants: Violation of Laws?
- The EU Commission has initiated proceedings against Apple, Alphabet, and Meta to investigate possible breaches of EU rules.
- The Digital Markets Act aims to combat the dominance of major online platforms, particularly focusing on gatekeeper services.
- Apple and Alphabet are accused of hindering developers and making it difficult for users to adjust default settings.
- The potential penalties for violations are significant, but tech companies have already announced changes. Despite this, investors remain calm.
EU as a role model: economic institutes propose reform of the debt brake
handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/gemeinschaftsdiagnose-wirtschaftsinstitute-fuer-eine-behutsame-reform-der-schuldenbremse/100027921.html
Czechs sanction Medvedchuk, website over pro-Russian EU political influence: The Czech government on Wednesday sanctioned two people including pro-Russian ...
reuters.com/world/europe/czechs-sanction-medvedchuk-website-over-pro-russian-eu-political-influence-2024-03-27/
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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Public authorities: The slowdown in digitalization: Parental allowance, a new ID card, a move: after blocking an important law on the digitalization of ...
faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/behoerden-laender-bremsen-im-bundesrat-digitalisierung-aus-19609232.html
Chinese company drops bid for Bulgarian train contract after EU probe | DPA: A Chinese company has dropped a bid, subject to a European Commission investigation ...
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Zoetis in EU antitrust crosshairs over rival dog pain medicine: EU antitrust regulators have started an investigation into whether Zoetis blocked the market ...
reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/eu-targets-zoetis-antitrust-investigation-over-dog-medicines-2024-03-26/
Amazon loses court fight to suspend EU tech rules' ad clause: Amazon on Wednesday lost its fight to suspend a requirement regarding its online advertising under ...
reuters.com/technology/eus-top-court-rejects-amazons-request-suspend-eu-tech-rules-ad-clause-2024-03-27/
"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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RKI protocols: Politicians argue about proper corona review: The publication of earlier RKI coronavirus protocols is alarming politicians ...
stern.de/politik/deutschland/rki-protokolle--politik-streitet-ueber-richtige-corona-aufarbeitung-34574534.html
Ever louder calls for corona recovery: Most recently, even Christian Drosten called for a political reappraisal of the coronavirus years ...
nordkurier.de/politik/immer-lautere-forderungen-nach-corona-aufarbeitung-2376608
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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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 ...
handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/sonntagsfrage-umfrage-spd-und-gruene-legen-in-waehlergunst-zu/100027077.html
EU environmental rules: Farmers unload their anger - and manure - in Brussels: Burning tires and dumped horse manure: Farmers have given free rein to their anger ...
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Quick Glance: Path to EU Membership for Ukraine and Moldova
- The European Commission presented the negotiation framework for Ukraine and Moldova, awaiting approval from EU member states.
- EU enlargement is viewed as a lengthy process that must consider the Union's capacity to absorb new members.
- The Commission has outlined ideas for EU reform to accommodate additional members, focusing on the issue of unanimity in decision-making.
- Discussions on EU enlargement and governance reveal that reforms and admitting new countries into the EU pose a complex and challenging task.
Photovoltaics: Lindner rejects solar subsidies: Christian Lindner continues to reject subsidies for the German solar industry. The technology is not "high-tech".
handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/photovoltaik-lindner-erteilt-solar-subventionen-eine-absage/100027510.html
Controversial decision: CDU votes for AfD application for payment card for asylum seekers in Dresden city council
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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.
EU floats radical change to how it funds poorer members: The €392 billion cohesion fund could be transformed into a money-for-reforms model.
politico.eu/article/european-commission-propose-change-eu-budget-money-cash/
Federal Minister of Economics: Habeck speaks out in favor of an EU Commissioner for Defense
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Europeans Tired of Time Change: Will 2024 Bring Relief?: Europeans, including Poles, express fatigue over biannual time changes. Will 2024 mark a shift in this ...
polanddaily24.com/europeans-tired-of-time-change-will-2024-bring-relief/news/39603
EU relaxes requirements for farmers: Fewer obligations, more leeway: EU agriculture ministers have decided to make things easier for farmers at a meeting in ...
tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/eu-bauernproteste-100.html
Top European air safety regulator warns over budget squeeze: The outgoing head of Europe's aviation regulator has issued a warning over resources and called for ...
reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/top-european-air-safety-regulator-warns-over-budget-squeeze-2024-03-28/
EU Commission plans uniform university degrees: More exchange, comparable degrees: This is what the EU Commission is hoping for from the European university ...
tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/eu-einheitlicher-hochschulabschluss-100.html
Star appeal: EU Commission Vice-President urges celebrities to mobilise young voters
euronews.com/2024/03/27/star-appeal-eu-commission-vice-president-urges-celebrities-to-mobilise-young-voters
Five crazy examples of nonsense bureaucracy in Germany: Empty file folders stand in front of the Federal Chancellery during a campaign by the German ...
morgenpost.de/politik/article241973158/Fuenf-irre-Beispiele-fuer-Nonsens-Buerokratie-in-Deutschland.html
European Football Championship: How Germany wants to arm itself against the threat of terrorism
handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/fussball-em-wie-sich-deutschland-gegen-terrorgefahr-wappnen-will/100027454.html
EU publishes election security guidance for social media giants and others in scope of DSA
techcrunch.com/2024/03/26/eu-election-security-guidance-for-vlops/
'We have to be more pragmatic and less bureaucratic,' says Germany's Robert Habeck
euronews.com/2024/03/26/we-have-to-be-more-pragmatic-and-less-bureaucratic-says-germanys-robert-habeck
EU Commission to sign partnership with Australia on critical raw materials: The European Commission will sign a strategic partnership with Australia on critical ...
euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/eu-commission-to-sign-partnership-with-australia-on-critical-raw-materials/
The EU Enters Into New Era of Cooperation With the Faroe Islands and Greenland: The EU Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, recently visited the Faroe ...
highnorthnews.com/en/eu-enters-new-era-cooperation-faroe-islands-and-greenland
Initiatives: The graveyard of good ideas: Stories that only direct democracy can write: when the FDP asked the Federal Chancellery to work until 9 p.m ...
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LIVE NOW! Media Partnership - Securing the future of European industries: Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) technologies are crucial for Europe to ...
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Brussels proposes high EU tariffs on Russian grain: The European Commission has proposed a drastic increase in tariffs on Russian grain entering the EU's single ...
de.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/03/22/brussel-schlagt-hohe-eu-zolle-auf-russisches-getreide-vor-marktturbulenzen-befurchtet
EU leaders invite Bosnia to membership talks in historic step: European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to invite Bosnia to open EU membership negotiations ...
reuters.com/world/europe/bosnia-close-eu-green-light-membership-talks-2024-03-21/
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 ...
handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/koalitionen-union-und-fdp-treffen-sich-in-geheimrunden/100026249.html
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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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.
Strack-Zimmermann has a clear message to AfD voters: “Guest who sets fire in the living room”
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After a leak from the meeting: Strack-Zimmermann wants to significantly reduce access to secret committee meetings
spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/marie-agnes-strack-zimmermann-will-geheime-ausschuss-runden-verkleinern-a-50c81088-e1a9-42f2-9eca-bad751f0ca0f
Moscow attack: How Putin could use the concert hall massacre to his advantage: From murky apartment bombings to the Beslan school siege, Russia’s leader never ...
politico.eu/article/vladimir-putin-moscow-attack-use-the-crocus-massacre-to-his-advantage/
Project documents more than 63,000 migrant deaths a decade, immense danger of fleeing home
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European Commission increases tariffs on grain imports from Russia and Belarus: The European Commission has presented an official proposal to increase tariffs on ...
pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/03/22/7447672/
Commission on alert after unexpected changes in Greece’s EU-funded HPV testing: In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Didier Reynder's bid for ...
euractiv.com/section/politics/news/commission-on-alert-after-unexpected-changes-in-greeces-eu-funded-hpv-testing-2/
Maersk will avoid Red Sea despite EU security operation: Shipping company Maersk said on Friday it was too early to resume sailings through the Red Sea due to a ...
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EIB's ESG score to be re-evaluated if new weapons policy agreed, Morningstar Sustainalytics says
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EU commisisoner Šuica sounds alarm on demographic shift: The EU will have to step up its efforts to tackle looming demographic challenges over the next five ...
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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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Targeted immigration: Lindner proposes a tax discount for foreign skilled workers
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Von der Leyen asks Finland to prepare the EU for war: Defense preparedness will be a main topic at the EU leaders’ summit.
politico.eu/article/von-der-leyen-asks-finland-to-prepare-the-eu-for-war/
Deputy PM: Ukraine to continue pushing for embargo on Russian grain imports to EU
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Attack in Moscow - More radical than the Islamic State - Europe also in sight: The “Khorasan” group of the Islamic State is said to have carried out the attack ...
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Energy: Habeck wants to stabilize electricity prices and spread the costs of grid expansion over time
handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/energie-habeck-will-strompreise-stabilisieren-und-kosten-fuer-netzausbau-zeitlich-strecken/100026046.html
Before the planned legalization of cannabis: Transport Minister Wissing wants to abolish the THC limit of 0.0 in road traffic
spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/cannabis-volker-wissing-moechte-thc-grenzwert-von-0-0-im-strassenverkehr-aufheben-a-2d109f8f-e315-4317-b658-e7bbbcfae84b
EU-funded drone technology used by Israel in Gaza war?: European funding of Israeli military companies has been sharply criticized by MEPs in the past.
de.euronews.com/2024/03/26/von-eu-finanzierte-drohnentechnologie-wird-von-israel-im-gaza-krieg-eingesetzt-behaupten-b
Pro-EU Korčok scores surprise victory in first round of Slovak election: A pro-EU former Slovak foreign minister scored a surprise victory in the first round of ...
euractiv.com/section/elections/news/pro-eu-korcok-scores-surprise-victory-in-first-round-of-slovak-election/
Traffic light dispute over Ukraine aid: SPD politician Mast accuses Strack-Zimmermann of "low-level and malicious" attacks
spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/spd-katja-mast-wirf-strack-zimmermann-niveaulose-und-boesartige-angriffe-vor-a-efabb2c4-90b6-4c77-9cfc-a3199a15c135
The Brief – A more French EU around the corner?: Editorialists can sometimes feel bad if they read columns they wrote a couple of years ago or even a couple of
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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 ...
faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/allensbach-umfrage-warum-die-gruenen-an-ansehen-verloren-haben-19600358.html
Europe's far-right vows hard line on immigration, but cracks emerge elsewhere: European far-right parties met in Italy on Saturday vowing to curb immigration to ...
reuters.com/world/europe/europes-far-right-vows-hard-line-immigration-cracks-emerge-elsewhere-2024-03-23/
F.A.Z. exclusive: When the Ministry of Education regulates toilet paper and coffee machines
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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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