The Future of Social Democracy in Europe: Is Olaf Scholz a Warning Example?

The Future of Social Democracy in Europe: Is Olaf Scholz a Warning Example?

Social democracy in Europe is at a crossroads. This is what two British professors claim. They identified the German Chancellor as a warning example. Things are not easy for social democracy in times of multiple crises. While the war in Ukraine, recession and climate change keep Europe on tenterhooks, the governments of the nation states … Read more

Berlin Partial Repeat Election: Dramatic Defeat for SPD, Drop in Voter Turnout, and Overall Electoral District Results

Berlin Partial Repeat Election: Dramatic Defeat for SPD, Drop in Voter Turnout, and Overall Electoral District Results

In the repeat election, the SPD will lose more than a third of its votes compared to 2021. The Greens remain constant. Voter turnout drops significantly. Despite a large lead from the 2021 election, Michael Müller (SPD) can only very narrowly defend his mandate in Berlin Photo: Christoph Soeder/dpa BERLIN taz | A severe defeat … Read more

Hamburg’s “The Teacher’s Room” Film Nominated for Oscar – Hamburg Senator Congratulates Director Ilker Catak

Hamburg’s “The Teacher’s Room” Film Nominated for Oscar – Hamburg Senator Congratulates Director Ilker Catak

Hamburg’s Senator for Culture Carsten Brosda congratulated director Ilker Catak and his team on the Oscar nomination for the film “The Teacher’s Room” shot in Hamburg. “The outstanding Hamburg production is rightly moving into the international spotlight,” said the SPD politician on Tuesday, according to the statement. “In the microcosm of school, this film deals … Read more

Massive Rally Against Right-Wing Extremism in Hamburg Defies City Ban

Massive Rally Against Right-Wing Extremism in Hamburg Defies City Ban

The rally was scheduled to take place on Friday at the town hall market. However, a Hamburg law prevents this. Now the demonstrators are taking to the streets elsewhere. Thousands of people want to come to the Hanseatic city on Friday under the motto “Hamburg stands up – against right-wing extremism and neo-Nazi networks”. However, … Read more

New Housing Benefit Law Doubles Number of Recipients in Hamburg

New Housing Benefit Law Doubles Number of Recipients in Hamburg

As a result of the new housing benefit law, the number of recipients in Hamburg has more than doubled. Federal Construction Minister Klara Geywitz and Urban Development Senator Karen Pein (both SPD) announced on Tuesday that the state subsidy had been paid to more than 24,300 households in Hamburg as of January 1st – a … Read more

Reform Proposal for the Debt Brake in the Bundestag: Internal Template Reveals Urgent Need for Change

Reform Proposal for the Debt Brake in the Bundestag: Internal Template Reveals Urgent Need for Change

“The debt brake in its current form is no longer up to date,” says an internal template for the closed meeting of the Bundestag faction, which the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” reports on. “The current rigid rules pose a risk to the prosperity of current and future generations because they do not provide enough scope for strong … Read more

State Fire Director Criticizes Canoeing, Kite Surfing, and Swimming in Floodwaters: Calls it Unreasonable and Self-Endangering

State Fire Director Criticizes Canoeing, Kite Surfing, and Swimming in Floodwaters: Calls it Unreasonable and Self-Endangering

Lower Saxony’s state fire director Dieter Rohrberg has sharply criticized people who canoe, kite surf or even swim in floodwaters. “That is absolutely unreasonable,” said Rohrberg. “Not only is it negligent and self-endangering, but it also repeatedly ties up emergency services that we need much more urgently in other places.” As state fire director, Rohrberg … Read more

Dennis Rohde Advocates Suspending Debt Brake Due to Flood Damage

Dennis Rohde Advocates Suspending Debt Brake Due to Flood Damage

In view of the tense flood situation in several federal states, the leading SPD budget politician Dennis Rohde has brought the debt brake into play again. “The full extent of the flood damage cannot yet be foreseen, but for exactly such cases we have the option of suspending the debt brake, which is in the … Read more

FDP Member Survey Results: Wafer-Thin Majority in Favor of Remaining in Traffic Light Coalition

FDP Member Survey Results: Wafer-Thin Majority in Favor of Remaining in Traffic Light Coalition

The FDP asked its members about remaining in the traffic light coalition. The result is just in favor of it. But the FDP will also have to make compromises in 2024. It is a wafer-thin majority with which the FDP is starting the new year: the member survey gives the party leadership support for remaining … Read more

Remembering Frieder Birzele: A Tribute to a Long-Time Committed Social Democrat and Politician

Remembering Frieder Birzele: A Tribute to a Long-Time Committed Social Democrat and Politician

State Chairman Andreas Stoch and Secretary General Sascha Binder explain the death of Frieder Birzele: The death of Frieder Birzele fills us with deep sadness. We express our heartfelt condolences to his family and relatives and wish him a lot of strength for the coming time. We are losing a long-time companion, a convinced social … Read more