Tag: costs
France: Sarkozy convicted in election campaign costs trial – politics
A court in Paris has found Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of illegal campaign funding and sentenced him to one year in prison. The Paris court ruled Thursday that the sentence would…
USA: Discrimination against blacks and Latinos costs 50 trillion – economy
It is not as if there is a lack of insight, Sunday speeches and warm words. On the contrary: US politicians repeatedly complain that ethnic minorities in the country are…
Save costs and resources: recycling moves into focus at the IAA
Status: 06.09.2021 2:45 p.m. At the IAA, BMW is presenting a car made from 100 percent old and renewable raw materials. The topic will also play a greater role for…
ECJ ruling on the energy market: Network agency should set line costs
Status: 02.09.2021 11:12 a.m. Who in Germany determines line costs for electricity and gas? The European Court of Justice has stopped the previous political interference. The decision on the costs…
Forward with high costs – Auto & Mobil
Volkswagen for everyone? The VW Beetle remained an unaffordable dream for many in the 1950s. In the post-war period, it was only through rising wages in the course of the…
Verdict in Nuremberg: Insult costs 24,000 euros – Bavaria
Because he insulted Tessa Ganserer, Member of the Green Party, and two other women, a blogger has to pay 24,000 euros. The Nuremberg-Fürth district court sentenced the man to 120…
What good wine costs – economy
Online wine retailer Heiner Lobenberg says what makes good wine, what it costs – and whether you can find it at Aldi or Lidl. Interview by Jan Diesteldorf and Hendrik…
Bundestag decides on Afghanistan, flood costs, corona measures – politics
The Bundestag will hold an extraordinary session this Wednesday. In the middle of the summer break and a few weeks before the general election, the most important issues of the…
Rising energy costs: gas prices at “five-year high”
Status: 08/24/2021 1:46 p.m. Energy is becoming more and more expensive: Consumers in Germany have to pay as much for gas as they did in 2016. There are various reasons…
High pandemic costs: State budget with deep red figures
Status: 08/24/2021 2:11 p.m. The Corona crisis drove the German budget deficit to almost five percent of economic output in the first half of the year – more than it…