German weekly news magazine
Will electric cars soon be cheaper than combustion engines? 🚗
Although the demand for electric cars in Germany this year fell well short of expectations ... Show more www.focus.de/auto/forscher-sind-sich-sicher-e-autos-bald-billiger-als-verbrenner_id_259819267.html
There is no money for urgent investments in Germany's future. The finance minister has so far insisted on adhering to the debt brake ... Show more www.focus.de/kultur/kino_tv/im-ard-talk-bei-caren-miosga-mit-versteinerter-miene-lauscht-lindner-wie-top-oekonom-seine-finanzpolitik-zerlegt_id_259832492.html
Pension from 2028: Why you will have less net from gross: The changes brought about by the pension reform will have an impact on salaries ...
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Office frustration in Germany - where the state abandons its citizens: Offices, job centers, police, courts - This is where citizens come into contact with the ...
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Consumers will also face several changes and new regulations in April 2024. Parental allowance, cannabis legalization and higher prices for gas and district ... Show more www.focus.de/finanzen/fuehrerscheinpruefung-cannabis-gaspreise-fernwaerme-diese-aenderungen-kommen-im-april-2024_id_259771940.html
Quick Glance: April Fools' Day 2024: From Baby Language Translation Apps to a Ghostbuster at Tinder
- Every year on April 1st, companies and brands introduce new 'products' for jokes. Sweetgreen, Welch's, and Omaha Steaks showcase ideas like baby language translation apps.
- April 1st, known as April Fools' Day, encourages not trusting anyone and questioning everything. Companies use this day to surprise customers and employees with prank products.
- Despite occasional failed pranks, marketers continue to rely on fake products to grab attention. Examples include a hot dog-flavored drink from 7-Eleven and a translation app for stoner language.
- Other prank products include things like AI-powered dolls, banana sleeping bags, and even cheese spritz sprays. Companies like Krispy Kreme, Omaha Steaks, and Quest Nutrition participate in this fun tradition.
Focus Go: A slim photo viewer for Android: Over the past few years, we have presented alternatives to Google's apps from time to time ...
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Running into a new year of life... 🏎💨 Happy birthday, dear Friedrich Moch! 🎂 #SkiDeutschland Personal shop Germany 📷: Nordic Focus Photo Agency
Why Cloppenburg is no longer in the top ten of the ugliest cities in Germany: The city initially took seventh place in a ranking by “Focus Online”. However ...
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Under the new policy, the tech company's employees must be classified as either "hybrid" or "remote" starting in May. This means employees working from home ... Show more www.focus.de/finanzen/news/dell-mit-strikter-massnahme-wer-im-homeoffice-arbeitet-wird-nicht-befoerdert_id_259796716.html
What is important is what brand your car is and what model you drive! ⚠️
You can find all the information here ➡ www.focus.de/auto/ratgeber/tanken-neue-regeln-fuer-autofahrer-gelten-schon-ab-april_id_259759529.html
Expensive shock over? This means low inflation for your money: Inflation in Germany continues to weaken. The inflation rate fell in February to its lowest level ...
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Quick Glance: Inflation Drops: Impact on Your Money
- Germany's inflation hits lowest level since June 2021, affecting consumers.
- Rising prices have burdened private consumption and the German economy.
- Experts predict further inflation decrease, yet caution prevails.
- CO2 price hikes and VAT rate changes impact inflation factors, as food prices rise.
Sunday question about the state elections in Baden-Württemberg • INSA / Schwäbische Zeitung:
CDU 30% | GREENS 23% | AfD 16% | SPD 11% | FDP 7% | BSW 7% | THE ... Show more www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm #ltwbw
Interestingly, the new study also shows slight regional differences in the eating habits of Germans.
You can find out more about this here: s.focus.de/74a1c1bc
The consumer goods manufacturer Unilever wants to separate from its ice cream brands such as “Magnum” and “Langnese” and spin them off into their own companies ... Show more www.focus.de/finanzen/boerse/langnese-magnum-ben-jerrys-unilever-spaltet-eiscreme-geschaeft-ab-und-streicht-7500-jobs_id_259780845.html
Quick Glance: Unilever to Split Ice Cream Business, Cut 7,500 Jobs
- Unilever plans to separate its ice cream business, including brands like Ben & Jerry's, and intends to cut 7,500 jobs.
- The restructuring aims to boost growth, involving job cuts to achieve €800 million in cost savings over the next three years.
- Separating the ice cream business will help Unilever focus on four core businesses and avoid controversial political issues related to Ben & Jerry's.
- The targeted cost savings are expected to increase Unilever's profits, allowing the company to reinvest in research, development, and marketing to achieve mid-single digit sales growth.
Armin Laschet: "The AfD is not the NSDAP. But the mechanisms (...) could be comparable"
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Times change - but not for this woman. She insisted that her boyfriend carry her around like a "lady".
He finally had enough of the old-fashioned division of ... Show more www.focus.de/panorama/welt/ich-bin-aufgestanden-und-hab-sie-sitzenlassen-mann-trennt-sich-weil-er-immer-zahlen-muss-ich-bin-kein-essensgutschein_id_259750499.html
Gas and electricity will be more expensive from today - what will change for millions of people
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Niclas Matthei is causing a stir in the town of Gräfenhainichen. He has made a hobby of prosecuting parking offenders and claims to have earned the town 144 ... Show more s.focus.de/462b9e89
Weather in Franconia: Spring says goodbye for now - Cold wave is coming: We can currently look forward to mostly pleasant temperatures. Calendar spring is also ...
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Thuringian district: refugees who refuse work get 200 euros less: There is a heated debate about whether the state should oblige refugees to do charitable work ...
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What we will pay for our pension from 2028: This is how much money will go away from our salary
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Normal family has 4400 euros net and yet everyone uses the same bath water: Sebastian (43) and Anna (37) F. describe themselves and their children (8 and 13) as ...
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Even behind bars, he was a great danger to Putin. Following Alexei Navalny's death, his wife has now called on Russians to continue her late husband's fight ... Show more s.focus.de/9-2024-e-paper #focusmagazin
F.A.Z. cartoonists: Greser & Lenz awarded “Göttinger Elch”: Achim Greser and Heribert Lenz are, among others, long-time cartoonists for the F.A.Z. known ...
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Tax brackets to be abolished - who will benefit soon: The Ampel party is planning a complete reform of income tax. The different tax brackets for married couples ...
focus.de/finanzen/news/reform-der-ampel-steuerklassen-fallen-weg-wer-davon-bald-profitiert_id_259708913.html
Iran elects a new parliament, but the people don't have a choice.
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Ampel plans to abolish tax brackets - who benefits, who doesn't: Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner is planning a tax reform. According to media reports ...
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Millions of employees are missing out on state subsidies: Anyone earning less than 40,000 euros a year can rejoice: from this year, they can apply for a ...
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Fleischhauer: How Robert Habeck gambled away the future of the German economy: From the outset, the Ampel's policy had the traits of a dream. With its energy ...
focus.de/finanzen/focus-kolumne-von-jan-fleischhauer-waere-deutschland-eine-aktie-dann-lautete-die-empfehlung-verkaufen-sofort_id_259672864.html
🎿 The ÖSV addresses the issue of climate change and climate protection.
>>> To the article: www.tt.com/artikel/30878511/oesv-holt-ski-ikonen-raich-und-neureuther-in-klima-task-force
What needs to change in Germany: Five ideas for more prosperity, freedom and justice - by two female entrepreneurs who experience issues such as migration and a ...
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Tax brackets to be abolished - what employees can now expect: The Federal Ministry of Finance is planning a comprehensive income tax reform package ...
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How migration to Germany will change in 5 to 10 years: Futurologist Tristan Horx commented on the coming challenges for Germany with regard to asylum ...
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Intelligence report: Norway: Russia is gaining the upper hand in Ukraine: Russia is taking the initiative in Ukraine, warn Norwegian intelligence services ...
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106 basic suppliers increase electricity prices - who is affected, what to do: The next electric shock is imminent! No fewer than 82 basic suppliers are planning ...
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Big car, higher costs! This is how the new parking hammer for your car is calculated
focus.de/finanzen/news/koblenzer-modell-grosses-auto-hoehere-kosten-so-wird-der-neue-park-hammer-fuer-ihr-auto-berechnet_id_259662095.html
International Women's Day 2024: BurdaVerlag invites you to an exclusive dinner: March 8th is International Women's Day - a reason to celebrate! BurdaVerlag is ...
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The taboo word "race" remains in the constitution - why this is bitter for the Greens - Video
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“False” Ukrainians - how citizen's money fraud was noticed and what rip-offs now threaten
focus.de/finanzen/news/baden-wuerttemberg-prueft-1380-faelle-buergergeld-betrug-durch-falsche-ukrainer-was-den-abzockern-jetzt-droht_id_259665932.html
Miele: Why I would never give away my washing machine: One of the last “Made in Germany” bastions is falling - Miele relocates production abroad ...
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Quick Glance: Deindustrialization: Miele Escapes, Habeck Watches
- Miele cuts jobs and shifts production to Poland.
- Deindustrialization in Germany accelerates under Ampelregierung.
- Economic minister helplessly observes.
- Approximately 2000 jobs at Miele will be cut.
First city no longer collects broadcasting fees - but there's a catch: The local authorities are actually responsible for collecting broadcasting fees (formerly ...
focus.de/finanzen/news/in-nordrhein-westfalen-erste-stadt-erhebt-keine-rundfunkgebuehren-mehr_id_259691877.html
Inflation is falling again - what this means for money, shopping and credit: Inflation is on the decline and reached a new low of 3.2 percent last January ...
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Property tax already increased! These are the greediest municipalities in Germany
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Fuss about anti-discrimination agency: It started with “racist” donuts: Almost a year ago, a baker had to remove cardboard signs from his donuts because ...
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Quick Glance: Controversy over Donuts: Racist Cardboard Signs
- Baker asked to remove racist cardboard signs from donuts
- Antidiscrimination office contacted the entrepreneur in writing
- City majority supports the position of the Antidiscrimination office
- Work of the Antidiscrimination office sparks political debates
‘No contact’ with Klopp about Germany job, says DFB: German FA MD, Andreas Rettig said Saturday there has been "no contact" with Liverpool coach Jurgen ...
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Bundestag decides to cut farmers' subsidies: The Bundestag has approved the controversial reduction in tax relief for agricultural diesel ...
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Stock market specialists in conversation: How to successfully get into trading: Anyone who wants to venture into stock market trading is faced with countless ...
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Video assessor Labudde unpacks: “From that moment on I knew: Mr. Ofarim was lying.”
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High additional payments for additional costs: “These are not isolated cases, it is brutal”
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Now the dispute is breaking out over the health insurance millions for Turkey: Research by FOCUS online into the millions paid by German statutory health ...
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3.3 percent interest! This is the new 1822 overnight rate: When it comes to daily money, things continue to happen quickly. 1822direkt has reduced its offer to 3 ...
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How the higher VAT affects restaurants and customers: The higher VAT rate has been in effect in the catering industry for almost a month ...
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Everything is at stake for the SPD. Support for the Social Democrats is crumbling, Olaf Scholz is more unpopular than ever ... Show more s.focus.de/9506a5a8
Tens of thousands demonstrated in German cities against the AfD after it became known that some members had met with neo-Nazis ... Show more s.focus.de/a0279c9a #focusmagazin
Too big? Too expensive? Too sluggish? Too didactic? ARD and ZDF don't have the best image.
Reform is needed. Now there are new ideas for the future and an old ... Show more s.focus.de/eb98a058
FOCUS column by Jan Fleischhauer: Against the hysteria of the AfD debate: Is Germany about to take power again? Is there a risk of mass deportation of everyone ...
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Because of a financial gap! Germany ticket should become more expensive: The Deutschland Ticket is very popular with employees and travelers ...
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Germany stops Gaza payments for UN aid agency: Because of the suspicion that employees of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) could ...
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Restaurant refuses children's schnitzel to adults - is this allowed?: Big trouble in a restaurant in Kühlungsborn in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ...
focus.de/finanzen/news/gerichte-fuer-die-kleinen-restaurant-verweigert-erwachsenen-kinderschnitzel-ist-das-erlaubt_id_259587428.html
TV privilege no longer applies! This is what landlords and tenants have to do now
focus.de/finanzen/news/nebenkostenprivileg-das-bedeutet-die-abschaffung-fuer-ihr-kabel-tv_id_259578902.html
German economy shrank last year: In 2023 the German economy will have shrunk. The Federal Statistical Office announced this on Monday ...
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"Madness"? Why millions of euros from the German health insurance company are flowing into Türkiye
focus.de/gesundheit/focus-online-recherchen-irrsinn-wut-auf-millionen-transfers-der-deutschen-krankenkasse-in-die-tuerkei_id_259598301.html
“Actually everything is worse than with a combustion engine”: Engine expert shoots against electric cars
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Retirement abroad: Where you can spend your retirement financially worry-free: Food, gas, heating, rent - Prices are exploding everywhere. At the same time ...
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DKB attracts customers with a new daily offer to the fixed deposit: The DKB daily money offer with 3.5 percent interest has expired. From now on ...
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Strikes, gastro shock and heating dilemma - what consumers need to know now for 2024
The year 2024 is off to a turbulent start ... Show more
Lindner: “We have lost prosperity - The state cannot compensate for that.”: Beckenbauer, farmers, firewalls: Current topics are discussed on “Maischberger” on ...
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Bus with FOCUS online reporter attacked in Berlin: Berlin in a state of emergency on New Year's Eve: over 4,000 police officers were deployed in the city ...
focus.de/panorama/welt/scheibe-zerborsten-bus-mit-focus-online-reporter-in-berlin-angegriffen_id_259538729.html
Six days of rail collapse looming - how to prepare now: The German Train Drivers' Union (GDL) is going on strike for six days from Wednesday ...
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Impending strike: Deutsche Bahn sues train drivers' union: Deutsche Bahn is suing the German Train Drivers' Union (GDL). The reason for the lawsuit is said to be ...
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Quick Glance: Rail Strike and Farmers' Protest
- Mehrtägige Bahnstreiks ab 8th January are imminent.
- Farmers and freight transport join in protest parallel to strikes.
- Strikes after a vote have no time limit.
- Last GDL strike lasted 127 hours in passenger traffic and 138 hours in freight traffic.
Solar obligation, balcony power plant, heating replacement - that will cost you thousands of euros
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Even average earners should soon receive citizen's money: Even average earners should soon receive citizen's money
focus.de/finanzen/finanz-news/selbst-durchschnittsverdiener-sollen-bald-buergergeld-bekommen_id_259543367.html
Citizen's income is simply too high, Heil's savings plans are unrealistic: Minister of Labor Heil wants to cut back on the citizen's income and fire up the job ...
focus.de/finanzen/news/insider-packt-aus-buergergeld-ist-einfach-zu-hoch-heils-sparplaene-sind-unrealistisch_id_259563995.html
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