In Germany, following an agreement between Merkel and the states, the “hospitality index” introduces a new criterion for measures to reduce the pandemic. “The situation is dramatic and the question now is to take immediate and consistent action,” Chancellor Angela Merkel said in Berlin on Thursday night after a four-hour teleconference with the 16 German […]
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Germany has not reached any agreement with Belarus on migrants
Germany has not reached an agreement with Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko on resolving the migration crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border, a government source told Reuters on Thursday, following reports of an agreement between the two countries. “The situation at the border is a European problem in which Germany is not acting alone,” the source added. […]
Germany: Access to work and the media for vaccinated, recovering and negative test holders
With the majority of the parties of the possible future governing coalition, the Socialist Party (SPD), the Greens and the Liberals (FDP), the changes in the legislation on protection against infections were approved a little while ago in the Federal Parliament. However, the Christian Union (CDU / CSU) has already announced that it will try […]
Robert Koch Institute: Dramatic warning for ‘very bad’ Christmas – Lockdown plans
“We will have a really bad Christmas if we do not take action now,” Lothar Wheeler, head of the Robert Koch Institute, warned in a dramatic tone, blaming politicians who “do not listen to us”. On the other hand, in view of today’s meeting of the Prime Ministers of the states with Chancellor Angela Merkel, […]
Professional transport crisis: who will drive trucks in Europe?
Driving a truck is no longer attractive: there is a shortage of 400,000 truck drivers in Europe, with European transport companies finding it difficult to attract staff with relatively low wages and complicated working conditions. The shortage had already been felt before Covid-19 but the crisis was exacerbated by the recovering economy, especially in the […]
Germany promotes restricted transport use by the unvaccinated
A plan that includes stricter restrictions on unvaccinated Germans amid a continuing rise in new coronavirus cases is being proposed by parties expected to form the country’s next coalition government. Among other things, the plan of the center-left Social Democrats (SPD), the Greens and the Free Democrats (FDP) includes proposals to limit the use of […]
German energy regulator ‘block’ on Nord Stream 2 – Towards a new energy shock?
LAST UPDATE: 15.00 The German energy regulator has set a temporary “block” in the licensing process for the operation of the Russian-German gas pipeline Nord Stream 2, asking for further clarifications in order to restart it. The Swiss-based consortium that manages the pipeline will have to set up a company under German law, according to […]
Coronavirus: Infection rate reaches new high in Germany – Stricter measures planned
The rate of infections in Germany has risen to its highest level since the start of the pandemic, according to figures released today, as the three parties in talks to form a new government plan to extend measures to tackle the pandemic. The seven-day incidence rate – the number of people per 100,000 infected in […]
German Foreign Minister: Solidarity in Poland, new sanctions in Belarus, Putin to exert influence
German Foreign Minister Haiko Maas called the imposition of new economic sanctions on Belarus inevitable by the European Union, expressing the solidarity of Brussels and Berlin to Poland over the immigration crisis on its borders, as reported by Reuters. The head of German diplomacy called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to use his influence on […]
Germany: Strikes in university clinics
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 […]
