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Verdi Calls for Nationwide Municipal Transport Strikes Monday
Verdi, the service‑sector union, announced on Friday that it is calling for a nationwide strike on Monday among…
Transport Minister Snieder Says Military Aid Unnecessary for German Rail Winter Service
Federal Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder (CDU) says that the German army’s help with Deutsche Bahn’s winter operations is unnecessary.…
German Railway Freight Transport Stalls 2025 Falling Short of Projections
Rail freight in Germany is still in a weak phase, according to the Association of German Transport Companies…
German Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder Calls for Relaxed Driver’s License Rules
Federal Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder (CDU) called for greater openness to his proposals to relax the regulations for…
Police Union Demands Safety Plan for Nuclear Transport
The head of North Rhine-Westphalia’s Police Union (GdP), Patrick Schlüter, has issued a stark warning to regional authorities,…
EU Nations Delay Building Transport Emissions Plan
A coalition of EU member states are pushing for a significant delay in the implementation of the bloc’s…
Schneider Confirmed as Transport Minister
The recent health scare experienced by Federal Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder (CDU) has sparked renewed scrutiny of the…
Günther Urges More Federal Funds for Transport
The commitment from the German federal government to fund “shovel-ready” infrastructure projects is facing immediate scrutiny, with Schleswig-Holstein’s…
Coalition Secures Transport Funding
The German coalition government, comprised of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its conservative partners, has reached an…
Coalition Reaches Deal on Welfare Pensions Transport
The governing coalition of Germany, comprised of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democrats (SPD), has reached…
Merz to Meet Auto Industry Leaders at IAA Transport Show
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is set to engage with leaders of the domestic automotive industry next week during…
German Minister Warns Transport Shift Faces Hurdles
Germany’s transition to more sustainable transportation faces significant hurdles, according to Tarek Al-Wazir, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee…
Police Chief Slams Nuclear Waste Transport Approval
The German federal government’s decision to authorize the transport of Castor casks to the interim storage facility in…
Nuclear Waste Transport Approved for North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany’s Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE) has authorized the transport of nuclear waste…
Opposition Demands Major Transport Budget Boost
Members of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU) parliamentary group are seeking significant revisions…
Transport Minister Last Rode Train A Month Ago
Germany’s Transport Minister, Patrick Schnieder, last travelled by train exactly one month ago, a spokesperson for the Ministry…
Rail Chief Out Transport Minister Urged To Do More
The recent departure of Deutsche Bahn’s CEO, Richard Lutz, has prompted criticism of Federal Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder,…
German Transport Minister Fires Rail Chief Lutz
Germany’s Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder has relieved Deutsche Bahn’s CEO Richard Lutz of his duties, sources within the…
Shocker: Transport Minister Unleashes Scathing Attack on Railway’s Unpunctual Trains
A new German transport minister, Patrick Schnieder, has expressed disappointment with the punctuality of the national railway, Deutsche…
A Fight for Affordable Public Transport in Germany?
In a move to revitalize the debate over the future of the Germany ticket, the leader of the…
Ticket Tussle: Germany’s States Refuse to Foot the Bill for Public Transport
Germany’s Federal and Regional Transport Ministers Unanimously Reject Shouldering Additional Costs of the Germany Ticket from 2026 Germany’s…
Germany’s Public Transport Bill Soars to 1.4 Billion Euros by 2040
A German government pledge to strengthen the public transportation network is expected to cost the state a three-digit…
Germany’s Transport Ministers Head for a Showdown Over the Future of the Germany Ticket
German states to discuss the future of the Germany ticket at a special meeting of transport ministers, likely…
Transport associations demand tougher measures from the new government
Transport associations call on the new black-red federal government to take a more decisive stance against fraud involving…
New Transport Minister Urged to Stop Airlines Leaving Germany for Affordable Air Tickets
The federal states are urging the new Transport Minister, Patrick Schnieder (CDU), to stop the exodus of airlines…
Transport Minister Schnieder URGES Urgent Infrastructure Reconstruction & REVISITS Germany Ticket Plan
Bundesverkehrsminister Patrick Schnieder (CDU) has emphasized the need for urgency in the renovation of transportation infrastructure during his…
BREAKING: Green Minister’s Shock Move to Halt Animal Transport to Non-EU Countries
German Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir (Greens) has expressed support for a halt on animal transports to non-EU countries…
German City Bans Military Ads on Public Transport
The Bundeswehr, Germany’s armed forces, launched a public recruitment campaign in the city of Zwickau, Saxony, in October…
CSU’s Shock Withdrawal from Transport Ministry!
The Next Federal Minister of Transportation is Likely to Come from a Different Party. According to Bavaria’s Transportation…
Sonneborn’s Revolutionary Public Transport Plan!
Martin Sonneborn, a satirist and the chairman of the party “Die Partei”, demands a free public transportation system.…
FedEx will begin testing autonomous drones
FedEx will begin testing autonomous drones. In 2023, FedEx intends to begin testing an autonomous cargo drone that…