FDP politician Alexander Steffen loses his cool in the NRW state parliament. The Left criticized him because his demand to deport "criminally obliged to leave" received applause from the AfD. The tide is turning against the Left, a little bit every day. (translated)
The US government is urging the EU, particularly Germany and France, to release diesel reserves to lower high fuel prices before the midterms in November, while there are concerns in Brussels about this demand. (translated)
The law professor Kyrill-Alexander Schwarz explained in the Thuringian state parliament that the AfD's demand for an exit from the EU endangers the "existence of the Federal Republic of Germany." Therefore, it could serve as grounds for a ban on the AfD. (translated)
The VW works council threatens a major strike in the context of a wage conflict, after the board has canceled almost all existing collective agreements, which has mobilized the workforce for resistance and demands for wage increases. (translated)
The Equal Treatment Advocacy recorded a 33 percent increase in discrimination cases and a 31 percent increase in inquiries in the years 2024 and 2025, leading to demands for a significant increase in personnel. (translated)
The Ministry of Health cuts funding to the renowned Cochrane Institute. (translated)
On the Internet, AI-generated nude images of 147 EU parliamentarians, mostly women, have surfaced, triggering a wave of outrage in the European Parliament and accompanied by calls for better protection against digital violence. (translated)
A 40-year-old man was sentenced to five years in prison for sexual acts on seven corpses in the morgue of a hospital in Bünde, after he extensively confessed and despite the prosecutor's demand for nine years, the sentence was reduced by a court. (translated)
Similar to Germany, there have also been demands in Norway to tax the wealth of the rich more heavily. The government has implemented it. From 151,000 euros onwards, there is a 1% wealth tax in Norway. The consequences are severe: > 12% of the population had to pay wealth tax in 2023 > There is no automatic adjustment; due to inflation, the number of those affected continues to rise each year > The number of emigrants has more than doubled since the last tax increase >>> A nice outlook on what would also happen in Germany. The middle class has to pay wealth tax, and capital is leaving the country. (translated)
The Green Cem Özdemir is probably one of the worst ministers-president that a federal state has ever had. Instead of good politics, his first and only demand is a ban on the opposition, the AfD. This will not work, Cem. And I look forward to when we in the upcoming AfD governments will thoroughly destroy all your beloved Green projects - energy transition and co. (translated)
The black-red-pink coalition in Austria is planning measures such as the fuel price cap and the fuel discount to reduce high fuel prices, despite the accompanying negative impacts on the climate and the demand for a faster exit from fossil energies. (translated)
OECD Education Director Andreas Schleicher criticizes the Austrian education system as backward in ZiB 2 and advocates for earlier support and a longer primary school education, as performance in mathematics and reading skills continues to decline according to the Pisa study. (translated)
OECD-Direktor Andreas Schleicher betont in einem ZIB 2 Interview die Notwendigkeit einer früheren und gezielten Förderung von Kindern in Österreich, insbesondere in Bezug auf Lesekompetenz und Sprachförderung, um die Leistungslücken zwischen Schülern mit und ohne Migrationshintergrund zu schließen. #Bildungspolitik #Frühförderung #OECD
Nach dem Skandal um den Ausschluss weiblicher Mitarbeiter während des Besuchs einer hinduistischen Delegation am Eiffelturm trat der Geschäftsführer Patrick Branco Ruivo von seinem Posten zurück und es sind Maßnahmen zur Förderung der Gleichstellung von Frauen und Männern angekündigt worden. #Eiffelturm #Gleichstellung #Frauenrechte
Ähnlich wie in Deutschland gab es auch in Norwegen Forderungen die Vermögen der Reichen höher zu besteuern. Die Politik hat umgesetzt. Schon ab 151.000 Euro wird in Norwegen 1% Vermögensteuer fällig. Die Folgen sind heftig: #Vermögensteuer #Norwegen #Steuergerechtigkeit
Wirtschaftsministerin Katherina Reiche will die Förderung für Wind- und Solarstrom zurückfahren und stößt damit auf Kritik. #Energiewende #ErneuerbareEnergien #Klimapolitik
Die CDU und CSU planen, die Förderung erneuerbarer Energien bis 2045 zu beenden, was auf Widerstand stößt, insbesondere seitens Wirtschaftsministerin Katherina Reiche, die zudem eine Reduzierung der Unterstützung für Wind- und Solarstrom vorschlägt. #Energiewende #ErneuerbareEnergien #Klimapolitik
Der FIFA-Präsident reagierte damit auf entsprechende Forderungen des UEFA-Präsidenten Aleksander Ceferin, Victor Montagliani (CONCACAF) und Scheich Salman bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa, dem Präsidenten des Asiatischen Fußballverbandes (AFC). #FIFA #Infantino #Fußball
Der FIFA-Präsident reagierte damit auf entsprechende Forderungen des UEFA-Präsidenten Aleksander Ceferin, Victor Montagliani (CONCACAF) und Scheich Salman bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa, dem Präsidenten des Asiatischen Fußballverbandes (AFC). #FIFA #Infantino #Fußball
Der FIFA-Präsident reagierte damit auf entsprechende Forderungen des UEFA-Präsidenten Aleksander Ceferin, Victor Montagliani (CONCACAF) und Scheich Salman bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa, dem Präsidenten des Asiatischen Fußballverbandes (AFC). #FIFA #Infantino #Fußball
