Marco Buschmann presents a ten-point plan to combat bureaucracy burnout
Bureaucracy from Brussels is annoying German companies. Justice Minister Marco Buschmann now wants to counter this – and has drawn up a ten-point plan for this. Laws, regulations, requirements: the jungle of rules continues to grow, especially for companies. A lot of it is created in Brussels. In 2023 alone, around 2,300 legal acts were […]
Lindner calls for a new draft for basic child protection
The aim of basic child protection should be to ensure that all eligible families receive appropriate support. However, the Left and the FDP sharply criticize Lisa Paus’s draft. Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) has asked Family Minister Lisa Paus (Greens) to revise her draft law on basic child welfare. “It needs to be reworked,” […]
Dispute over basic child welfare: Many questions remain unanswered
Family Minister Paus wants to create 5,000 jobs to implement her social reform. Critics ask why this should be the right way. Other things also remain unclear – and the tone becomes harsher. When it comes to the controversial topic of basic child security, it’s not just critics who are up in arms in Berlin […]
Bundestag passes new online access law
In Germany, many administrative procedures cannot be completed digitally. This should change gradually with a new edition of the Online Access Act. Germany is making a new attempt to save people a trip to the office and instead offer digital services. The Bundestag passed a new edition of the online access law against the votes […]
Stark-Watzinger insists on more federal powers
For Education Minister Stark-Watzinger, it is clear: a more uniform education system and more speed in digitalization are needed. But for this to happen, the federal government must have more say. Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger has spoken out in favor of the federal government having a greater say in education, especially in the area of […]
EU Internet law DSA: traffic light misses the starting signal
It is a new set of rules for the Internet, it is one of the largest EU projects – and Germany missed the start: no German body is yet allowed to implement the requirements for digital services (DSA) – and then there is hardly any staff for it. This Monday, a group is coming together […]
35 hour week? Expert warns: “Not the right time”
The demands for less working hours are currently getting louder. Economic expert Marcel Fratzscher explains in the t-online podcast why this is not the right time and what companies need to do instead. Driven by the train drivers’ union strikes, the debate about shorter weekly working hours has been reignited. There has been a 35-hour […]
Is the breakthrough now coming for e-prescriptions for everyone?
In everyday life, a lot of things have been done online for a long time – from banking transactions to booking your next vacation. The healthcare system is lagging quite behind. A digital application is now starting to be used on a mass scale. After years of delays, electronic prescriptions are expected to make a […]
Even more billions: Stuttgart 21 is becoming more expensive
It has been clear for some time that the costs for the Stuttgart 21 rail project will rise again. Now it is clear by what amount. Commissioning at the end of 2025 is also not certain. It wasn’t even two weeks ago that the railway announced another “milestone” in the construction of Stuttgart 21. On […]
They are adrift in the crisis – and can’t find a way out
What do the national team, the government and the country have in common? They are at a loss and drift into a crisis of dramatic proportions and cannot find a way out. Normally, at a German national team football game, I am happy about successful scenes and curse at unsuccessful ones. But last night I […]
