Katarina Barley is to become the SPD’s top candidate

The European elections are coming up in June 2024. The SPD has already decided on its top candidate. The Vice President of the European Parliament, Katarina Barley, is to lead the SPD as the top candidate in the 2024 European elections. The German Press Agency learned this from party circles on Monday. The 54-year-old was […]
Construction Minister Klara Geywitz expresses doubts about her own law

The Construction Minister, together with Economics Minister Robert Habeck, played a leading role in developing the controversial requirements. However, she doesn’t seem to be completely satisfied with the law. Federal Construction Minister Klara Geywitz (SPD) has publicly criticized the Building Energy Act. The law has been intensively discussed on heating issues, but when it comes […]
Party conference | “I need you!”: Markus Söder and his disciples

Two weeks before the state elections, the CSU is between 36 and 38 percent in the polls. There is a risk of another low point. So Söder is trying something new. It works. Markus Söder holds on to the lectern. His gaze briefly wanders around the hall. The applause for the party leader is restrained. […]
Party leader Merz offers Chancellor Scholz cooperation

CDU leader Merz sees Chancellor Scholz as responsible for finding a solution to the distribution of refugees – and offers his help. CDU leader Friedrich Merz has called on Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) to work with the Union to find a solution to the refugee crisis in Germany. “I offer you: Let’s do this together, […]
Election campaign in Bavaria: Söder is irritating with country comparisons

Bavaria is the best place to live, says Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder. However, the “facts” he cites are not entirely correct. Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder used false numbers shortly before the upcoming state elections in Bavaria. Bavaria is the best country. “The facts speak for us. We are the strongest country in terms […]
Union of Values officials demand clarity from Hans-Georg Maaßen

In an incendiary letter, officials of the Union of Values sharply criticize the leadership of its chairman Hans-Georg Maaßen. It is also about whether a new party should emerge from the association. When Hans-Georg Maaßen came, the Union of Values experienced new impetus: suddenly there were applications to join the association again, with which Union […]
This is the mastermind, Ilham Aliyev

Ilham Aliyev has escalated the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. Who is the Azerbaijani ruler who has even bribed German politicians for years? Ilham Aliyev looks grimly into the camera, raises his fist twice, and in his beige combat uniform, the President of Azerbaijan addresses his online audience: “If there is any provocation, statement or action against […]
Söder wants “integration limit” – SPD accuses him of election campaign

Among other things, the Union is calling for an upper limit for refugees in Germany. SPD leader Lars Klingbeil accuses him of dividing society. CSU party leader Markus Söder has called for a “Germany pact” in the fight against unregulated migration in Germany. Experts are expecting up to 400,000 asylum applications this year, said Söder […]
Markus Söder calls for an upper limit for migration – can it be implemented?

Upper limit, more deportations, safer countries of origin: German politicians are currently debating how the number of asylum seekers can be reduced. An overview. The most important things at a glance The images from Lampedusa also have an impact in Germany: several thousand boat migrants arrived on the small Mediterranean island within a week – […]
The Union’s proposal to reduce electricity taxes

The Union wants to permanently reduce electricity taxes. A corresponding application, which is available to t-online, is to be submitted to the Bundestag on Thursday. The CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag is calling for the electricity tax to be permanently reduced. According to an application available to t-online, the parliamentary group wants the tax […]