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"Ilse Aigner is a unique personality. She listens to people and takes them seriously. In doing so, she reaches out to those who are frustrated and feel left out by society. She approaches people with humanity and openness and can build bridges where others deepen divides." EVP chief Manfred Weber (54, CSU): "Ilse Aigner is a unique personality." #CSU #IlseAigner #Bundespräsident (translated)

The ceremonial inauguration of the Yalu Bridge, which connects North Korea with China, is interpreted as a political signal indicating the restoration of bilateral relations and North Korea's efforts to find a balance between China and Russia, while South Korea and the USA are left out. #Nordkorea #China #Brückendiplomatie (translated)

The author wrote that the costs of climate policy are being concealed. A first insight is provided by a report from the state bank KfW, which he believes is embellished. The number mentioned in it is difficult to categorize; therefore, TE translates the total number into services such as the work of police officers, the construction of bridges, as well as the work of caregivers and teachers. #Klimapolitik #KfW #Nachhaltigkeit #DE (translated)

China has inaugurated a new bridge to North Korea, which, after twelve years of construction, is intended to deepen the relations between the two countries and promote trade exchange, while Pyongyang has simultaneously conducted new missile tests. #Nordkorea #China #Brücke (translated)

The author reported on severe scenes in Gorkha, Nepal. The Budhi-Gandaki River had swelled so strongly that the Soti-Khola bridge near Arughat was washed away today. He wrote that even solid infrastructure cannot withstand such a flood and expressed his sympathy to those affected. #Nepal #Naturkatastrophe #Gorkha #NP (translated)

The X-author Klartext from Munich claimed that 288 million euros of German tax money would benefit the gold mines of the mining company Endeavour Mining in Senegal. Its largest shareholder is the asset manager BlackRock, for whose German branch Friedrich Merz had worked. During a recent appearance in the Bundestag, Merz defended development aid, arguing that wealthy countries need to contribute to the stability of other regions, the author wrote. He criticized that while debts are being serviced domestically and roads and bridges decayed, German tax money is being used abroad. He also referred to voices from the opposition that spoke of a misallocation of funds and raised allegations of corruption. https://t.co/YXelzFfb40 #Klöckner #Lanz #Koalition #Dienstwagen #Demokratie #Schröder #Landesverrat #Steuergelder #Entwicklungshilfe #Demokratie (translated)

The dilapidated German infrastructure means that, despite billions in investments, the federal government is falling far short of its goal of renovating 400 highway bridges each year, leading to constant traffic jams and misery for millions of drivers. #Infrastruktur #Stau #Brückenbau (translated)

The Ukrainian capital Kyiv is still threatened by Russian attacks on transport bridges, prompting the city administration to take various protective measures and to consider the construction of temporary bridges to maintain traffic. #Kiew #RussischeAngriffe #Schutzkonzepte (translated)