“Closed until further notice”: This notice on the door to the district administration of Anhalt-Bitterfeld blocked the way for months. That was of course related to Corona, but as soon as the incidences went down, the district had to go into lockdown again – only this time for completely different reasons. Last Tuesday, the approximately […]
Tag: Political
USA: Urgently Wanted: A Way to Help the Cubans
US President Joe Biden took his time. Only on Monday did he comment on the protests in Cuba that had been going on for days. “We stand by the Cuban people and their clear call for freedom,” says his statement, which is just a few lines long. The Cubans are beaten by the pandemic and […]
Minorities: Experts call for more protection for Sinti and Roma
Interior Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU) has called on a future federal government and the Bundestag to persevere in the fight against right-wing extremism and antiziganism. The fight against racism – especially against Sinti and Roma – is “the most important area of his ministry in terms of social policy alongside the protection of the population”. […]
Bundeswehr: Big tattoo for Afghanistan mission
The Federal Government and the Bundestag want to pay tribute to the mission in Afghanistan, which has now ended after almost 20 years, with a big tattoo in front of the Reichstag. According to information from the German Press Agency, the federal government and parliament agreed on this. According to this, there will be a […]
UN report: Hunger grows with the pandemic
811 million people were malnourished last year. This dramatic figure emerges from the World Food Report of the United Nations presented on Monday, so it comprises about a tenth of the global population. Reality has again moved further away from the UN goal of the 2030 Agenda of defeating hunger everywhere by that year, a […]
Republic of Moldova: Clear course towards the EU
Her victory in court in the fight for early elections has paid off for the president. In the parliamentary elections in Moldova on Sunday, Maia Sandu’s party won the most votes by a clear margin. Almost 53 percent got the action and solidarity (Pas), significantly more than communists and socialists (about 27 percent) and the […]
Holocaust survivor: Esther Bejarano has died
The Hamburg Holocaust survivor and political activist Esther Bejarano died on Saturday night at the age of 96 in Hamburg. This was confirmed by the International Auschwitz Committee on Saturday. Esther Bejarano co-founded the German Auschwitz Committee. Previously, Meron Mendel, the director of the Anne Frank educational facility in Frankfurt, announced the death news on […]
Bundestag election: Transport Minister Scheuer wants to stay in office
The parties position themselves for the Bundestag election. Follow all developments in the news blog. Federal Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer would like to continue his office in a new government despite widespread criticism because of the failed car toll. The CSU politician told the German Press Agency: “I really enjoy it. I will fight hard, […]
Middle East: Israel’s prime minister secretly visits Jordan
The visit was kept secret for ten days, but that doesn’t detract from its political significance: on June 29, the new Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett traveled to Jordan by helicopter to meet King Abdullah II in the capital, Amman. The meeting at the palace was the first of its kind in three years. As […]
Admission to the Bundestag election: success for right-wing extremists, disappointment at the DKP
The federal electoral committee had three surprises to offer when it decided on Thursday and Friday whether to allow smaller groups to participate in the federal elections. The largest: the III. Weg may well compete in the federal election. So a “right-wing extremist small party” according to the protection of the constitution. When he announced […]