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Farmers have to forego old subsidies

Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner defended his position in the farmers’ strike at “Maischberger”, but placed the reasons for their protest elsewhere. Before the political topics were on the program, “Focus” founder Helmut Markwort and “Spiegel” journalist Melanie Amann exchanged blows about the recently deceased football legend Franz Beckenbauer. The guests: Christian Lindner, FDP (Federal […]

COP28 | Climate conference in the oil paradise: is it still possible?

A climate conference in the land of oil? To put an end to the thirst and hunger for fossil fuels? This is real satire, our columnist thinks. The greatest joy in reading? When a book that you didn’t expect at all turns out to be great in the end. This happened to me many, many […]

That puts the men under pressure

Good morning, dear reader, they were very, very difficult days that I had to live through. Perhaps even the hardest of my – you allow me the indiscretion – admittedly not poor school days on hard days. Because in the summer of 2002 the soccer World Cup was taking place in Japan and South Korea, […]