Federal Minister of Transport Volker Wissing (FDP) considers the discussion about reforming the debt brake to solve the current budget problems to be a “sham debate”. “There is obviously no majority to change the constitution,” he told the German Press Agency in Mainz. “This is an abstract debate, but we have a concrete problem.” Current: … Read more
It’s easy to scoff at the traffic light coalition at the moment. Who is at fault… The ruling on the application of the debt brake from Karlsruhe came from Olaf Scholz’s government like what economists call an exogenous shock, i.e. an external event that suddenly and unexpectedly changes reality permanently. The Tagesspiegel app Current news, … Read more
Spreitenbach “Suddenly” a high school building: FDP rejects 23 million loan and calls for tax cuts – this is how the other parties react The old Spreitenbach community center is to be converted into a school building and become part of a new school complex. The fact that this will now be much more expensive … Read more
Grenchner football stadium “Iconic, identity-creating form”: the local council unanimously approves the renovation of the football stadium The Grenchen football stadium is to be renovated for 2.41 million francs. The Grenchen local council decided this on Tuesday. The stadium is to be placed under monument protection. The Grenchner football stadium has recently also been used … Read more
Spreitenbach “Suddenly” a high school building: FDP rejects 23 million loan and calls for tax cuts – this is how the other parties react The old Spreitenbach community center is to be converted into a school building and become part of a new school complex. The fact that this will now be much more expensive … Read more
The construction of the 3D X-ray microscope at the Desy research center in Hamburg is being funded by the federal government with a total of 40 million euros. Five million euros are earmarked in the federal budget for 2024, Hamburg MPs Michael Kruse (FDP) and Linda Heitmann (Greens) announced on Friday. Another 35 million are … Read more
The Federal Government’s Commissioner for Integration, Reem Alabali-Radovan, meanwhile complained about the tone in the asylum debate. “A tone that is becoming increasingly sharp and populist, as well as presenting new pseudo-solutions every day, is dividing our society into “The Others” and “We,” said the SPD politician to the Editorial Network Germany (RND). It is … Read more
The Disabled Aid Offenbach warns of the federal government’s plans to make massive cuts to voluntary services. The cuts meant that services for people with disabilities would have to be severely restricted. In the coalition agreement between the SPD, the Greens and the FDP there was talk of strengthening voluntary services, but in 2024, according … Read more
Offenbach ⋅ The CDU Offenbach accuses the traffic light coalition of SPD, Greens and FDP in the Offenbach city council of negligently or intentionally misinterpreting the Union’s proposal for a mobile city police station. In doing so, the coalition wants to generate an opportunity to criticize the incumbent black-green state government. The Offenbach coalition rejected … Read more
Cantonal politics Karl Güntzel and Walter Locher say goodbye – the St. Gallen Cantonal Council is losing two civic veterans They both have many years of parliamentary experience, both are from the city of St. Gallen, both are lawyers: Now Karl Güntzel (SVP) and Walter Locher (FDP) are announcing their withdrawal from the cantonal council. … Read more