Israel Netanyahu's ultra-right government clears another hurdle The Prime Minister-elect of Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu. photo © Ilia Yefimovich/dpa Israel's parliament is pushing through a change in the law that would allow politicians to hold ministerial posts despite being convicted. Other laws are still to be amended. Even before their planned swearing-in, the right-wing religious government of Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu pushed through a highly controversial change in the law. After hours of debate, 63 of the 120 MPs voted...
ARD "Germany Trend" Union increases in voters' favor - FDP falls to five percent hurdle Friedrich Merz, CDU party leader and parliamentary group leader of the Union © Michael Kappeler / DPA Loss in the traffic light parties, growth in the Union: In the current ARD "Germany trend" the opposition is growing at the expense of the coalition. The Union got out of favor with voters after the ARD "Germany Trend" recently increased again. If there were a federal election...
social reform Citizen's income takes last hurdle Federal Minister of Labor Hubertus Heil follows the vote on citizen income during the Federal Council meeting. photo © Wolfgang Kumm/dpa Green light for major reform: Many companies are desperately looking for workers. Nevertheless, many people are stuck in Hartz IV. Now the state should take better care of the unemployed. With the start of the citizens' allowance, millions of people in need will receive significantly higher payments on January 1st. After weeks...
Status: 19.11.2022 8:54 a.m The US climate commissioner Kerry tested positive for Corona - and now has to continue the COP27 negotiations by telephone. in the daily topics-Interview says Foreign Minister Baerbock that there are still "decisive points". The struggle for an international climate policy in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, is being extended - and the US climate commissioner, John Kerry, of all people, has to continue the negotiations by telephone. He tested positive for the corona virus and went into...
Egypt New hurdle at COP27: John Kerry tested positive for Corona In the middle of the important final phase at the world climate conference in Egypt, US climate commissioner John Kerry tested positive for corona. photo © Nariman El-Mofty/AP/dpa The negotiations at climate conferences towards the end are tough anyway. With John Kerry, one of the most important participants in COP27, now has to complete his final diplomatic sprint over the phone. In the middle of the important final phase...
Survey FDP slips to five percent hurdle The logo of the FDP parliamentary group in the German Bundestag. photo © Michael Kappeler/dpa In two current election polls, the FDP comes to just five percent. In the 2021 federal election, the party received 11.5 percent of the votes. According to new polls, if there were federal elections next Sunday, the FDP would have to tremble about entering parliament. Both in the YouGov Sunday question and in the ZDF "Politbarometer" the party...
reform Citizens' income takes the first hurdle: "Leave Hartz IV behind us" Citizens' benefit: single people should receive 502 euros a month and young people 420 euros. photo © Bernd Wüstneck/dpa It's the biggest social reform in years: the traffic light coalition wants to leave Hartz IV behind with the citizen's allowance. But at the start of the parliamentary procedure there was criticism from different quarters. Millions of people in need in Germany are to receive more money and better...
Status: 09/14/2022 12:17 p.m Hardly any regulation has been as controversial as Hartz IV in recent decades. Now the federal cabinet has cleared the way for the successor: the citizen's income is intended to bring higher standard rates and less pressure on job seekers. The federal cabinet has given the go-ahead for the introduction of citizen income in Germany. It is to replace the current Hartz IV system on January 1st. The standard rates of basic security should increase significantly....
The discussion about the legalization of cannabis planned by the traffic light coalition is gaining momentum. A significant obstacle to the project are the provisions of international and European law to which Germany is bound. The scientific service of the Bundestag has now pointed this out in reports ordered by the CSU member of the Bundestag Stephan Pilsinger.In the coalition agreement, the SPD, Greens and FDP agreed to introduce a "controlled sale of cannabis to adults for recreational purposes in...
The discussion about the legalization of cannabis planned by the traffic light coalition is gaining momentum. A significant obstacle to the project are the provisions of international and European law to which Germany is bound. The scientific service of the Bundestag has now pointed this out in reports ordered by the CSU member of the Bundestag Stephan Pilsinger.In the coalition agreement, the SPD, Greens and FDP agreed to introduce a "controlled sale of cannabis to adults for recreational purposes in...
