“China is learning a lot from Russia right now”
A comfortable couch, a distinctive view over Vilnius: when you visit the Taiwanese representative Eric Huang in his office on the 16th floor of an inconspicuous office building, you don't have the feeling of...
Bundestag decides on electoral reform of traffic lights
After years of dispute, the Bundestag passed an electoral law reform that is intended to reduce the size of parliament and limit it permanently to 630 MPs. A draft by the SPD, Greens and...
The number of German soldiers with part-time jobs is increasing continuously
The 41-hour week applies to Bundeswehr soldiers: This limitation of working hours has been in force since the beginning of 2016 as a result of the implementation of the so-called European Working Time Directive....
217 arrests in Paris – Nationwide protests and riots
217 people were arrested by the police on Thursday evening at a protest in Paris against the government's pension reform measures. In the center of the French capital, riots broke out on the Place...
Macron pushes through his controversial pension reform without a vote
France's government pushed the controversial pension reform through parliament without a final vote. She decided on Thursday to implement President Emmanuel Macron's most important reform project without a vote in the National Assembly.Shortly before...
Prime Ministers decide on stricter control rules for public service broadcasting
As a first consequence of the scandal at Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) about the wasteful use of license fees, the prime ministers of the federal states have agreed on uniform control rules for public broadcasting...
Unprecedented wave of strikes in UK healthcare system ended
After an unprecedented wave of strikes in the British health service NHS, the government has reached an agreement with the unions in the wage dispute. The government announced in London on Thursday that more...
Putin calls war in Ukraine vital for Russia's survival
According to Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin, the war of aggression against Ukraine is about Russia's existence. While the West wants to improve its geopolitical position in Ukraine, Russia is concerned with "surviving statehood," Putin...
Emissions in Germany that are harmful to the climate have fallen slightly in 2022
Despite the massive use of coal-fired power in the 2022 energy crisis, Germany reduced its greenhouse gas emissions. Overall, it fell by 1.9 percent to around 746 million tons compared to the previous year,...
Federal-state summit on migration is to take place on May 10th
On May 10, the federal government and the heads of government of the federal states want to discuss sharing the costs of taking in refugees and migrants again. This was announced by a spokeswoman...