Theresa May stands in front of a fateful week. A coup attempt from her Cabinet was able to prevent the British Prime Minister yesterday. Ex-Europe Minister David Lidington has now denied, to want May inherit. However, the pressure remains huge. For the government in London the Brexit game-story to the classic passion. “The ordeal of Theresa May”, one might call it.
And like a good Drama, no one knows what comes next. The Kingdom in the customs Union? There is a second Referendum? Even in the quick Chaos-Exit is not possible – if the leaders in London and the exit date in the Brexit-change before Friday law. The next act in the British tragedy begins – the likelihood that it could be a Happy ending, decreases with each passing day. It will be an exciting week.
Controversial EU rules for criticism
On Tuesday in Strasbourg to a controversy topic. The EU wants to adopt-Parliament, the embattled copyright amendment. The majority was but not sure now says the CDU MEP Elmar Brok: “I have the concern that on Tuesday wrong.”
in particular, article 13 of the regulation, many of the opponents. Are you afraid of filters, the introduction of Upload, and see the freedom in the network in danger. The SPD has a special answer to that: its members should agree to the amendment – but without the article 13. Katarina Barley keeps upload filter “the wrong way”. Nevertheless, the SPD Minister of justice has agreed, on behalf of the Federal government, the article 13 in February. Now their Comrades to iron out the in the EU Parliament.
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Speaking of controversial EU rules: For almost a year, the DSGVO, the European data protection basic regulation applies. Now the rule book in effect does not show – however in the sense of the inventor. Citing the DSGVO a “citizen has sent legal Association” since the beginning of March 450 warnings to the German website operators. The charge: lack of encryption on the Website. To pay 285,60 EUR – a total of almost 130,000 euros each. Critics of the DSGVO see confirmed. You smell rip-off. The data protection Commissioner of the state of Baden-Württemberg, Stefan Brink, is alarmed: “This is the first wide detectable warning wave.” What he advises Affected, read here for the daily mirror Background of digitalization & KI.
Red-(red)-green blows to the attack on private health insurance. On Tuesday, the Berlin Senate shall submit a key issues paper to facilitate civil servants ‘ access to the statutory health insurance. Thus, the state government in a row with Hamburg, Brandenburg, Bremen and Thuringia. Want to subsidise civil servants in the future, the statutory health insurance.
The private insurance companies don’t like it, state officials are after all your most important customers. The SPD, Left and greens want to but in the long term, “citizens insurance” for all. The “freedom of choice” for state employees between statutory and private is a step in this direction. This was requested by “many officials,” says Karl Lauterbach, SPD Deputy in the Bundestag. The truth, however, that The countries want to reduce the load on their budgets.
Steinmeier new Saudi receives rule Ambassador
When a new Ambassador in Berlin, takes office, it is the Routine: the “small military ceremony” in front of the Bellevue Palace, entry to the guestbook, a chat with the President. So it will expire when Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday the new Saudi Ambassador. The Protocol is the same as always. Only is needed no interpreter, because the Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud speaks perfect English.
Politically, the appointment is, however, delicate: The relations of the two countries were last arg is cool, not least because the Grand coalition has frozen until the end of March, all arms deals with Riyadh. If and when the go further, it must agree the Union and the SPD. The new Ambassador from Riyadh will soon want to have an answer. Fittingly, he brings a special Expertise: He has 15 years of experience in the gun business.
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