These are the winners of the Henrik Enderlein Prize
Stefanie Stantcheva The laureate is a Bulgarian-French economist. (Foto: Tyler Smith) Berlin He was an aspiring young scientist who was primarily concerned with economic issues and called for a common European social policy. In May 2021, however, Henrik Enderlein, at that time a professor at the Hertie School in Berlin, died of cancer at the age […]
The traffic light is not fighting against Corona, but with itself
Bundestag (Photo: IMAGO/Christian Spicker) Actually, Germany could look forward to the Corona autumn in a relaxed manner. Most are vaccinated, the majority even a third time. Many have gone through an infection. And the vaccine supplies are full – for example in the event that a booster vaccination for the cold season is necessary. Even […]
The many digital ministers of the federal government
Volker Wissing The Digital Minister now has to share his tasks with representatives of the Federal Chancellery and the Ministries of Economics, Interior and Finance. (Photo: IMAGO/Chris Emil Janssen) Berlin In the future, the Digital Ministry will have to coordinate with other departments of the Federal Government in order to shape digital policy. This emerges […]
The Council of Experts is calling for these measures to be taken in the autumn
Berlin The scenario is not unlikely: In the fall, the number of infections could increase sharply again when it gets colder in Germany again. The Federal Government’s Corona Expert Council is therefore calling for a “solid legal basis for possible protective measures” in the pandemic. This should include the possibility of a mask requirement, test […]
“Degrading” – Minister announces new money bonuses – Politics
Everything is getting more expensive – the government will therefore fix further one-off payments and increase social benefits, says Social Affairs Minister Johannes Rauch. The federal government’s latest plan in view of the immensely increased energy and fuel prices, as revealed by “Heute”, is a new relief package. Negotiations on this are still ongoing between […]
Corona pandemic: change the Infection Protection Act? – Greens and FDP at odds
Berlin Green leader Omid Nouripour called for a rapid change to the Infection Protection Act in order to be prepared for the colder season – Bundestag Vice President Katrin Göring-Eckardt (Greens) also spoke out in favor of this on Saturday. The FDP politician Wolfgang Kubicki then recalled that there was a legal mandate to first […]
RKI boss calls for legal framework for combating corona in autumn
Lothar Wieler The RKI President called for an effective legal framework to combat the virus on Saturday (Photo: dpa) Berlin In view of a possible new corona wave in autumn, the head of the Robert Koch Institute, Lothar Wieler, spoke out in favor of precautionary measures. On Saturday he called for an effective legal framework […]
CDU and Greens in North Rhine-Westphalia agree on key points for a possible coalition
Hendrik Wüst (CDU) and Mona Neubaur (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) So far, the CDU and the Greens have never governed together in the most populous federal state. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf At least 1000 new wind turbines, less land use and the same pay for teachers: almost two weeks after the state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, the […]
Würzburg: Great alliance makes politics against CSU and SPD – Bavaria
Can you get something trend-setting off the ground in Bavaria without the CSU and SPD? It doesn’t sound very realistic at first, but in Würzburg it’s exactly this question that will lead to an oath. There, citizens will have to decide in two months whether a large car park on the Main (known under the […]
Würzburg: Great alliance makes politics against CSU and SPD – Bavaria
Can you get something trend-setting off the ground in Bavaria without the CSU and SPD? It doesn’t sound very realistic at first, but in Würzburg it’s exactly this question that will lead to an oath. There, citizens will have to decide in two months whether a large car park on the Main (known under the […]