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FDP leader Christian Lindner does not consider his passion for vintage Porsche cars and his highly publicized wedding on Sylt to be a sign of aloofness and ... Show more
Quick Glance: Lindner: Wedding on Sylt and Passion for Porsche
  • Finance Minister Lindner discusses his wedding on Sylt and his vintage car.

  • Prominent guests, including CDU leader Friedrich Merz, celebrated the wedding on Sylt.

  • Lindner showcases his passion for Porsche and his vintage car.
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There are now major changes to driving licenses that would affect ...
Driving license hammer! Major changes planned for drivers - Expert clearly - “Let’s reject it”
Driving license hammer! Major changes planned for drivers - Expert clearly
“Let’s reject it”
Quick Glance: Expert opposes planned driver changes
  • Tips for saving at the pump

  • EU plans extensive changes for drivers

  • Changes would affect older and new drivers

  • ADAC expert expresses strong opinion on the upcoming changes
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Quick Glance: EU Driving License Rules: Minister Calls Proposals 'Interference in Freedom'
  • Minister Wissing (FDP) strongly rejects proposals to tighten driving license rules in the EU.

  • Criticism of proposals by French Green politician Delli to impose night driving bans on novice drivers.
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DP leader and Finance Minister Christian Lindner explains in an interview why unbridled migration is dangerous, the Free Voters in Bavaria have a poll high ... Show more
Quick Glance: BGH clarifies dispute over supplementary benefits in public service
  • The Federal Court of Justice has reviewed the supplementary benefits for employees in the public service.

  • Largest supplementary benefits institution for employees in the public service with 5.1 million insured and 1.5 million pension beneficiaries.

  • Employees with longer training periods are no longer disadvantaged.
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The Chancellor entrusted the migration crisis to Nancy Faeser ...
Faeser is politically weakened - that's where the FDP comes out for the asylum strike
Faeser is politically weakened
that's where the FDP comes out for the asylum strike
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The survey results for the SPD, the Greens and the FDP are at their lowest level ...
Survey - Olaf Scholz and the traffic light currently have the lowest approval
Survey
Olaf Scholz and the traffic light currently have the lowest approval
Quick Glance: Survey: Low Approval for Scholz and Ampel
  • Approval for the Ampel parties at the lowest level since the federal election two years ago.

  • SPD loses approval, currently at the same level as last week at 17 percent.

  • Greens lose one percentage point, but still near their election result at 14 percent.

  • FDP remains at six percent approval - 5.5 percent less than in 2021.
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Shortly before the traffic light coalition's halfway point comes ...
Only 37 percent - traffic light in Insa survey with lowest value since the start of government
Only 37 percent
traffic light in Insa survey with lowest value since the start of government
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The FDP economic politician Frank Schäffler wants to cut social benefits. The reason: an impending recession.
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The federal government is taking a step forward with its social policy figurehead.
 - Traffic light agrees on details of basic child welfare
Traffic light agrees on details of basic child welfare
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As autumn approaches, the number of Corona infections is skyrocketing. The virus has already ...
All appointments canceled - Pistorius and Lindner have Corona.
All appointments canceled
Pistorius and Lindner have Corona.
Quick Glance: Pistorius and Lindner with Corona: Appointments canceled
  • Finance Minister Lindner and Defense Minister Pistorius infected.

  • Appointments temporarily canceled.

  • Lindner tested positive for the virus.

  • Pistorius will not attend international Ukraine meeting.
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The EU wants to extend the glyphosate approval for ten years. "The federal government should agree to the proposal," as the weedkiller "poses no dangers ... Show more
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FDP General Secretary Bijan Djir-Sarai spoke out against accepting more refugees from Italy. The municipalities are already ...
 - FDP against accepting more refugees
FDP against accepting more refugees
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The head of the opinion research institute Forsa warns that the AfD could also make ...
Forsa boss warns of AfD success among non-voters - 'They are scared as hell'
Forsa boss warns of AfD success among non-voters
'They are scared as hell'
Quick Glance: Forsa CEO warns of AfD success among non-voters
  • The AfD could gain votes from non-voters.

  • Forsa CEO warns of further gains for AfD from the group of dissatisfied non-voters.

  • 35 percent of current AfD supporters voted for one of the three Ampel parties in the last federal election.

  • According to Forsa, the AfD has gained votes from the SPD, FDP, and Greens this year.
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The AfD could win its first mayoral post in Thuringia on Sunday. There is great ...
Mayor election in Nordhausen - Where the AfD hopes for the final unleashing
Mayor election in Nordhausen
Where the AfD hopes for the final unleashing
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Will the weed killer glyphosate be approved in the EU for another ten years? This is what the Commission proposes ...
Brussels - Another ten years of glyphosate?
Brussels
Another ten years of glyphosate?
Quick Glance: Glyphosate: Extension of Approval in the EU?
  • Commission proposes further ten years of approval for glyphosate in the EU.

  • Environmentalists warn of dangers, EU authorities view the herbicide less critically.

  • Germany plans to discontinue glyphosate approval from early 2024.

  • EU authority for food safety sees an unproblematic extension of glyphosate approval.
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Concern about Germany as a business location is growing.
 - Germans see the Greens as the driving force in the “traffic light”
Germans see the Greens as the driving force in the “traffic light”
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According to a new survey, the AfD now also has 32 percent in the northeast ...
 - AfD also makes massive gains in surveys in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
AfD also makes massive gains in surveys in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
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In the current Forsa survey, the AfD is at its highest level so far this week. The Greens can also ...
AfD reaches new high in survey - Greens are also gaining
AfD reaches new high in survey
Greens are also gaining
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So-called fathers' rights activists vehemently assert influence in politics and the judiciary - and undermine the ...
 - Fathers' rights activists on the rise
Fathers' rights activists on the rise
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FDP General Secretary Djir-Sarai calls the Greens a “security risk”, Vice Chancellor Habeck does not want ...
 - Parties continue to argue heatedly about migration
Parties continue to argue heatedly about migration
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For Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, the affair surrounding the replacement of ...
“Goal was achieved” - Secret emails reveal how Faeser had Schönbohm hunted
“Goal was achieved”
Secret emails reveal how Faeser had Schönbohm hunted
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A Senate report answered whether the Last Generation is a criminal ...
Last generation not a criminal organization - Berlin FDP wants to read report - Complaint
Last generation not a criminal organization
Berlin FDP wants to read report - Complaint
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As soon as there is a suggestion at 30 km/h in towns, the same old phrases are used again ...
Speed ​​limit of 30 in towns - The discussion is just getting tiring
Speed ​​limit of 30 in towns
The discussion is just getting tiring
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oods of people arrive in Lampedusa every day. Now the FDP is pushing for Germany to stop ...
Lampedusa situation - FDP rejects taking in more refugees from Italy
Lampedusa situation
FDP rejects taking in more refugees from Italy
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Three weeks before the state elections, the CSU leader is tightening his pace on ...
“If the application was rejected” - Söder wants to cut cash from asylum seekers
“If the application was rejected”
Söder wants to cut cash from asylum seekers
Quick Glance: Söder plans to remove cash for rejected asylum seekers
  • Soon only chip cards for limited purchase of certain goods

  • Program for community work during the residency status

  • Demand for a change in migration policy
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The Thuringian FDP under Thomas Kemmerich helped a CDU tax proposal ...
Voting in the Thuringian state parliament - How the Kemmerich curse is affecting the FDP
Voting in the Thuringian state parliament
How the Kemmerich curse is affecting the FDP
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FDP leader Lindner wants to make it easier for skilled workers to move ...
Christian Lindner - Finance Minister sees stability threatened by uncontrolled migration
Christian Lindner
Finance Minister sees stability threatened by uncontrolled migration
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According to a survey, the SPD has fallen further out of favor with voters ...
Insa poll - SPD and FDP with worst score since federal election.
Insa poll
SPD and FDP with worst score since federal election.
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Theoretically, the capped prices for electricity and gas will expire at the ...
Help for households - Lindner for extending the electricity price brakes until spring
Help for households
Lindner for extending the electricity price brakes until spring
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The traffic light government wants to reform the climate protection law ...
Traffic light wants to reform climate protection law - That's why there's so much concern
Traffic light wants to reform climate protection law
That's why there's so much concern
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Luisa Neubauer criticizes that the lack of cross-party consensus endangers the Paris climate goals. FDP politician Kuhle clearly rejects this.
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After the start of the war, the federal government curbed high gas ...
Lindner plans tax increase - Gas customers are threatened with a hefty price jump in January
Lindner plans tax increase
Gas customers are threatened with a hefty price jump in January
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Quick Glance: Brandenburg: AfD gains nine points and takes a significant lead
  • AfD leads in survey ahead of all other parties

  • AfD reaches 32 percent in the Sunday poll

  • SPD only at 20 percent, CDU at 18 percent

  • Left and BVB/Free Voters at 8 percent in the state parliament
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In view of the unchecked mass immigration to Germany, the FDP is calling for a change of ...
Last chance for Olaf Scholz - Germany needs a new migration policy
Last chance for Olaf Scholz
Germany needs a new migration policy
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The FDP has once again spoken out against designating 30 km/h zones across the board in cities ...
 - FDP against nationwide speed limit 30​
FDP against nationwide speed limit 30​
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💩 Après que la CDU de Thuringe a réussi, avec l'aide de l'AfD et du FDP, à faire passer une baisse de l'impôt sur les mutations foncières contre le ... Show more
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A cycle path should be installed on the Blue Wonder through a traffic trial. Mayor Dirk Hilbert (FDP) ...
U-turn at the Blue Wonder - Cycle path in Dresden is coming
U-turn at the Blue Wonder
Cycle path in Dresden is coming
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The frustration with the traffic lights in Berlin is causing problems for the FDP in the Hessian ...
State election in Hesse - The FDP is fighting for survival
State election in Hesse
The FDP is fighting for survival
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Gas customers will probably have to prepare for higher prices at the turn of the year. The Ministry of Finance is ...
 - Experts expect higher gas prices again
Experts expect higher gas prices again
Quick Glance: Experts predict higher gas prices
  • The Ministry of Finance plans to increase the value-added tax on natural gas.

  • A sample household with four people can expect an average of 270 euros in additional costs per year.

  • Customers in the basic supply will face an even higher price increase of 331 euros.

  • The elimination of two levies will not offset the additional costs.
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According to an analysis, the traffic light government is making good progress with ...
Study confirms traffic light positive half-time balance - and a big problem
Study confirms traffic light positive half-time balance
and a big problem
Quick Glance: Study on Coalition's Midterm Assessment
  • Scholz government under scrutiny

  • Coalition has fulfilled many promises
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The Bundesjugendspiele should become less performance-oriented. An FDP politician and a primary school ...
Bundesjugendspiele - Do children have to learn to win?
Bundesjugendspiele
Do children have to learn to win?
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For the traffic light coalition it's half time - and their popularity ratings in the RTL/ntv ...
RTL/ntv trend barometer - Greens fall to lowest value in five years
RTL/ntv trend barometer
Greens fall to lowest value in five years
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The Bavarian Prime Minister proposes an “integration limit” of 200,000 migrants per year ...
200,000 people per year - Söder wants “integration limit” for migrants
200,000 people per year
Söder wants “integration limit” for migrants
Quick Glance: Söder: Integration Limit for Migrants - 200,000 per Year
  • Söder warns of destabilization of the political system in Germany

  • Democratic stability at risk

  • Citizen concerns should not be left solely to the AfD
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CDU, AfD and FDP push through a lower property tax in Thuringia as opposition. The excitement in the state parliament is great because the AfD provides the ... Show more
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To slow down immigration, nationals would have to work more ...
Immigration - FDP Council of States Damian Müller calls for tax bonus for full-time work.
Immigration
FDP Council of States Damian Müller calls for tax bonus for full-time work.
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The planned Baltic Sea National Park is divisive: the coalition agreement stipulated that an ...
Baltic Sea National Park - This is the status of the debate
Baltic Sea National Park
This is the status of the debate
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A Bertelsmann study certifies the traffic light coalition a decent record. In contrast ...
Tidy record of the traffic light? - The frustration has good reasons
Tidy record of the traffic light?
The frustration has good reasons
Quick Glance: Traffic Light Assessment: Frustration with Valid Reasons
  • According to surveys, 80% of Germans believe the opposite.

  • 38% of election promises have already been fulfilled.

  • Study shows: Traffic light has a decent track record.

  • 60% of Germans have no trust in politics.
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Finance Minister Lindner apparently wants to restore VAT on gas to its original level. The SPD is against it ...
 - Traffic lights disagree over gas VAT
Traffic lights disagree over gas VAT
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According to Marco Genthe and Alexander Grafe, the AfD parliamentary group was ...
Lower Saxony - FDP members announce lawsuit against state elections
Lower Saxony
FDP members announce lawsuit against state elections
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The federal and state governments have finally agreed on the starting ...
Starting Opportunities Program - Relief through help for disadvantaged schools
Starting Opportunities Program
Relief through help for disadvantaged schools
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The CDU wants to renew itself - also visually. Now the party has presented a modernized logo ...
Black lettering, turquoise background - CDU presents new party logo
Black lettering, turquoise background
CDU presents new party logo
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The general renovation of the railway is like an open heart operation, according to railway ...
 - Railway Commissioner Theurer expects major restrictions
Railway Commissioner Theurer expects major restrictions
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The cabinet has postponed the decision on basic child security ...
Cabinet - Paus still sees “technical” questions unanswered regarding basic child protection
Cabinet
Paus still sees “technical” questions unanswered regarding basic child protection
Quick Glance: Government postpones decision on child basic income
  • Lisa Paus does not comment

  • Scheduled interview on ARD-Morgenmagazin canceled

  • Child basic income combines family benefits from 2025

  • Criticism of the proposed law on child basic income
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t was ten years ago that the FDP failed to clear the five-percent hurdle in the federal election ...
2013 federal election - the crash of the FDP
2013 federal election
the crash of the FDP
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What support do the parties currently have among the population? A survey shows: The Greens are gaining ...
Insa survey - SPD slips to its lowest level in two years
Insa survey
SPD slips to its lowest level in two years
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he Basic Child Security Act could be on the agenda as early as the next cabinet meeting, according to Federal Finance Minister Lindner on "maybrit illner".
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FDP leader Lindner on the completely revised heating law and the heated mood in the ...
Interview: Christian Lindner about his job - "I would pay admission for it"
Interview: Christian Lindner about his job
"I would pay admission for it"
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Former FDP Interior Minister Gerhart Baum is concerned about the shift to the right in Germany ...
Gerhart Baum on the AfD - "The old Nazis are back"
Gerhart Baum on the AfD
"The old Nazis are back"
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The Building Energy Act has overcome a major hurdle: the Bundestag passed the controversial project with a clear majority.
 - Bundestag passes heating law
Bundestag passes heating law
Quick Glance: Heating Law Passed – Constitutional Court Could Stop It
  • Federal government finally passes controversial heating law after months of dispute

  • Debate in the Bundestag was heated

  • Emergency application prevents law from being passed before summer break

  • Defense of the heating law and criticism of the opposition
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Karoline Preisler tweeted about her corona infection and her separation. That made her famous ...
FDP politician Karoline Preisler - The woman who shows herself
FDP politician Karoline Preisler
The woman who shows herself
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According to the Ministry of Finance, the normal VAT on gas should come back sooner than planned ...
Lindner's gas VAT plans - as unpopular as possible?
Lindner's gas VAT plans
as unpopular as possible?
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The finance minister wants to bring forward the re-increase of the VAT on ...
VAT on natural gas and district heating - Lindner wants to make heating more expensive
VAT on natural gas and district heating
Lindner wants to make heating more expensive
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Everyone would like to forget Corona. But the rich have become incredibly richer in these years ...
 - We are currently missing the biggest opportunity of the pandemic
We are currently missing the biggest opportunity of the pandemic
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Councilor Thomas Commichau (FDP) has left the majority group in the Wangerooger Island ...
 - Thomas Commichau (FDP) overturns the majority in the island council
Thomas Commichau (FDP) overturns the majority in the island council