Watch the video: Children donate for children – big Christmas convoy starts towards Ukraine.STORY: The last colorfully wrapped parcels were carefully loaded onto trucks by helpers in Mülheim-Kärlich on Friday, before they set off on a long journey, thousands of kilometers in the direction of Eastern Europe. For more than 20 years, the so-called Christmas parcel convoy has been bringing presents to children in need in countries such as Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova. The basic idea is: children help...
It is the triple penalty. Little heard for their complaints at the police station, the victims of sexual violence will also have to be ready to pay to prosecute their attackers until the hearing, according to a report published by the Women's Foundation on November 25, the international day for the elimination of violence against women. The report highlights the obstacles faced by a victim of rape or sexual assault, whether financial or psychological.According to the two authors of the...
Russia's war against Ukraine also has massive consequences for the energy supply in Europe and Germany. Politicians are trying to ensure this and to relieve people of the sharply rising costs. All developments in the live blog:With material from the news agencies dpa, Reuters, epd, KNA and Bloomberg source site
Status: 12/02/2022 4:17 p.m In December, the federal government takes over the discount for gas and district heating customers. A study shows that only a third of private households with low incomes, which are particularly badly affected by the increased energy costs, benefit from this. Almost two thirds of the emergency aid for private households, which is paid in December to compensate for the gas and district heating deduction, goes to households that do not urgently need it. This is...
Status: 01.12.2022 15:02 In December, the federal government takes over the payments on account for gas and district heating customers. You don't have to do anything for this. Companies have to submit applications - 75 percent of energy suppliers have done so so far. As part of the December emergency aid for gas and heat customers, the federal government has begun paying out reimbursements to energy suppliers. Since the start of the application in mid-November, around 75 percent of the...
Status: 01.12.2022 10:14 a.m Pandemic, wars and the effects of climate change: millions of people around the world are dependent on humanitarian emergency aid - and the trend is rising. But donations from member countries are stagnating. By Kathrin Hondl, ARD Studio Geneva The United Nations will need 51.5 billion dollars in the coming year for urgently needed humanitarian aid worldwide. That is about 49.6 billion euros. The need is alarmingly high, said UN emergency aid coordinator Martin Griffiths -...
Who says new month often says changes, and the one of December which comes is no exception to the rule. Between new aid to fight inflation, the traditional Christmas bonus and the end of other aid, Le Parisien lists these changes which will take place from the last month of 2022.Help for those heating with woodFrom December 22, wood-fired fireplaces will be able to apply for a “wood energy check” on the site chequenergie.gouv.fr. Depending on eligibility, the amount of...
war in Ukraine NATO Responds to Russia's Missiles with More Ukraine Aid NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a press conference at the NATO foreign ministers' meeting in Bucharest. photo © Andreea Alexandru/AP/dpa NATO wants to prevent Russia from using winter as a weapon against Ukraine. With regard to the war, the German Foreign Minister uses words that stand for a very big crime. NATO wants to respond to the devastating Russian rocket attacks against civilian infrastructure in Ukraine with...
background Status: 11/29/2022 12:40 p.m In the last study before the Russian attack, experts included Ukraine among the most corrupt countries in Europe. Since the beginning of the war, Kyiv has received billions from the EU - in exchange for a guarantee that reforms will be undertaken. By Jakob Mayr, ARD Studio Brussels The European Union wants to help the war-torn Ukrainian population quickly and unbureaucratically. After the Russian invasion began in late February, the community significantly increased its aid...
consumer Emergency aid, warning day: That will change in December Households that are supplied with gas or district heating should have their December deduction waived. The federal government bears the costs. photo © Monika Skolimowska/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa After two years of corona-related restrictions, the turn of the year should be louder and more colorful again. Firecracker bans are not in sight - but help for gas customers and pensioners. At the end of this year, consumers will be faced with a number...
