Tag: Volker Wissing
These four problems plague Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn AG is facing more construction sites than ever before. However, railway boss Richard Lutz knows how to present a burden as an opportunity. When presenting the railway balance…
After "Taurus"-Wiretapping affair: Politicians demand a tough line against Huawei
The Interior Ministry wants to force cell phone network operators to ban Chinese technology. But Digital Minister Wissing is blocking the plans. Now many are demanding a word of power…
How Wissing tries to contain Weselsky
The fifth strike will be the longest. In November and December, the train drivers went on strike at Deutsche Bahn for one day each, followed by two strike days in…
EU: And suddenly the combustion engine discussion is back
Or was she never really gone? If you listen to Transport Minister Wissing and Mercedes boss Källenius, it certainly seems as if the end of petrol and diesel engines, scheduled…
Nepotism allegations: Wissing fires hydrogen department head Klaus Bonhoff
Germany Klaus Bonhoff Nepotism allegations – Wissing fires hydrogen department head Status: 07:51 a.m | Reading time: 2 minutes Transport Minister Volker Wissing: “The necessary relationship of trust no longer…
Transport Minister Wissing dismisses department head after hydrogen affair – politics
It is a real about-face: Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) has dismissed a department head in his ministry with immediate effect. State Secretary Stefan Schnorr announced this on Thursday.…
“Germany’s closest friends in the EU are losing trust”
Around 500 listeners came to the Leipzig Kupfersaal on Thursday to hear Christian Lindner. “Supply chain law now! Supply chain law now! Supply chain law now!” some of them keep…
Traffic in Germany: Volker Wissing misses a great opportunity – business
The car is still at the center of German transport policy – thanks to billions in subsidies. Only when these are finally eliminated can the minister emerge from the shadows…
Traffic: Volker Wissing misses a great opportunity – business
Nobody said it would be easy for Volker Wissing. The office of Federal Transport Minister is not a sure-fire success, on the contrary: it has cost many a predecessor his…
Transport budget causes trouble: Where do the billions go – and where don’t they – economy
On paper everything is good. No other ministry will receive as many additional billions in the 2024 budget that has just been approved as Volker Wissing’s house: 44.1 billion euros…