The Munich politicians accept the demands of "Preserve green spaces" - a victory across the board for the initiators? A look at earlier votes shows that the will of the people is not always consistently implemented.From Heiner Effern and Anna HobenDesignated green areas and parks in Munich will be protected even more and more generally than before. The city council has decided on the corresponding demands of the citizens' initiative "Preserve green spaces", a vote by the people of Munich...
Politicians take over the demands of "Preserve green spaces" - a victory across the board for the initiators? A look at earlier votes shows that the will of the people is not always consistently implemented.From Heiner Effern and Anna HobenDesignated green areas and parks in Munich will be protected even more and more generally than before. The city council has decided on the corresponding demands of the citizens' initiative "Preserve green spaces", a vote by the people of Munich is...
Lumberjacks are currently active again on behalf of the city of Munich on the Isar. The chainsaw is currently being used between the Maximilian Bridge and the Großhesseloher Bridge. Deadwood is deliberately felled.According to the city, the reason for the felling is the ash dieback. This fungal disease has long been a problem for ash trees, especially in small sections of forest, such as those found on the Isar. The fungus first attacks the crown of the trees, until the...
The city of Munich must expect another lawsuit from the German Environmental Aid (DUH) and the German Traffic Club (VCD). On Wednesday, the city council decided at the request of the SPD to release nursing staff and shift workers by general decree from the driving ban on certain diesel cars that has been in force since Wednesday. You no longer have to apply for an individual exemption. This means that they are no longer obliged to prove whether they are...
"Politics in its purest form", a day of celebration for convinced democrats, that's how ÖDP faction leader Tobias Ruff saw it. "Long live political opportunism," a day of tactical bicycle kicks, that's how Mayor Dieter Reiter (SPD) experienced it. In any case, Wednesday was the day on which the city council accepted the demands of the citizens' initiative "Preserve green spaces" in a resolution with a large majority. A referendum is therefore no longer necessary, the will of the approximately...
Whenever the sun shines over Munich this winter - and that happened surprisingly often in November and December in particular - it triggers a pleasant feeling of contentment in Erich Hirsch. On days like this, the 56-year-old likes to use his tablet to find out via an app how much electricity is currently being produced on the balcony of his apartment in Neuhausen. Because since mid-October there have been two solar modules with a peak output of 600 watts, which...
A referendum to preserve the green spaces in Munich is becoming increasingly likely, despite intensive negotiations between the initiators and the city hall coalition. The representatives of the citizens' initiative as well as the Greens and the SPD could not agree on a compromise early on Monday evening.In addition to the differences in content that still exist, the immense time pressure also speaks against the success of the talks. Tobias Ruff, one of the spokesmen for the citizens' initiative and...
Three climate activists are on trial again on Wednesday. The members of "Extinction Rebellion" (XR) demonstrated in April during the general meeting of the reinsurance group "Munich Re" on Munich's Königstraße for the immediate stop of all insurance for oil and gas projects and the exit from all investments in fossil energy production. The insurance company had reported her for trespassing, and the Munich public prosecutor's office had applied for penal orders. Some protesters had not accepted these.Open detailed viewProtest...
Officially, everything is clear: the city council will decide on February 1 whether to accept the demands of the citizens' initiative "Preserve green spaces" or whether there will be a referendum. But behind the scenes there is negotiation, argument and haggling over how to proceed. On Friday there was an open rift. However, not between the citizens' initiatives and city politics, but among the operators of the citizens' petition.Christine Burger, who has been one of the key forces in recent...
Anyone who lives directly on the wholesale market site has to live with unreasonable demands. However, some of these could be avoided: there are still refrigerated trucks with running diesel units on the site at all times of the day and night, although the city has been offering power connections for almost four years at the urging of unnerved residents, via which the cooling systems of waiting trucks can be supplied directly with electricity let.Above all, directly affected residents from...
