demonstrations Lützerath eviction: Mostly peaceful protest on day 1 A climate protection activist is carried away by the police. photo ©Oliver Berg/dpa The fear of violence was great. At the start of the evacuation of Lützerath, there were also isolated attacks on police officers. Some climate activists went voluntarily, others still want to hold out. Amid predominantly peaceful protests, the police have begun to clear the lignite town of Lützerath in the Rhenish mining area, which is occupied by climate...
There is electricity in the air. The project to push back the legal retirement age, presented Tuesday by the government, arouses, unsurprisingly, strong reactions. Currently at 62 years old, this minimum age could be postponed to 64 years old, after 43 years of contributions. While the implementation of this reform will be gradual, all people born after June 1961 will be affected. The readers who responded to our call for testimonials are concerned about their rights.“Before the reform, I had...
There were a good two dozen attacks on or acts of resistance against police officers across Bavaria on New Year's Eve. A total of 29 offenses were recorded across Bavaria for resistance to or physical attacks on law enforcement officials, said Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU) on Tuesday after a cabinet meeting in Munich. All of this is "no comparison" to the "serious crimes" in Berlin. Such riots would be successfully prevented in Bavaria.Herrmann again rejected calls for a ban...
It presents itself as “the first regional survey of landscapes in France”. Initiated by the Observatory of the environment in Brittany (OEB), this campaign aims to know the feelings of Bretons and Bretons on their close environment. In the form of an online questionnaire, residents can assess the quality of landscapes located less than a kilometer from their homes. Majestic, peaceful, stressful, noisy or even ugly? Your turn to judge.Started at the end of December, this online survey continues until...
Former Pope Benedict XVI on June 6, 2020 in Munich, Germany - Sven Hoppe © 2019 AFPOn Wednesday, Pope Francis revealed that his predecessor was gravely ill, calling on the faithful around the world to pray for him.As millions of worshipers around the world worry about the state of health of Benedict XVIthe Vatican unveiled this Friday a new health bulletin concerning the pope emeritus.Relayed by the agency Reuters, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said Benedict XVI was in "stable" condition....
No external audits, no enforcement measures: the "Christmas peace" will apply to Bavaria's tax authorities from next week. From December 22nd up to and including the New Year, the employees of the Bavarian tax administration will again refrain from measures that may be considered inappropriate during the Christmas season, the Bavarian Ministry of Finance announced on Tuesday in Munich. Individual exceptions would only be made if, for example, tax losses had to be avoided due to the impending statute of...
NRW Carnival start: Peaceful in Düsseldorf, rough in Cologne Crowded crowds of people celebrate the start of the new carnival season on Zülpicher Strasse in Cologne. photo © Thomas Banneyer/dpa Finally street carnival again: In Cologne, there are tricky situations due to the crowds. The fools celebrate more relaxed in Düsseldorf. After the start of the new carnival session, the police in the Rhineland took stock. Tens of thousands celebrated exuberantly in the strongholds of Cologne and Düsseldorf. While in...
The long-awaited moment has arrived: the examination, article by article and amendment by amendment, of the 2023 budget, began on Wednesday in the Assembly. More specifically: the first reading of the first part of the finance bill (PLF), which concerns revenue. The government had reason to fear this day after the parliamentary berezina the previous night. During the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, the Assembly had emptied of its substance the budget planning bill, supposed to present a trajectory of...
Four arrests in Iceland Police thwart terrorist attack in world's most peaceful country 09/22/2022, 10:51 p.m Police in Iceland arrest four young men on charges of planning a terrorist attack. They are said to have hoarded numerous weapons and lots of ammunition. The motive is unclear, the stated goals are cryptic. The case is unusual as Iceland is the most peaceful country on earth. Icelandic police have arrested four men who are said to have been involved in preparing a...
conference league "Affengeil": Cologne celebrates a peaceful European Cup festival 1. FC Köln is relieved - for several reasons. photo © Federico Gambarini/dpa After the final whistle, many at 1. FC Köln were relieved at the 4-2 win over FC Slovácko. But also because after the riots in Nice everything remained peaceful this time. Steffen Baumgart embarrassed the Czech interpreter with his hearty euphoria. The mood in 1. FC Köln's 4-2 win against FC Slovácko in the Conference League was...
