Bild: Car crashes into crowd again | Wieder rast Auto in Menschenmenge
FAZ: Merz seeks agreement on new debt this week | Merz strebt Einigung über neue Schulden diese Woche an
Funke: Berlin Senate takes action against rent gouging with new inspection centers | Berliner Senat geht mit neuen Prüfstellen gegen Mietwucher vor
Handelsblatt: The 130 billion gap | Die 130-Milliarden-Lücke
RND: And again Mannheim: German kills at least two people with the car | Und wieder Mannheim: Deutscher tötet mindestens zwei Menschen mit dem Auto
SZ: Starmer wants „lockstep“ with the USA | Starmer will „Gleichschritt“ mit den USA
Tagesspiegel: Before EU summit on Thursday: Merz wants to agree with SPD on hundreds of billions in debt | Vor EU-Gipfel am Donnerstag: Merz will mit SPD hunderte Milliarden Schulden vereinbaren
taz: Hands up and give me the money | Hände hoch und Geld her
Welt: SPD and Union want to quickly clarify open financial questions | SPD und Union wollen offene Finanzfragen schnell klären
Exploratory teams from the Union and SPD continue talks: In view of the global political situation, the talks are under time pressure. CDU leader Friedrich Merz said that important financing issues should be clarified before Thursday’s EU summit. SPD leader Lars Klingbeil emphasized that his party was interested in reaching an agreement quickly. Topics of the talks are expected to include an increase in the existing special fund for the Bundeswehr and a further special fund for the renovation and expansion of infrastructure. The round on Monday ended shortly before midnight; it is to continue on Tuesday. tagesschau.de, zdf.de
Chancellor Olaf Scholz invites CDU leader Friedrich Merz and CSU parliamentary group leader Alexander Dobrindt to talks on Wednesday: At the meeting in the Chancellery, Scholz wants to provide information about the international Ukraine crisis meeting in London and comment on the EU summit on Ukraine in Brussels on Thursday. The EU summit will focus on strengthening the European defense industry. stern.de
Trump suspends military aid to Ukraine: A White House spokesperson said that the support would be paused and reviewed for its contribution to a solution. The measure is to remain in place until Trump comes to the conclusion that the government in Kiev is willing to make peace, several US media report. Earlier, US President Donald Trump had reiterated his accusation that Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky does not want peace as long as he has US backing. t-online.de
Consultations on peace plan for Ukraine continue: A number of countries and allies have pledged their support, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in parliament; he did not provide any details. The planned raw materials agreement does not offer sufficient security guarantees, Starmer said in parliament. On Sunday, Western leaders in London decided that a group of states – led by Britain and France – should work with Ukraine on a peace plan, which would then be discussed with the US. faz.net
Violence in the Gaza Strip and Israel is on the rise: According to Palestinian reports, at least two people died in Rafah in the Gaza Strip in a drone attack by Israel. In Khan Yunis, at least three people were injured by an Israeli helicopter. In the Israeli city of Haifa, a man armed with a knife killed one person and injured four others. According to the information, the man was a member of the religious community of the Druze in Israel who also has German citizenship. According to the police, the man was shot dead by security forces. spiegel.de, thueringer-allgemeine.de
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has endorsed US President Donald Trump’s plan to relocate the Palestinian refugees and fueled speculation that Palestinians could be removed from the Gaza Strip. He said in the Knesset that it was time to „give the Palestinians the freedom to leave“ the area.
- States of the Arab League are meeting in Cairo on Tuesday to discuss a common position on the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip. The meeting is a reaction to the controversial push by US President Trump. Egypt’s government wants to present an alternative plan.
Investigators don’t see a political motive in the deadly car ramming in Mannheim: An 83-year-old woman and a 54-year-old man were killed and eleven people injured when a man in a small car deliberately drove through a pedestrian zone in Mannheim on Monday afternoon, targeting pedestrians. The public prosecutor said there were indications that the perpetrator was mentally ill; however, an extremist or religious background has been ruled out. The arrested suspect is a 40-year-old German man from Rhineland-Palatinate. He has a criminal record including convictions for assault and hate speech. According to the police, the man injured himself during the arrest with a blank gun; his condition is stable. mannheimer-morgen.de, spiegel.de, sueddeutsche.de, zdf.de, faz.net
More drone sightings over Bundeswehr bases: According to WDR, NDR and Süddeutsche Zeitung, drones were observed over Bundeswehr bases and critical infrastructure in northern Germany on two consecutive nights last week. Among other places, the flying objects were spotted near the Nordholz air base near Cuxhaven, the naval base in Wilhelmshaven and over a natural gas storage facility in East Frisia. The objects were drones with wingspans of three to six meters. Their origin is unclear, although there is suspicion that they were launched from ships in the North or Baltic Sea. ndr.de, tagesschau.de
Counting completed in all constituencies for the Hamburg state parliament: The SPD is the strongest party with 33.5 percent. The CDU comes in at 19.8 percent, the Greens at 18.5 percent. It is also clear which politicians will be entering the state parliament. In Hamburg, there are five first and second votes respectively. After the polling stations closed on Sunday, only the second votes were counted using a simplified procedure. The results remained unchanged. zeit.de
More Germany News:
- Brandenburg: Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke expresses understanding for demands for Russian oil. rbb24.de
- Saxony: Shipping on the Elbe near Dresden is possible again. saechsische.de
- Hamburg: Oil spill in Kattwykhafen contained. ndr.de
- Bremen: More controls at the main train station. weser-kurier.de
Significant decline in asylum applications in the EU, Norway and Switzerland: A total of just over one million applications were registered for 2024, 100,000 fewer than in the previous year. This is according to the new annual report of the EU agency EUAA, based in Malta. In Germany, the number of applications fell by 92,000 to 237,000. The number in other large EU countries such as Spain, Italy and France remained roughly the same. According to the EU agency, most applicants came from Syria, followed by Afghanistan, Venezuela and Turkey. zeit.de, spiegel.de
Car industry gets reprieve on CO2 targets: Companies are to be given three years to meet the limits, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said. When calculating possible penalties, the average value for the years 2025 to 2027 will be used. Originally, the values were to apply individually for each year. However, the targets themselves would not be changed, said von der Leyen. The EU Commission plans to present its action plan for the industry on Wednesday. derstandard.at, web.de, sueddeutsche.de
Pollution and noise pollution in Europe too high: People are affected by harmful traffic noise, particularly in cities, according to the EU Commission and the European Environment Agency. The goal was to achieve a 30 percent reduction in noise pollution by 2030. In fact, however, only a two percent decrease has been achieved since 2017. Air pollution from microplastics and the associated deaths are still too high. srf.ch
UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk is concerned about the „fundamental change of direction“ in the USA: The USA has always been an advocate of human rights, but now there have been noticeable setbacks. Without mentioning US President Donald Trump by name, Türk lamented the dismantling of anti-discrimination programs in the US. The recent intimidation and threats, particularly against journalists and public officials, risk undermining the work of independent media outlets and institutions. dw.com
Tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods begin Tuesday: The measure was originally supposed to take effect in February, but was suspended by US President Donald Trump for a period of 30 days shortly before it took effect. Trump accuses Mexico and Canada, among other things, of not doing enough to stop drug smuggling into the US. Flat-rate import tariffs of 10 percent have been in force for goods from China since February, and these are to be increased to 20 percent. spiegel.de, n-tv.de
More news:
- Austria: First coalition of three sworn in. zeit.de
- Austria: New government faces fight against third year of recession. derstandard.at
- Turkey: Inflation below 40 percent for the first time since 2023. tagesschau.de
- Italy: New debt is falling, but the debt burden is rising. diepresse.com
- Great Britain: Consumer protection authorities investigate TikTok, Reddit and Imgur. deutschlandfunk.de
- Sweden: Attempted sabotage of the drinking water supply on the island of Gotland. t-online.de
- Serbia: President Aleksandar Vucic is increasingly relying on Donald Trump. diepresse.com
- Poland: Hacker attack on space agency Polsa. polskieradio.pl
- Switzerland: Agriculture spared from austerity. tagesanzeiger.ch
- Iran: Vice President Mohammad Javad Zarif resigns. spiegel.de
Women founders receive less venture capital than male founders: Four percent of all startups that received venture capital in 2024 had an all-female founding team, according to a study by the auditing firm EY. However, they received only one percent of the capital. EY cited as one of the reasons that women rarely work in the area where most of the money flows. The so-called „gender investment gap“ is widening, however, because the already very small proportion of women starting up their own businesses halved again last year. handelsblatt.com
More news:
- Telekom boss Timotheus Höttges calls for bureaucracy reduction based on Elon Musk’s model. handelsblatt.com
- Dax breaks through the 23,000-point mark for the first time. spiegel.de
- Study by the University of Leipzig: Younger employees feel bullied more often. tagesschau.de
- Launch of the European heavy-lift rocket Ariane 6 aborted at short notice. n-tv.de
- Financial investor PAI Partners acquires Motel One. faz.net
- Mobile network operator 1&1 reaches 1000 active radio sites. echo-online.de
- Surprisingly weak figures: US industrial growth declines more sharply than expected. n-tv.de
- For the first time since 2023: Inflation in Turkey below 40 percent tagesschau.de
- Tourism: Germans spend more on vacations despite economic downturn handelsblatt.com
- Scandal in the White House: Mathias Döpfner becomes the latest figure to distance himself from Trump kress.de
- Analysis of the German parliamentary election: The Left Party and its spectacular victory on Instagram & TikTok horizont.net
- Police photographs: Unlawfully in use? Public searches with the help of the media are actually only allowed for serious crimes mmm.verdi.de
- European cultural cohesion: „Cultural Bridge“ builds international bridges between local communities politikkultur.de
- Bob Dylan was supposed to perform at the Oscars – he just didn’t want to musikexpress.de
- King Charles III receives Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau web.de
- Winner of Shakira’s Lamborghini sells the car again promiflash.de
International Women’s Day: in the latest episode of Plus Forty Nine, we talk to seven impressive women who share their very personal stories. They discuss their experiences as mothers, their path in male-dominated fields and their quest to shape the future. This episode is full of inspiring insights and moving experiences that remind us of the importance of making ourselves heard and creating change.
We also take a look at the history of the women’s movement in Germany, from the first women to receive the right to vote to key moments in the fight for equality.
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- Women still left out in Cortina in 2026: No Beard, no Olympics? Nordic combined fighting for survival kicker.de
- Lawsuit over possible fraud: Ex-FIFA chief Blatter rejects fraud in court sportschau.de
- Amnesty criticizes Trump’s „human rights violations“ and challenges FC Bayern to speak out – The FIFA Club World Cup in the USA is just around the corner, followed by the 2026 World Cup n-tv.de
- Duel in the Champions League: One mistake can decide close matches between Bayern and Bayer sportschau.de
- Return to the island? Wild rumors about Bayern star Olise sport.de
- Ski jumper Wellinger wins World Cup silver in normal hill zeit.de
- Alpine skiing: Henrik Kristoffersen hints at retirement t-online.de
Carnival Monday on the Rhine: Carnival parades show Weidel with Nazi symbol and Trump topless tagesspiegel.de