Tag: Bavarian City Day
Bavarian Cities Day: Concentrate only on the essentials – Bavaria
Due to increased costs and a much higher effort, Bavarian cities want to concentrate on essential tasks in the future. The municipalities could no longer easily meet increasing standards and…
Söder’s state chancellery brushes off municipalities when it comes to climate protection – Bavaria
Bavaria’s cities and municipalities are demanding additional money from the state government for municipal climate protection measures. “When it came into force on January 1, 2023, the Bavarian state government…
Bavarian city association criticizes planned ban on bed tax – Bavaria
The Bavarian Association of Cities criticizes the Bavaria-wide ban on accommodation taxes for hotels planned by the state government. The municipalities should be able to decide for themselves whether to…
Bavaria: Clarity required for reimbursement of corona fines – Bavaria
According to the court ruling, the Bavarian rules in the first corona lockdown were too strict. The state government believes that anyone who had to pay for violations at the…
Digital meetings: When the mayor sits alone in the municipal council – Bavaria
Only the mayor or chairperson has to stay in the town hall, the rest of the municipal council can theoretically connect via the screen at home – if the members…
The mayors of Upper Bavaria are calling for a protective shield for municipal utilities – the district of Munich
Municipalities are currently faced with major tasks: cushioning tax shortfalls due to the corona pandemic, ensuring the supply of electricity and heat despite horrendous energy prices, fighting the shortage of…
Bavaria: Why the municipal council meeting remains analog in many municipalities – Bavaria
Meetings in huge gyms, committees instead of a general assembly, a slimmed-down program – the pandemic presented Bavaria’s district councils, city and municipal councils with challenges in 2020. It was…
Bavaria: Mayor criticize new climate protection law – Bavaria
The mayors of the big cities in Bavaria have sharply criticized the state government’s new climate protection law. “It’s not enough if the Free State, but also the federal government,…