More than 130,000 passengers are forced to change scheduled flights or cancel trips. Lufthansa’s 24-hour strike causes disruption. Resolved salary issues. Lufthansa pilots have been on strike since midnight, with around 800 flights already canceled across Germany, mainly at the major air hubs of Frankfurt and Munich. Almost 130,000 passengers are directly affected as they […]
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FAZ: Will Erdogan lose the elections?
Turkey is also in the pre-election phase. Within the next ten months, presidential and parliamentary elections must be held, but there are many controversial procedural and constitutional issues, as Rainer Herrmann, a columnist for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. The risk for the Turkish president is that the AKP party may lose the absolute majority of 52.6%, […]
Poland is asking for 1.3 trillion. euro German reparations
The report was kept secret for a long time. On yesterday’s 83rd anniversary of Germany’s invasion, Poland published the amount it is asking Berlin for war reparations: 1.3 trillion. euro! By presenting an expert report on the extent of the damage it suffered during World War II, Poland wants to emphasize demands for reparations from […]
Germany: Fuel prices skyrocket again
The three-month fuel tax cut in Germany ended yesterday. Fuel prices return to high levels: over 2 euros for unleaded and up to 2.30 for diesel. September starts with bad news for drivers in Germany. After three months of lower motor fuel prices, prices are back at high levels after a three-month fuel tax rebate […]
‘The EU’s role in Libya is disappointing’
Headless in essence, Libya has become a game of warring rulers. Is the country falling apart? Russia’s role is disruptive and the EU only declares itself present. Last weekend’s fierce clashes that left 32 dead in the heart of Libya’s capital between two prime ministers, Tripoli-based Abdel Hamid Dbeiba and Tobruk-based Fathi Basaga, have once […]
New tension or compromise between Serbia and Kosovo?
Kosovo seeks reciprocity in border traffic with Serbia. The locals are tired of the tensions in everyday life and want solutions. 52-year-old Kosovo Serb Velojub Petronic parks his car on a busy main street in the city of Mitrovica. Although he has lived in Kosovo for over 20 years, his car has Serbian license plates. […]
New ‘massive relief package’ in Germany
It was announced by Chancellor Soltz together with Minister of Finance Lindner and Minister of Economy and Energy Hambeck. Initial calculations speak of 30-40 billion euros. Wanting to send an image of unity and solidarity in the German government, which has long been marked by divergent tendencies and major disagreements in key areas related to […]
Fee for the monthly ticket of 9 Euros. What’s next?
A success model, a model for the mobility of the future or an expensive measure, difficult to finance in the long term? Curtain in Germany for the €9 travel card. It was an unprecedented and at the same time necessary measure to facilitate daily travel by public transport in Germany. The monthly unlimited travel card […]
Gorbachev: He was adored in Germany, not in his own country
The German press illuminates aspects of the last Soviet leader, a “romantic politician” who wanted to democratize a dictatorship and failed. Countless articles and comments on the websites of the German press about the death of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, who launched the end of the Cold War and is […]
Preferential negotiation for the sale of Ita
The Italian government of Mario Draghi is taking initiatives shortly before the elections to sell the national carrier Ita, which succeeded Alitalia. For the future of Ita, the Italian government made a decisive choice today. The preferential negotiation for the sale of the airline will be done with an alliance, in which Air France, the […]
