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The Vienna Lines have paid almost twelve million euros for the purchase of two buildings needed for the construction of subway line U5, with the city’s Court of Auditors detecting overpayments compared to the market values, but classifying them as justifiable. #WienerLinien #Stadtentwicklung #UbahnBau (translated)

The author wrote that the indications of an attack on an oil tanker off the coast of the city had intensified. He reminded that Russia had attacked two commercial ships the day before on their way from Ukraine through the Black Sea. One has since sunk; the second is heavily ... https://t.co/RLWLAxPFOX #Öltanker #SchwarzesMeer #Russland #RU #UA (translated)

Manuel Ostermann criticized Heidi Reichinnek and accused her of distorting reality. Germany has had enough of a politics that downplays problems and ignores their consequences, he wrote. People experience reality daily on streets, in cities, schools, and public spaces, Ostermann said. It can be ignored, glossed over, or blamed on others, but it cannot be permanently repressed. In his view, Germany needs clear words, consistency, and the courage to name problems. Those who refuse to acknowledge reality will ultimately be confronted by it, he added. #Politik #Deutschland #Realität (translated)

GFrei.News referred to values of 30.5 percent for the AfD and 17.5 percent for the CDU and urged the CDU to abandon its "firewall." Otherwise, the author warned that the party could face further loss of significance. He described the CDU and SPD as career parties and claimed that advancement opportunities depended on conforming to party leadership and avoiding internal criticism. The author accused the CDU of using offices and positions to provide for its members. As evidence, he cited 25 lost CDU seats in Saxony-Anhalt, 12 in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and 68 nationwide, with the latter relating to current polls. According to his portrayal, state parliament representatives received between 10,000 and 11,000 euros monthly, federal parliament representatives up to 17,000 euros; additionally, there were up to 6,000 euros for office equipment and 1.24 million euros in party funds for every million voters. GFrei.News also criticized travel expenses, retirement provisions, and opportunities for employees and stock trades that, in his view, were available to the representatives. According to the author, the CDU supported Merkel and then Merz despite what he considered bad policies. He concluded by asking when a prominent CDU member would abandon the firewall. #CDU #AfD #Politik (translated)

Apollo News reported that a research study has found that employees in immigration authorities without a German passport could participate in decisions regarding residence rights. In Berlin, their share is almost eight percent, and in cities like Munich or Mannheim, it is clearly over 15 percent. https://t.co/yFNiqc5Stz #Aufenthaltsrecht #Migration #Ausländerbehörden (translated)

A new study by the German Environmental Aid shows that most public transport operators in the largest German cities continue to predominantly use combustion buses, while the transition to electric mobility is progressing only slowly. #Elektromobilität #Umweltschutz #ÖPNV (translated)