German-Russian Espionage Scandal: Federal Government Reacts to Arrests – Latest Updates and Reactions

2024-04-18 17:12:41 EThe federal government is concerned with a new case of suspected Russian espionage: Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) therefore summoned the Russian ambassador to Berlin on Thursday. The federal government was reacting to the arrest of two suspected Russian agents. Moscow responded with a denial. “No evidence was presented about the plans of … Read more

FDP and SPD agree on rent control and “quick freeze” 2024-04-10 13:57:34

DThe traffic light parties SPD and FDP have reached an agreement on investigative measures on the Internet and tenancy law, thereby reaching a compromise on two of their most important points of contention. “The blockade is over,” said the SPD parliamentary group on Wednesday. FDP MP Thorsten Lieb announced: “The coalition has agreed on the … Read more

Olaf Scholz’s government lacks specialist knowledge: evaluation of management advice 2024-04-10 09:14:38

What did you study? Ministers and state secretaries at the first cabinet meeting of the new year at the beginning of January Image: dpa Economists and engineers are rare in government – this is shown by an analysis by the management consultancy Horváth, which is available to the FAZ. Not even every second manager had … Read more

Four reasons for the increase 2024-04-09 23:07:18

BKA President Münch, Federal Interior Minister Faeser and Interior Minister Conference Chairman Stübgen at the presentation of the crime statistics in Berlin. Image: dpa More thefts, more violence – how can that be? Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) wants to talk about it “without shyness”. Not that easy, apparently. BInterior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) … Read more

Traffic light factions agree on a legal basis 2024-04-06 06:05:34

AIn the end, the public pressure on the Greens was apparently too great. On Friday afternoon, the SPD, Greens and FDP factions announced that they had reached an agreement on the payment card. In the future, asylum seekers will be able to access the majority of the state benefits they are entitled to via a … Read more

The FDP leader is suddenly omnipresent 2024-04-03 22:25:31

Christian Lindner (FDP) in the Bundestag Bild: Jens Gyarmaty He provokes, he entices, he warns: The FDP leader is currently omnipresent. He hardly leaves out any topic or medium. What’s bothering him? BCitizens’ allowance, basic child support, tax relief – these are just three subject areas that Christian Lindner is currently working on. The man … Read more

Vladimir Putin is his great friend 2024-04-02 20:44:35

GErhard Schröder eats less currywurst. Instead of beer there is non-alcoholic rosé, bread rolls with butter and jam are canceled. Now oat flakes and oat milk are on the table and, very important: nuts. This is what his wife Soyeon Schröder-Kim’s diet plan says, which she revealed to the press. He promised her thirty years … Read more

Gauck calls on the CDU to work with the Left 2024-03-30 16:49:36

AIn view of the upcoming state elections in several eastern German states and the possible strength of the AfD, Federal President Joachim Gauck has called on the CDU to revise its decision to be incompatible with the Left Party. “The AfD can get us into trouble in the East,” he told the newspapers of the … Read more