New Health Reform Approved
Berlin. The Federal Parliament has accepted the highly controversial health care reform. Thus, the health insurance contribution increases next year from 14.9 to 15.5 percent. CDU and FDP approved the new rules against the votes of the SPD, the Left and the Greens. This was followed by a fierce exchange of verbal blows in which the opposition criticized the new regulation as socially unjust. 306 voted for new rules and 253 votes against.
The new regulation provides improved revenue for...
Integration policy - government cut funds
Munich. German integration policy has been a hot discussion topic in government recently. Munich Mayor Christian Ude (SPD) has his own opinion about the policy of the federal government; "There is an appalling contradiction between the nice words and actual financial decisions", he stated. The...
Ude Visits Disputed Olympic Site
Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Munich mayor Christian Ude visited a controversial development area in Garmisch-Partenkirchen for the first time - which is a significant point of discussion for the Olympic Games in 2018.
The land owners refuse to make the grassland available for the event. "I understand...
'Yes, we Gauck' -- Merkel's Waterloo?
MUNICH. Germany's favorite boulevard newspaper, the Berlin-based Bild, set the tone for a rare show of unity among the country's media with its Sunday headline borrowed from Barack Obama's now legendary presidential campaign.
The arch-conservative tabloid's support for Protestant pastor Joachim...
Protest Against Ugandan Regime
Munich. Activists want to interrupt the meeting of a delegation from Africa with the Minister of Economic Affairs, Martin Zeil. Protesters will try to appeal for the public to join them at Max-Weber-Platz.
A warm welcome in a cosmopolitan city with heart - is what the guests from Africa won't be...
Poster Dispute: Yes for Smokers
Munich. The KVR (District Administration Authority) makes an exception for the smoking lobby: usually clubs are not allowed to advertise for referendums - but this time KVR is generous for "political knowledge development."
The opponents of the non-smoker protection law can breathe again: their...
Smoking ban imminent?
Smokers and non-smokers should mark the 4th of July on their calenders as it will most likely be the day where the public will vote for or against a strict non-smoking policy in Bavaria's gastronomy.
Munich. In their second and most influential recent conference, the governing majority consisting...
Mayor Strobl insults Berlin
Berlin. The joy surrounding the new polar bear enclosure at the Tierpark Hellabrunn on wednesday was marred when one comment from mayor Christine Strobl caused friction and annoyed Berliners.
Munich's second mayor Christine Strobl said: "I have to admit, I would be happy if I would have been...
Wulff Against Popular Election of President
MUNICH. Christian Wulff, the ruling conservative-liberal coalition's candidate for German head of state in the June 30 parliamentary election, has reiterated his opposition to a popular election for the post. "A popular election would give rise to expectations of power and influence which the head...
Protesters speak out against nuclear power
Munich. To show their disapproval against nuclear power around 700 people formed a human chain in Munich. The campaign acts as preparation for a planned 120 kilometres long human chain on the 24th of April between the two nuclear power plants at Krümmel and Brunsbüttel.
Anti-nuclear power activists...
