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BERLIN (dts news agency) – SPD leader Saskia Esken promoted a “German Education Pact” at the federal party conference of the Social Democrats in Berlin. The aim is to ensure that “educational disadvantages are compensated for as early as possible,” she told the delegates on Sunday. The basic skills must be reliably acquired in primary schools, and all young people with a qualified school leaving certificate must be able to make a secure transition into professional life.

“The federal and state governments should develop joint educational concepts for this,” said Esken. “They should be implemented compulsorily and they should also be jointly financed as part of the German Education Pact,” added the party leader. She is no longer willing to accept that “in this rich country there should be no money for our most important asset, the minds of the children and their education.” The main proposal for a “German Education Pact” states, among other things, that a “real departure” is needed for more educational equality. Instead of a ban on cooperation in education, what is needed is a “cooperation requirement”. The government levels – federal, state and local governments – must become aware of their shared responsibility and coordinate and coordinate their measures to strengthen educational equality and modernize the education system more specifically than before. The Social Democrats want to use “high inheritances and very high incomes” to finance a joint “educational awakening” – they are calling for a national special fund for education, which should be set up, financed and managed jointly by the federal and state governments.

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Aviation industry: No further burden of fees

BERLIN – The German aviation industry is opposing further increases in government fees for flying. The Federal Association of the German Aviation Industry (BDL) criticizes that the costs, which are already far too high, put a strain on companies and resulted in Germany falling behind as an aviation location. “What we need is a moratorium on the burden on air traffic. The state burden must not increase any further,” said BDL managing director Matthias von Randow to “Welt am Sonntag”.

Habeck wants to relieve companies of the supply chain law

BERLIN – Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck wants to relieve the burden on companies in Germany when implementing the supply chain law. The Green politician suggests suspending reporting obligations under the national supply chain law as quickly as possible – so that companies then only have to report in accordance with European law. A supply chain law is also planned at EU level.

Still lots of postal complaints

BONN – Whether illegible pickup slips, late letters or damaged packages: quality problems in the postal industry still cause dissatisfaction and anger among citizens. In August, 3,422 complaints about postal services were received, the Federal Network Agency said in response to a dpa request. In the same month last year there were 3,472 critical requests to speak. The current value is slightly lower, but high compared to previous years. In the first eight months of this year there were 22,640 complaints, 46 percent more than in the same period last year.

ROUNDUP: Dressel rejects shipowner criticism of HHLA deal – CDU: special meeting

HAMBURG – The freshly negotiated deal for the world’s largest container shipping company MSC to join the Hamburg port operator HHLA politics and companies in the Hanseatic city continued to occupy themselves over the weekend. The CDU wants to request a special meeting of the citizens’ economic committee, as the party announced on Sunday in Hamburg. “The bombshell from the SPD and the Greens that the shipping company MSC is taking over HHLA is causing more and more criticism from leading players in the port of Hamburg,” said CDU parliamentary group leader Dennis Thering, according to the statement. Above all, the question arises as to what benefit MSC’s entry into HHLA actually has.

Sandals manufacturer Birkenstock increases sales

LINZ AM RHEIN – The sandal manufacturer Birkenstock, which is about to go public, has significantly increased its sales, primarily due to price increases. In the nine months up to June, the company from Rhineland-Palatinate generated sales of around 1.12 billion euros, according to a stock exchange prospectus presented on Friday. In the same period last year it was 921 million. The bottom line is that Birkenstock earned 103.3 million euros, a quarter less than in the same period last year. This was mainly due to less favorable exchange rates.

Voi Germany boss does not expect an e-scooter ban in Germany

BERLIN – The German boss of the Swedish e-scooter provider Voi, Stephan Boelte, does not expect bans in Germany like those recently in Paris for the controversial sharing vehicles. “We don’t expect a second Paris in Germany,” Boelte told the German Press Agency. The legal situation is fundamentally different than in France. “Even if you talk to the cities, that’s not where they want to go. We’re experiencing a high level of willingness to cooperate.”

California is suing major oil companies, accusing them of deception

WASHINGTON – The US state of California is suing several major oil companies, accusing them of misleading the public about risks of their products. The companies have known for decades that dependence on fossil fuels could have “catastrophic consequences,” according to the civil lawsuit filed Friday. She cites the climate crisis as a consequence. “In 2023 alone, the state of California has experienced both extreme drought and widespread flooding, widespread wildfires and historic storms, as well as an unusually cold spring and record-breaking hot summer.” All of this causes billions of dollars in damage.

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BERLIN (dts news agency) – The Central Association of German Crafts (ZDH) is pushing for equality between vocational and academic education. “Vocational training has been neglected,” said ZDH President Jörg Dittrich to the “Editorial Network Germany” (Saturday editions). “Education as a path to increasing prosperity has been equated with the academic path for too long, and this narrative is still in the minds of teachers, parents and young people,” criticized the craft president.

“It’s a mammoth task to change that again,” said Dittrich. “That’s why we need a change in education.” He insisted on treating both educational paths equally. “We must first of all value academic and vocational education equally again,” he demanded. This also includes equivalent equipment for vocational schools. The reason for his demand is that 30,000 apprenticeship positions in the skilled trades remained unfilled at the start of the new training year. “This shows that our companies want to provide training and offer a lot of training positions,” said Dittrich. However, it is not easy for them to find applicants. At the same time, there is a trend reversal in the number of trainees. “There is a slight increase in training contracts, which of course pleases us and is certainly the result of the intensive recruitment of young talent in the trades,” he said. “Between January and August 2023, 112,231 new training relationships were registered, 2.6 percent more than in the previous year.”

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