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CSU successfully promotes cargo bikes – but Söder stomps the project

The Bavarian state government financed a cargo bike project for around a year. The population accepted it enthusiastically – now it is being stopped. Bavaria’s Ministry of Transport wanted to use a model project to test whether and how well cargo bikes were received in Bavaria – and got a clear answer: in seven small […]

Steinmeier calls for better protection for local politicians

There are more than 6,000 volunteer mayors in Germany. Federal President Steinmeier praises them as “sources of strength for the municipalities”. And he has a few demands. Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is calling for better protection for officials and elected officials in municipalities against hostility and physical attacks. “Democracy begins locally. But democracy is also […]

Municipalities have a financing deficit for the first time since 2011

For years, municipalities in Germany have received more than they spent. But there is a minus for 2023. Do the citizens feel this? After years of surpluses, municipalities in Germany are now short of money again. For the first time since 2011, cities and municipalities were in the red last year: the Federal Statistical Office […]

Municipalities are demanding more money for new bunkers

The Bundeswehr receives billions from a special pot, and the healthcare system is also supposed to arm itself against military conflicts. The municipalities are now also demanding this for civil protection. The Association of Cities and Municipalities is calling on the federal government to take better precautions to protect the population in the event of […]

Municipalities are demanding more money for civil defense and new bunkers

The Bundeswehr receives billions from a special pot, and the healthcare system is also supposed to arm itself against military conflicts. The municipalities are now also demanding this for civil protection. The Association of Cities and Municipalities is calling on the federal government to take better precautions to protect the population in the event of […]

Traffic light argues about asylum and refugee policy

The municipalities are still overloaded due to the high number of asylum seekers, and the federal and state governments are at odds. Now what could help? There is hardly any topic that the federal government argues so passionately with the federal states about as refugee policy. This Wednesday, the heads of government of the federal […]

Al-Masry vs. Mahalla Municipality.. Amr Al-Saadi scores the second “Video”

He scored the team’s second goal Egyptian Port Said In the 34th minute of the match against El Mahalla Municipality in the Egyptian Premier League, held at Borg El Arab Stadium, in the 13th round of the tournament. The first goal for the Al-Masry team came in the 14th minute against El-Baladiya. Al-Masry’s lineup for […]

The mother survived two days with her dead mother, this happened before

Maria’s death remains a mystery, as the doctor ruled out someone else’s fault. What is certain, however, is that the woman suddenly left at a time when she was at home alone with her little daughter. As the portal informs cas.sk, according to Comrade Vincent, Mária had no health problems. It was Vincent who went […]

Woidke is pushing for faster repatriation of refugees

Brandenburg’s head of government Woidke sees the municipalities under pressure because of the number of refugees. He says what he expects from the EU asylum reform and the federal agreement on faster deportations. Brandenburg’s Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke (SPD) is hoping for more relief for municipalities in view of the EU asylum reform and plans […]

Olaf Scholz seems strangely distant when it comes to the question of money

Good morning, dear reader, Prime ministerial conferences are somehow no longer what they used to be. Do you remember when the federal and state governments spent all night fighting to get the corona crisis under control? We in the media hyperventilated every half-sentence from these rounds into our more or less profitable live tickers. And […]