Day: April 30, 2025
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Thousands March Against Patriarchy and Gaza Strip Violence
On Wednesday evening, the 1st of May spectacle in Berlin started with a “Queerfeminismus-Demo” in Kreuzberg. According to…
Stock markets soar despite signs of weaker economy
US stock markets have risen on Wednesday. At the end of trading in New York, the Dow was…
Anke Rehlinger Rejects Ministerial Positions in Coalition Deal
Following the positive decision by the SPD members to support a coalition agreement with the Union, the deputy…
Jusso-Chef Türmer kritisiert Spahn wegen AfD-Kooperation und Trump-Verbindungen.
Juso-Chef Philipp Türmer has accused Jens Spahn of wanting to bring the CDU closer to a cooperation with…
Death of Suspected Nazi Perpetrator Halts Trial for 3,322 Murders at Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
The Landgericht Hanau has discontinued proceedings against a suspected Nazi perpetrator. As the court announced on Wednesday, the…
1 Million Euros Up for Grabs
In the Wednesday draw of “6 aus 49” by the German Lotto and Toto Association, the lottery numbers…
Hackers exploit security flaw in electronic patient records system
The newly added security measures for the official start of the electronic patient file (ePA) this week have…
US GDP Data Causes US Stock Market to Dip, Boosting Dax
On Wednesday, the Dax experienced an increase. At the Xetra trading close, the index was calculated at 22,497…
Armed Robbery Attempt Leaves Casino Security Guard Injured in Lottstetten
In Lottstetten, a town in Germany, there was a reported attempted robbery and attempted murder of employees of…
CDU Lower Saxony Urges Merz to Boost Ties with Federal States
Niedersachsens CDU-Landesvorsitzender Sebastian Lechner has recommended that the newly designated Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) intensively engage with…
Schnitzer Calls for Prompt Federal Budget Preparation
Monika Schnitzer, the chairwoman of the Council of Economic Experts, has called on the newly appointed Federal Finance…
Greenpeace Slams Meat Tax Proposal of Upcoming Agriculture Minister
Greenpeace criticizes designee Federal Minister of Agriculture Alois Rainer (CSU) for advocating against higher taxes on meat and…
Imports Fuel Decline, Consumer Spending Weakens.
The US economy surprisingly contracted by 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2025, marking the first negative…
Social Association: Pension Increase Insufficient for Many
The Social Association of Germany welcomes the pension increase that was introduced by the Federal Cabinet on Wednesday,…
Foreign Office Hopes for Reconciliation as India-Pakistan Tensions Escalate
The Foreign Office hopes for a peaceful resolution to the escalating conflict between India and Pakistan. “We are…
Inflation rate drops to 2.1 percent, but core inflation remains high in April 2025
The annual increase in consumer prices in Germany has once again slightly slowed down in April 2025, according…
Ex-Juso Chief Björn Böhning to Lead ‘Deputy Chancellor’s Office’ in SPD-Ruled Finance Ministry
Björn Böhning, a member of the SPD, is reportedly set to become a civil servant state secretary in…
Verdi Union Demands 15 Euro Minimum Wage Starting Next Year
The head of the services union Verdi, Frank Werneke, expects the minimum wage to be at 15 euros…
Ministry Should Focus on Farming, Not Diet
Grünen-Politiker Anton Hofreiter criticizes designee Agricultural Minister Alois Rainer (CSU) for his statements on future meat consumption in…
Scientists Discover Molecule Control for Efficient Solar Cells, Quantum Computing and Medical Diagnostics
Scientists from the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, in collaboration with Canadian colleagues, have discovered a way to control the energy…
Diesel and Super E10 Fall Below Previous Week’s Highs.
Diesel and Super fuel prices have decreased after the increase in the previous week. Super E10 has become…
Dax Surges Amid Reporting Season, Postpones Punitive Tariffs Worries
The Dax remained in the green area on Wednesday after a friendly start until midday. At around 12:30…
Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial Director Concerned Over Vandalism and Attacks
The head of the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial, Oliver von Wrochem, has expressed concern over increasing attacks and…
Fascists Must Never Be in Power
CDU’s Dennis Radtke warns party against normalizing AfD Dennis Radtke, the head of the employee wing of the…
Pension Increase: July 1st Brings Higher Payments for Retirees
The outgoing federal government has brought the pension increase announced by Federal Minister of Labor Hubertus Heil (SPD)…
Jusos Accept SPD’s Coalition Deal Despite Campaigning for Rejection
The SPD Basis votes in favor of the coalition agreement with the Union, despite Juso’s call for rejection…
Klingbeil Set to Lead New German Government as Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor
Matthias Miersch, the General Secretary of the SPD, has confirmed that Lars Klingbeil will be appointed as the…
A Symbol of Future Cohesion in Halle (Saale)
A planning team led by architecture firms Richter Musikowski and “ST Raum A” is set to build the…
Inflation Rate Stays Steady Across Germany in April.
The nationwide annual inflation rate, which stood at 2.2 percent in March, is expected to have remained relatively…
SPD Members Approve Coalition Deal with Union in Overwhelming Victory
The SPD members have approved the coalition agreement with the Union with a large majority. As the party…
Germany’s GDP Upslightly in Q1 Despite Year-on-Year Decline.
The gross domestic product (GDP) in Germany increased by 0.2 percent, seasonally and calendar-adjusted, compared to the previous…
LGBTIQ Association Criticizes Katherina Reiche’s Appointment to Cabinet as “Exclusionary and Backward-Looking
Erik Jödicke, a member of the executive board of the Lesben- und Schwulenverbands (LSVD), has sharply criticized the…
Germany’s Unemployment Rate Soars to 6.3% Despite Seasonal Decline
The number of unemployed people in Germany has risen by 182,000 to 2.932 million in April compared to…
Trump’s Auto Tariff Discount Announcement Sparks Dax Surge
The Dax opened positively on Wednesday. At 9:30 am, the Frankfurt stock exchange displayed around 22,585 points, 0.7…
Chancellor’s Office Chief Calls for Strengthening German Intelligence Agencies
Thorsten Frei, the upcoming Chief of the German Chancellor’s Office (CDU), has expressed his intention to strengthen the…
Germany’s Employment Stalls in March Amidst Slight Labor Market Decline
In March 2025, approximately 45.7 million people with a residence in Germany were employed. According to preliminary calculations…
SPD Slams CSU Minister for Rejecting Meat Tax, Demands Alternatives to Finance Animal Welfare
The SPD has called on incoming CSU agriculture minister Rainer to present alternatives after he rejected higher meat…
Germany’s labor costs soar to seventh-highest in EU, outpacing EU average by 30%
In 2024, German businesses in the manufacturing and service sectors paid an average of 43.40 euros for a…
German Import Prices Surge 2.1% in March, Exports Rise 2.0%
In March 2025, import prices in Germany were 2.1 percent higher than in the same month of the…
Food Up, Non-Food Down.
The turnover of retail companies in Germany decreased in March 2025 compared to February, after adjusting for calendar…
Volkswagen’s Profit Plummets as Electric Cars Drag Down Results
Volkswagen starts fiscal year 2025 with a profit decline. As the company announced on Wednesday, the consolidated net…
‘No Zero-Sum Games Allowed’
Designated Federal Chancellor’s Office Chief Thorsten Frei has urged future coalition partners to deal fairly with each other.…
Schweitzer Predicts High Approval for Coalition Deal with Union
Alexander Schweitzer, the Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate, has expressed optimism regarding the majority support for the coalition agreement…
Scholz’s farewell ceremony sans Merkel, Gauck and Wulff
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and former Federal Presidents Joachim Gauck and Christian Wulff will not participate…
Faeser Paves Way for Deportation of Rejected Asylum Seekers to Syria
Bundesinnenministerin Nancy Faeser sees new phase in German deportation policy following trip to Syria In an interview with…
Retirees to face tax cuts, but only if economy grows
Thorsten Frei, the future Chief of the Chancellor’s Office (CDU), expects tax relief for small and medium-sized enterprises…
Patient Protection Foundation Slams Future Primary Care System Plans
The plans of the upcoming black-red coalition to introduce a primary care system are met with criticism from…
Banaszak: New Government Must Protect Power Grids After Iberian Outage
Felix Banaszak, the head of the Greens, is calling on the upcoming government to act quickly to protect…
No More Easy Entry for Asylum Seekers
CDU’s upcoming Chief of the Federal Chancellery, Thorsten Frei, has announced stricter rules for asylum seekers starting from…
IG Metall Optimistic with Thyssenkrupp
The IG Metall is currently in negotiations with Thyssenkrupp regarding the closure of thousands of steel jobs. Christiane…
IG Metall: Wealth Tax & Higher Top Marginal Tax Rate to Fund Public Good
Christian Benner, the head of the IG Metall, is calling for a wealth tax in the tax debate.…
Deadline Expired, Results to Come
The SPD has concluded its member vote on the coalition agreement with the Union. On Tuesday evening, one…
Wildberger to Work from Interior Ministry as Digital Ministry Gets Temporary Home
Designated Federal Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger will initially exercise his duties from the Federal Ministry of the Interior.…
Rainer Promises No Meat Tax Hikes, Sees Potential for Lower Meat Prices
Designated Federal Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer (CSU) announces a shift in agricultural and meat policies and suggests that…
Brandenburg Wants to Ban Chat Groups for Young Neo-Nazis
Brandenburg’s Chief of Constitutional Protection, Jörg Müller, has called for the prohibition of right-wing extremist chat groups where…
Lederer: Weimer Must Boost Cultural Infrastructure Amidst Cultural Battles Warning
Berlin’s former Culture Senator Klaus Lederer has warned the newly appointed Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer of a potential…
WFP Warns of Catastrophic Consequences Due to Severe Aid Cuts
The World Food Programme (WFP) is concerned about the potential devastating consequences of cuts to humanitarian aid. The…