In times of pandemic, workers at university clinics in Germany are on strike, demanding pay. Criticism from employers. In recent days, a series of public strikes by the Ver.di public sector union have taken place in a number of university clinics in Germany. The union blames employers – that is, the federal state, states and […]
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Epilogue for COP26
On the last day of the United Nations Climate Conference, a second renewed draft agreement between the countries was published. Insufficient analysts say. Countdown to COP26 in Glasgow, after two weeks of controversial discussions. This morning, the second draft agreement of the countries was published, which aims to reverse the phenomenon of climate change and […]
Will Turkey comply with the Green Deal?
It took more than six years for Turkey to ratify the Paris Convention on Climate Protection. For many years, the Turkish government has struggled to find common ground with the European Commission on meeting climate targets and promoting the Green Deal. Now the authorities claim that they will accelerate the necessary actions for the ecological […]
DW: The coronavirus situation in Germany is serious
Large increase in Covid-19 cases. Health Minister Jens Span calls for a negative test from both vaccinated and recovering patients. Cancel events. Germany’s positivity index has risen even more. The number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days is 263.7. A week ago it was at 169.9. Health services recorded 48,640 new cases in […]
Germany: Change in pandemic legislation
The aim is for the restrictions to now apply mainly to the unvaccinated. The free tests are back. Stricter regulations are in place for employees. The number of new cases of coronavirus and the positivity index have exceeded all previous limits. The Robert Koch State Epidemiological Institute recorded 50,196 new cases, while the positivity index, […]
Immigration crisis in Poland like in 2015?
The immigration crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border is deteriorating. Poland is asking the EU for sanctions against Belarus but a solution is not immediately apparent. It’s like a déjà vu. Images that in Poland were known only from other countries, are now for the first time being played on its own borders. Immigrants coming from […]
Εμ. Macron: A very different discourse
Alone, from the Elysee, without reporters for questions, Emanuel Macron spent just 8 minutes on the coronavirus out of a total of 27 minutes of his intervention. If considered as a “sermon” for the epidemic, it was the ninth in a row, but very different from the previous ones! He devoted the remaining 20 minutes […]
TAZ: ‘Gray passports’ scandal in Turkey
Well-known and lesser-known aspects of the refugee issue are attracting the interest of the German-language press. TAZ sees a scandal with the “gray passports” in Turkey. Her report stands out ΤAgeszeitung (TΑΖ) in the “gray passports” of Turkey, issued to state officials, but may be used by other “interested parties”. According to the Berlin newspaper, […]
Seehofer supports Poland in immigration
German Interior Minister H. Zeehofer encourages Warsaw and justifies a fence and pushback. Calls on the Commission to help Poland while praising Turkey German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer is asking for EU support for Poland in dealing with the situation on the country’s border with Belarus. “We have to help the Polish government secure its […]
Lars Klingbail (SPD), a calm leader
Everything is going well for the German Social Democrats (SPD). They won the parliamentary elections on September 26 and are now negotiating the formation of a coalition government with the Greens and the Liberals (FDP), under the current Vice Chancellor Olaf Soltz. An extraordinary congress of Social Democrats will be convened on December 4 to […]
