Tag: Volker Wissing
Bavaria: why masks should remain compulsory on buses and trains – Bavaria
The press conference by Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) after the cabinet meeting on Tuesday was something special. From Söder’s point of view, certainly because of the concept presented for…
Deutsche Bahn: No trace of the traffic turnaround – economy
If you want to find out how forward-looking German transport policy is these days, all you really have to do is get on the train. Crowded platforms, crowded ICEs: After…
Wissing calls for the end of the mask requirement in public transport – politics
Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) is calling for the obligation to wear masks on public transport to end soon. After the European aviation authorities EASA and ECDC changed their…
Ukraine-News +++ Pussy-Riot-Aktivistin hängt Polizei ab, flüchtet aus Russland
Bekannt wurde Maria Alyokhina als Mitglied von „Pussy Riot“. Jener Band, die 2012 sturmhaubenbewehrt mit einem „Punk-Gebet“ in einer Kirche ihre Opposition gegen Russlands Präsidenten Wladimir Putin kundgetan hatte –…
Ukraine-News +++ Rücktrittswelle von Gouverneuren in Russland
In Russland hat eine ungewöhnliche Rücktrittswelle von regionalen Gouverneuren für Aufsehen gesorgt. Am Dienstag erklärten innerhalb weniger Stunden insgesamt fünf Gebietschefs in verschiedenen Landesteilen, entweder zurückzutreten oder nicht zur Wiederwahl…
The 9-euro ticket and public transport: cheap at first, then expensive? – Politics
In the fierce dispute over the financing of local transport, the federal states are urgently warning of rising ticket prices in Germany from autumn. Because Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing…
Local public transport: leaving for nowhere – politics
The Germans should travel more buses and trains for climate protection, the big discount campaign, the 9-euro ticket, is approaching. But how is all this going to be financed? Of…
Less money for local transport – politics
It should actually be days of good news for local transport. On Thursday, emissaries from federal and state governments negotiated how Germans can be lured into local transport in summer…
Fast internet in Germany: “In truth a scandal” – politics
It should be a very big issue for this federal government. In the coalition agreement, the traffic light promised: “We want something new.” And: “Our goal is the nationwide coverage…
Fast internet: “In truth a scandal” – politics
It should be a very big issue for this federal government. In the coalition agreement, the traffic light promised: “We want something new.” And: “Our goal is the nationwide coverage…