Housing should be affordable for everyone, that is the promise of the traffic light government. But what about rent control, new construction and tenancy law reform? About power games and a big feud.From Constanze von Bullion and Angelika Slavik, BerlinFor tenants, it sounded like a promise. The federal government, led by the Social Democrat Olaf Scholz, wanted to make housing affordable for everyone. Especially for people with little money should be built to the best of their ability and the...
Rolf Mützenich is a polite, controlled man, but these days he seems touched. The attacks against him in the dispute over the supply of main battle tanks have left their mark. The personal exchange of blows between him and the FDP defense expert Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann is also dangerous for Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD). Because the injuries could still become a burden for the alliance. The initial traffic light oath to resolve disputes and differences internally did not hold up. And...
from Paul-Anton Krüger and Henrike Roßbach, BerlinWhen the message comes on Tuesday evening, it doesn't take long for Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann to get in touch. "The decision to release and deliver the Leopard 2 was tough but unavoidable," the defense committee chair writes via Twitter. "It is redeeming news for the battered and brave Ukraine." source site
from Paul-Anton Krüger and Henrike Roßbach, BerlinThere's a lot going on again in the world of Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann. Germany delivers leopard-Tanks to Ukraine. "The decision was tough, it took far too long, but in the end it's inevitable. That Germany should stop delivering its tank leopard 2 by partner countries and also delivering them themselves is relieving news for the battered and brave Ukrainian people," said Strack-Zimmermann. The decision on tank deliveries was initially postponed on Friday. source site
from Markus Balser and Michael BauchmüllerThe federal government ended up in court for violating the statutory climate targets. According to information from Süddeutsche Zeitung the environmental organization BUND (Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz in Deutschland) has filed a lawsuit against the government in the Berlin-Brandenburg Higher Administrative Court. In it, the environmentalists accuse several ministries of legal violations. The lawsuit is intended to force them to tighten climate protection with emergency programs. source site
from Markus Balser and Mike SzymanskiBerlin It is quite possible that this Friday, January 20, 2023, set another milestone in the history of the Berlin traffic light coalition. After their meeting in Ramstein, Ukraine's western allies broke up with no result over western supplies of tanks for Kyiv. After that, it wasn't long before a dispute broke out in Olaf Scholz's government, the intensity of which probably surprised even his own people. source site
from Markus Balser and Mike Szymanski, Berlin It is quite possible that this Friday, January 20, 2023, set another milestone in the history of the Berlin traffic light coalition. After their meeting in Ramstein, Ukraine's western allies broke up with no result over western supplies of tanks for Kyiv. After that, it wasn't long before a dispute broke out in Olaf Scholz's government, the intensity of which probably surprised even his own people. source site
In order to slow down global warming, greenhouse gases must also be removed from the atmosphere. Several technologies are in the starting blocks - but an initial assessment is mixed.from Thomas HummelIt wouldn't be the first time in history that a new chapter in technological advances has been written in a small American town - just think of companies like Microsoft or Google that got their start in suburban garages. This time it would be Decatur, 170 miles south of...
Marco Buschmann actually has no time to lose, but now the Minister of Justice from the FDP has to be patient. A few people in the Bundestag want to congratulate the new defense minister, and then it's Buschmann's turn. His topic is, of all things, acceleration. The Justice Minister warns that planning and approvals are taking too long in this country, whether for the energy transition or new infrastructure. "The future is not waiting for us!" But he too has...
Wolfgang Stefinger (CSU) would lose his Bundestag mandate with the capping proposal of the traffic light coalition. He sees this as a threat to democracy. source site
