The opposition clearly recognizes the brisk building activity of the Bavarian state government. However, this is not about apartments. "Markus Söder is one of the best castle builders in the world, but unfortunately nobody can live in a castle in the air," said Green MP Jürgen Mistol in the state parliament these days. A debate was scheduled there, mainly because of Bayernheim – the state housing company that Söder founded in 2018. And their goals are expected to be colossally...
In the end, at least one thing is out of the world. Giorgia Meloni is not at all allergic to Germany. The post-fascist and new Italian Prime Minister said on Friday evening that she could not remember saying it again and again, alongside Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) when asked. It is true that she failed because of the German language. But that has nothing to do with allergies, but with the difficult German grammar.For a moment, one could think that...
After the non-consideration of heating oil and pellets customers in the case of energy hardship aid from the federal government, Bavaria wants to take over this in full. "We replace the money that is missing from the federal government," said CSU leader and Prime Minister Markus Söder on Friday after a meeting of the party executive in Munich. The aid programs are currently being prepared accordingly so that aid can be applied for if energy costs are threatened to be...
15 days before the state elections in Bavaria, Markus Söder wants to be confirmed in office at a one-day party conference as CSU chairman. The CSU board decided on Friday at its meeting in Munich for September 23 as the date, as the German Press Agency learned from participants. According to the information, the party conference is to take place in the state capital of Munich, despite the Oktoberfest.In addition to Söder, the entire CSU board will stand at the...
Shortly before the state elections, Christian Bernreiter, whose main job is building minister, is to become party leader in Lower Bavaria - and repair the damage caused by his predecessor Andreas Scheuer.from Andrew GlassIf you will, Christian Bernreiter is the cliché of a CSU politician - and at the same time the opposite. Physically robust, strong in dialect, outspoken. But not a "speaker", as he would say himself, not a joker who only masters the super Bavarian pose that is...
The chair on the government bench right next to the lectern is empty, Markus Söder is not taking part in the morning parliamentary debate on Thursday. This is not breaking news: it was already noticeable in the balance sheet at the end of the year that the prime minister was really not a permanent guest in the plenary hall in 2022 - quite different, by the way, from many heads of government in other federal states in their parliaments. The...
Despite the improved earnings situation, Bavaria's Finance Minister Füracker expects that the further development of the state-owned companies will be subject to risks, for example with regard to energy prices.State-owned companies and companies in which the Free State of Bavaria has a stake are on the up again after the setback in the Corona crisis. The effects of the "two very, very difficult years" have not yet been completely overcome, said Finance Minister Albert Füracker (CSU) on Wednesday in the...
In a fire letter, the group sharply criticized the Prime Minister's announcement that he would poach staff from other federal states - and accused him of cheating. The poaching campaign for teachers from other federal states announced by Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) has been met with criticism from parents in Bavaria's schools. "Up to now, you have had little more than disdain for the education of other federal states. In view of this, you should be ashamed, now, in...
Health Minister Klaus Holetschek did not skimp on drama on Tuesday. Around 580,000 people in need of care are currently living in Bavaria. It is likely to be one million by 2050. "Where will the people standing by the bed come from in the future?" asked the minister. Care could become the "question of fate" for an entire generation, "if we don't set the course now".But of course the state government wants to act. The working conditions for domestic nurses...
According to BR research, Bavaria is well below the target of 10,000 new and affordable apartments by 2025 set by Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU). According to a report by Bayerischer Rundfunk, the state construction company Bayernheim will complete a maximum of 682 socially subsidized apartments by the end of 2024 - that would be just seven percent of the target. The BR relies on data from the Bavarian Ministry of Construction.Construction Minister Christian Bernreiter (CSU), on the other hand,...
