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NRW State Government Routinely Delays Answers to Parliamentary Inquiries
New data from the NRW State Chancellery reveals that the state government frequently fails to reply to inquiries…
German Rail Delays Reveal Unreliable Passenger Commute Times
Data analysis conducted by the start-up Railwise, commissioned by the “Handelsblatt” suggests that Deutsche Bahn’s (DB) punctuality in…
Construction Boss Slams Slow Building Pace Criticizes Political Delays
Olaf Demuth, the newly elected president of the German construction industry association, recently criticized the failure to implement…
Bellevue Pond Frogs Relocate As Palace Renovation Delays Continue
The relocation of Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier from the aging Bellevue Palace is facing continued delays. Due to…
Germany’s Energy Regulator Investigate Utility Delays in Smart Meter Rollout
The Federal Network Agency recently initiated investigations in March involving 77 grid operators who have reportedly failed to…
EU Delays Historic Fine Against Google Under New Digital Act
The European Commission has postponed issuing the first penalty against Google under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), according…
German Cabinet Delays Building Modernization Law Vote Again
The federal cabinet has once again been forced to postpone the scheduled vote on the Building Modernization Act…
DGB Demands Quick Clarity On New Heating Law Delays
The German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) has criticized the delays surrounding the building modernization law, which is intended…
Union and SPD Clash Over Tenant Protection Amid Heating Law Delays
The cabinet’s scheduled passage of the Building Modernization Act (GMG), initially planned for this Wednesday, has been delayed…
Reiche Delays Fuel Price Rule to April 4 to Smooth Implementation
Bundeswirtschaftsministerin Katharina Reiche (CDU) arranged for the new price regulation for petrol stations to take effect three days…
Deutsche Bahn Surpasses 2025 Ridership Record Amid Delays and Construction
Despite widespread delays and numerous construction sites, Deutsche Bahn achieved a new passenger record in 2025. According to the…
Muller’s German Drugstore Chain Delays China Expansion
Müller, the drugstore chain, had been exploring a large‑scale entry into the Chinese market with its own stores…
Germany Delays Construction of New Gas Power Plants
Construction of new gas power stations in Germany is still stalled. Even two months after the basic agreement…
Cabinet Delays New Building Modernisation Law to Post Easter
The cabinet’s decision on the draft of the so‑called “Gebäudemodernisierungsgesetz” (GMG), which had previously been known as the…
DB Fernverkehr Cuts Crew Hours by 30 Minutes Amid Rising Delays
DB Fernverkehr, the long‑distance branch of Deutsche Bahn, cut the scheduled working hours of its travelling staff by…
Deutsche Bahn Pays 156 Million Euros in 2025 Compensation for Passenger Delays
Last year Deutsche Bahn (DB) paid a total of €156.1 million in compensation to its customers for the high lateness…
EU Parliament Delays US Customs Deal Vote, Halts Implementation
The European Parliament has again postponed the implementation of the trade agreement between the United States and the…
NASA Delays Artemis 2 Mission Again Over Rocket Issues
NASA has postponed the launch of its long‑anticipated Artemis 2 mission once again. During routine checks, the agency identified…
Hamburg‑Berlin Train Line Construction Extension Delays Travel Plans
The construction work on the Hamburg‑Berlin railway line is taking longer than originally planned. Weeks of frost and…
Blizzard Strikes Germany With Nationwide Train Delays and Cancellations
Due to the winter storm, the national railway network experienced delays and cancellations across Germany on Monday. Throughout…
Mercedes Expands U.S. Production Amid Customs Dispute but Delays Deadline
The company presented the increase as a strategic decision rather than a reactive measure to U.S. trade policy.…
Flixbus Braces for Snow No Delays Yet
Flixbus Maintains Services Amidst Weather Warnings, Raising Questions About Infrastructure Resilience Despite stark warnings from the German Weather…
Rail Chief Probes Stuttgart 21 Delays
The protracted delays plaguing the Stuttgart 21 rail project have prompted a sweeping internal review initiated by newly…
Military Digitization Faces Major Delays
The German Ministry of Defence is facing renewed criticism over the Bundeswehr’s digital transformation, as another critical IT…
German Rail Delays No Quick Fix
The German government’s ambitious plans for a revitalized Deutsche Bahn (German Rail) are facing a sobering reality check,…
Stuttgart 21 Delays Spark Criticism
The Green Party’s lead candidate for the upcoming state election in Baden-Württemberg, Cem Özdemir, has launched a scathing…
Rail Chief Warns of Delays and Disruptions
German rail travelers face another year of significant delays and disruptions, according to a candid assessment delivered by…
EU Delays Funds Transparency for Palestinians
The European Commission is facing mounting criticism for an unprecedented nine-month delay in providing requested documentation detailing the…
Drone Delivery Delays Threaten German Forces
A confidential report from the Federal Office for Procurement (BAFA) has cast a shadow over Germany’s ambitious plan…
Deutsche Rail Trains Hit Record Delays
The German rail network, operated by Deutsche Bahn (DB), experienced unprecedented levels of unpunctuality in October 2025, raising…
Craftsmen Accuse States Over Contract Delays
A looming impasse threatens to undermine Germany’s efforts to expedite infrastructure projects, as the leadership of the skilled…
Hamburg Rail Chaos Signals Delays
Chaos at Hamburg Central Station Exposes Systemic Rail Infrastructure Concerns Severe disruption to long-distance rail services across Germany…
Germany Delays Commodity Fund Launch
A year after its launch, Germany’s critical raw materials fund remains conspicuously inactive, with the federal government yet…
Highway Projects On Track No Major Delays Expected
Germany’s Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport anticipates no significant delays to ongoing motorway projects across the country.…
Germany Faces Fine Over Afghan Visa Delays
Germany’s Foreign Office is facing potential fines after a Berlin administrative court issued a directive demanding concrete action…
Opposition Delays Debt Brake Reform Decision
The parliamentary group of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU) has indicated uncertainty regarding…
Trump Delays China Tariffs Another 90 Days
The United States has once again delayed the implementation of increased tariffs on Chinese goods. President Trump announced…
German Customs Delays Boost Gold Prices
Frankfurt’s DAX index opened slightly lower Friday morning. Around 9:30 AM local time, the benchmark index was calculated…
Trump Delays Tariff Hike One Week
The implementation of newly imposed tariffs on numerous trade partners has been postponed by one week, according to…
Stuttgart 21 Faces Delays Old Station Stays
Construction and implementation of the “Stuttgart 21” project, a major overhaul of Stuttgart’s railway infrastructure, is experiencing a…
Construction Delays Threaten Key Rail Link
A decades-long plan for a new railway line between Mannheim and Frankfurt is facing significant jeopardy, despite the…
German Rail Faces Persistent Delays
Concerns are mounting over the German rail network’s ability to meet punctuality targets, with Schleswig-Holstein’s Minister for Economy,…
EU Delays US Tariffs Until August
The European Union has decided to postpone the implementation of previously announced retaliatory tariffs in its trade dispute…
Germany Delays Constitutional Court Elections
The German Bundestag has voted to remove all three elections for judges of the Federal Constitutional Court from…
Germany Delays Afghan Visa Processing
The processing of visa applications for approximately 2,400 Afghan refugees currently stranded in Pakistan is facing continued delays,…
Trump Delays Tariffs to August 1
The United States is extending the deadline for potential tariffs, shifting the implementation date to August 1st. White…
Rail Repairs Face More Delays
Railway Network Overhaul Faces Further Delays, Minister Predicts Germany’s ambitious plan to overhaul its railway network is likely…
Tech Giants Rejoice Canada Delays Digital Tax
Canada has temporarily halted its tax on digital services provided by major U.S. technology companies, a move intended…
50 Orgs Slam AfD Ban Delays
Over 50 non-governmental organizations, which have joined the “Defend human dignity – Ban the AfD now” campaign, have…
Minister’s Shocking Plan to Erase Doctor Delays for Good!
German Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach (SPD) has spoken out against the “discrimination” of statutorily insured individuals…
700 Million Euro Revenue Catastrophe Unleashed by Delays!
DB Suffers Enormous Economic Damage in 2024 Due to Delays, Strikes, and Construction Sites in the Overburdened Railway…