Ahmad Mansour wrote that religious freedom also includes the freedom from religion. In his opinion, the decision of the administrative court does not discriminate against Muslims, but serves to protect school peace and Muslim children and young people who suffer from massive religious conformity pressure. #Religionsfreiheit #Schulfrieden #Integration (translated)
NIUS reported that an administrative court removed two policewomen from their official positions after they abandoned their colleagues during a hail of bullets. The case shows where the denial of biological realities and the preference for quotas over competence and performance lead, wrote NIUS. https://t.co/NXZIjZCIYH #Polizei #Gerechtigkeit #Gesellschaft (translated)
Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that Eurowings intends to cut five percent of its planned flight program due to high fuel costs. The newly launched routes from Cologne and Stuttgart to Dubai would be discontinued, while the route from Berlin would remain unchanged. The Lufthansa subsidiary is considering short-time work for the winter and is already in discussions with the Federal Employment Agency, according to Boeminghaus. In addition, administrative costs should be reduced, and the Christmas party should be canceled. The Verdi union is demanding a possible increase in short-time work benefits. Boeminghaus noted that the cuts are planned despite the continued profits of the Lufthansa Group. https://t.co/Et6FagCpdw #Eurowings #Luftfahrt #Kurzarbeit (translated)
Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that this week a total of 2,270 job cuts have been newly announced in Germany. The state administration of Baden-Württemberg plans to cut 550 jobs by 2031. The automotive supplier WKW in Wuppertal is to cut and close 500 jobs, while the German stainless steel works plan to close their plant in Hagen with 300 jobs. According to Boeminghaus, the Inveho plants in Elrich and Brandenburg an der Havel were also to close with 280 jobs. At the mechanical engineering company Kiefel in Freilassing, 170 jobs are affected, and at Barmag in Remscheid, 160. Ubisoft plans to cut 100 jobs at its locations in Düsseldorf, Mainz, and Berlin. For the Warnow Clinic in Bützow, he mentioned around 100 jobs by the end of 2026. Boeminghaus further stated that the British malt manufacturer Crisp Malt would close its plant in Hamburg-Eidelstedt at the end of March 2027, affecting 43 jobs. The city administration of Frankfurt (Oder) plans to cut 40 jobs by 2031. The hardware store in Wolfenbüttel is to close with 23 jobs, while the Segmüller branch in downtown Stuttgart will close at the end of 2027, affecting five jobs. #Stellenabbau #Deutschland #Wirtschaft (translated)
Ethiopia has established a transitional government in Tigray after months of fighting to provide public services, ensure security, and facilitate the return of displaced persons, while the previous regional government was dissolved and the new administration is to prepare for regional elections. #Äthiopien #Tigray #Friedensabkommen (translated)
A new community data platform will be established from January 1 to facilitate the exchange of administrative data between Austria's municipalities and promote more efficient administration. #Gemeindeplattform #Digitalisierung #Verwaltungsdaten (translated)
The Administrative Court of Cologne has ruled that the publisher "Wort & Bild" as the operator of "Apotheken Umschau" cannot assert a claim for injunction against the federal health portal "gesund.bund.de," as it lacks the standing to sue and there is no violation of public law claims. #Gesundheitsportal #Pressefreiheit #Wettbewerbsrecht (translated)
Russia has placed the local assets of several European companies, including the German packaging manufacturer Menschen and the French flooring manufacturer Tarkett, under temporary state administration in response to EU sanctions due to the Ukraine war. #Russland #Staatsaufsicht #Sanktionen (translated)
A new municipal data platform, which is to be developed from 2027 to 2029 for eight million euros, will facilitate the exchange of administrative data between the 2,092 municipalities in Austria and simplify administrative processes for citizens as well as municipalities. #Gemeindedatenplattform #Digitalisierung #Österreich (translated)
Zara Riffler described the decision as good news and wrote that the administrative court had dismissed a lawsuit against the ban on prayers at a Berlin high school. According to her, the principal had prohibited Islamic prayers after pressure on non-Islamic students had increased. According to Riffler, the ruling could allow schools to prohibit the demonstrative practice of religious rituals on school grounds. The court justified this with the interest in maintaining school peace. She wrote that the ruling was not yet legally binding. https://t.co/Egwu6cjZBh #Bildung #Religionsfreiheit #Gerichtsurteil (translated)
Ahmad Mansour wrote that the administrative court dismissed the lawsuit against a prayer ban at a Berlin high school. Students are still not allowed to pray visibly there. According to Mansour, the court found no violation of the anti-discrimination law and justified the ban with the interest in maintaining school peace. Mansour described the decision as correct and necessary. #Gebetsräume #Bildung #Religionsfreiheit #Schulrecht (translated)
"With the Digital Identity Act, we are creating far more than a digital wallet: We are laying the foundations for a new digital infrastructure that connects citizens, businesses, and government," says CDU digital politician Markus Reichel. #DigitaleBrieftasche #EUDIWallet #DigitalerStaat (translated)
An increase in the workforce in the EU institutions at a time when we are reducing staff in our own administrations is not timely. When it comes to the European Commission's demand for more personnel, Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) knows no compromise: Germany will not accept additional positions for the Commission and other EU institutions in the next Multiannual Financial Framework 2028 to 2034. #EUBudget #EUKommission #Personalbedarf (translated)
A administrative court has halted the deportation of a three-month-old Kurdish baby without his parents and emphasized that separation in this case is unacceptable. #Asylrecht #Familienzusammenführung #Abschiebestopp (translated)
FrauHodl wrote that the district administration Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis replied to her on October 15, 2026, regarding a request under the State Transparency Act for COVID-19 communication between the health department and the city of Speyer from 2020 to 2023, stating that no documents were available anymore. According to her, the authority cited reasons such as a cyberattack in October 2022, deletion periods for personal infection protection data, and the fact that former Corona scouts were no longer employed. FrauHodl emphasized that she had not requested any personal patient data, but rather official communication, scientific statements, protocols, decision papers, and information on medical consultants. At the same time, the administration stated that the Corona task force of the city of Speyer had worked independently and had its own health consultant. FrauHodl asked who this consultant was, who appointed him, and what recommendations and documents there had been. According to FrauHodl, the authority also stated that contact with virologist Prof. Dr. Isabella Eckerle, who is from Speyer, had "as far as can be traced" not occurred. She demanded information about which files were deleted, when, by whom, and on what legal basis, and which stocks had been searched. The response was not a satisfactory resolution for her and raised further questions about the authority's documentation and accountability. #Speyer #CoronaAufarbeitung #LTranspG #Transparenz #RheinPfalzKreis #CoronaAufarbeitung #Transparenz #RheinPfalzKreis (translated)
Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that the Frankfurt (Oder) city administration plans to leave every third streetlight turned off in the 2027 budget. According to the Märkische Oderzeitung he cited, the measure has so far been a proposal and has not yet been decided. Boeminghaus interpreted the plans as a sign of decline and asked what had become of the country. https://t.co/FKvXGgkXm7 #FrankfurtOder #Haushaltskrise #Sparmaßnahmen (translated)
The author wrote that anyone who wants to downsize the state must begin planning before the election. In Argentina, the reduction of bureaucracy had been prepared long before the change of government. This approach is now being transferred to Germany, and a list of cuts is being worked on. #Bürokratieabbau #Verwaltungsreform #Deutschland #AR #DE (translated)
The article stated that the state of Berlin had been represented by numerous projects and had demonstrated how digitization was already being advanced. Digital administrative services, smart city development, and a mobile citizen office that enables official procedures on-site were mentioned. #Digitalisierung #Berlin #SmartCity (translated)
The Potsdam Administrative Court has dismissed the lawsuit of the AfD Brandenburg, thereby upholding the ban on a racist election campaign ad that stigmatizes people with darker skin. #AfD #Rassismus #Jugendschutz (translated)
The Administrative Court of Potsdam confirmed the ban on a racist campaign ad by the AfD-Brandenburg, which stigmatizes dark-skinned people, as the dissemination of the video was prohibited due to its negative impact on young people. #AfD #Rassismus #Wahlwerbung (translated)
