Karl Lauterbach’s cannabis law: A lot has been broken
Cannabis will become legal on April 1st as planned. Health Minister Karl Lauterbach is pleased with his success. But he might still be surprised. Michael Kretschmer probably suspects that he won’t win today. With the cannabis law, the federal government is opening a “Pandora’s box,” warns Saxony’s Prime Minister in the Federal Council. There is […]
Cannabis legalization stopped? Federal Council discusses Lauterbach law
The Federal Council is discussing the cannabis law. The Minister of Health fears that people will “starve to death”. What is it about? And can countries actually prevent the legalization of the drug? The most important things at a glance The states could delay cannabis legalization in the Federal Council almost forever. They complain that […]
Friedrich Merz’s change of strategy at Taurus: what’s behind it
A surprising change in strategy emerged in Friedrich Merz’s speech in the Bundestag on Wednesday. Friedrich Merz frowns, grabs his folder and goes towards the lectern. The Chancellor has just made his government declaration on the European Council in the plenary session of the German Bundestag. Now it’s the opposition leader’s turn. Anyone who has […]
CDU leader Merz wants fewer than 100,000 refugees per year
How many refugees are too many? If CDU leader Friedrich Merz has his way, the question is quite easy to answer. The CDU chairman Friedrich Merz wants to reduce the number of refugees coming to Germany to less than 100,000 annually. “Over 300,000 a year, as in 2023, is definitely too much. I think what […]
Demand for an upper limit for refugees
North Rhine-Westphalia Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst supports the proposal of a maximum of 60,000 refugees per year. At “Maischberger” he thought a “Rwanda solution” was feasible in two years. The call for an upper limit for refugees is gaining weight ahead of the migration summit on Wednesday. North Rhine-Westphalia’s Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst (CDU) joined […]
Cities are demanding more help in accommodating refugees
In November, the federal and state governments agreed to finance migration costs. Shortly before a new meeting on Wednesday, it’s not just the cities that are saying: More urgently needs to happen. Before the top meeting of the federal and state governments this Wednesday, the German Association of Cities pointed out massive problems in the […]
Kretschmer wants an upper limit on refugees
Before the planned talks on asylum policy with Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Saxony’s Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer called for an upper limit on the admission of refugees to Germany. “50,000 or 60,000 refugees per year – that can’t be more for the next few years because we have such a big integration effort,” said the CDU […]
He was waiting for this evening
The CDU wants to discuss its new basic program across Germany. Merz has to manage to convince people, especially in the East. Can you do this with a visit to Chemnitz? When Friedrich Merz appears on the screen, it becomes dark in the congress hall in Chemnitz. Dramatic music booms from the speakers. Silence returns […]
He wrote these letters to Putin
Probably no other prime minister tried as hard to establish a dialogue with the Kremlin as Michael Kretschmer. The Saxon assured that he was critical about it. t-online has his letters to Vladimir Putin. Sitting on a rococo sofa, holding an old-fashioned, yellowed telephone receiver: This is the image from Michael Kretschmer’s 2021 trip to […]
Economics minister as a prophet of doom in East Germany
Robert Habeck travels through East Germany. The mood is bad, as is the economic situation. Why is the Minister of Economic Affairs putting additional pressure on people now of all times? He should kindly talk to them now. “Robert, come out! We want to see you!” someone shouts. There are more than 50 here on […]
