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The financial situation of children's hospices in Germany is worrying, as they increasingly rely on donations and struggle with bureaucratic hurdles and a lack of qualified staff while providing urgently needed support for families with seriously ill children. #Kinderhospiz #Finanzierung #Familiensupport (translated)

In the Berlin negotiations, the Left Party has prevailed, which is perceived as an extreme shift in politics, while serious engagement with anti-Semitism and the financing of public housing construction measures are being called into question. #Berlin #Linkspartei #Koalitionsverhandlungen (translated)

SPD parliamentary group leader Matthias Miersch has openly expressed support for possible higher pension contributions, while the coalition is debating pension reform and the financing of the pension without deductions after 45 contribution years. #Rentenreform #SPD #SozialeGerechtigkeit (translated)

The PeriFeri Association helps to bring back abducted persons, often women and girls who are exposed to forced marriage risks or violence, to Austria, while fighting against the challenges of funding and lack of support. #Verschleppung #Zwangsheiratshilfe #Menschenrechte (translated)

The Austrian government reached an agreement on Saturday regarding university funding, which includes an increased budget of 16 billion euros for the years 2028 to 2030 as well as the introduction of a future fund starting in July 2027. #UniBudget #Zukunftsdepot #Bildungsfinanzierung (translated)

Markus Frohnmaier accused Friedrich Merz of claiming without evidence that the AfD was financed by Russia. At the same time, he referred to scandals involving the Union related to Azerbaijan and urged Merz to first deal with his own affairs. #AfD https://t.co/tpyeWjmVJ0 #Politik #Merkel #AfD (translated)

The article stated that, initially, a large number of flights had been canceled and air traffic had been reduced. Now, regional train services were affected: thousands of trains were to be canceled. The author blamed the "most expensive government in the world," which he considered incompetent, for not properly managing the financing. #Luftverkehr #Bahn #Deutschland #DE (translated)

The financing conditions have tightened, as long-term interest rates have significantly risen since the recent meeting of the European Central Bank (ECB), Lagarde said on Saturday at the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Bangkok. #EZB #Zinsen #Wirtschaftswachstum (translated)

The author reminded that at the EU summit in December 2025, a EU loan of 90 billion euros for Ukraine had been approved. According to him, German taxpayers would be liable for a quarter of the amount. It was said at that time that the financing for Ukraine was secured until the end of 2027. #Ukraine #EUGipfel #Finanzierung #UA #DE (translated)

Without new construction, there is no relief – the housing market is completely freezing up. Empirica's managing director Reiner Braun warns: "Without new construction, there is no relief – the housing market is completely freezing up." Because potential owners can no longer manage the financing, they are involuntarily moving to the rental market and additionally blocking it. However, due to high construction costs and rising interest rates, very few new apartments are currently being sold, which, according to Braun, also has negative effects on rents: "Because potential owners can no longer manage the financing, they are involuntarily moving to the rental market and additionally blocking it." #Wohnungsmieten #Hamburg #Frankfurt (translated)

UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned before the UN Biodiversity Conference in Yerevan that the goals of the World Nature Agreement are at risk and that the "war against nature" is not yet over, as countries fall short in their promised progress and financing commitments. #Biodiversität #Naturschutz #UNKonferenz (translated)

At the EU summit in Brussels, there was a discussion on how Ukraine can survive the upcoming winter of war in the face of dwindling support from the U.S. and massive attacks by Russia on the energy infrastructure, while Latvia's Prime Minister Kulbergs suggested using Russia's frozen assets for financing and emphasized that Europeans should drink one less beer to maintain support. #UkraineHilfe #EUGipfel #Solidarität (translated)

We will not achieve the goal of "Zero Hunger." My hope is that South America could succeed if efforts continue there. South Asia or parts of Asia could also come close to the goal. However, it is crucial that we achieve a stronger decline in Africa. "We need to find ways to close this funding gap because we are dealing with immediate, short-term issues. And we want to prevent a short-term problem from becoming a long-term one," says Maximo Torero. #Hungerkrise #Welternährung #ZeroHunger (translated)

The decision of the federal cabinet is a setback for early childhood education in Germany. Saxony's Cultural Minister Conrad Clemens (43, CDU) to BILD: "The decision of the federal cabinet is a setback for early childhood education in Germany." #Kita #Bildung #Finanzierung (translated)

We, as states, cannot agree to this law. Schleswig-Holstein's Minister of Family Affairs Aminata Touré (33, Greens), until 2025 a cabinet colleague of Prien in Kiel, criticized the law sharply to BILD: "We, as states, cannot agree to this law." #Kita #Bildung #Finanzierung (translated)