Bild: Debt thriller | Schulden-Krimi
FAZ: The Greens want to vote against the debt plan of the CDU/CSU and SPD | Grüne wollen gegen Schuldenplan von Union und SPD stimmen
Funke: BVG crisis: There is a risk of a deficit in the triple-digit millions range | BVG-Krise: Es droht ein Minus im dreistelligen Millionenbereich
Handelsblatt: Green blockade | Grüne Blockade
RND: How the Greens are thwarting a black-red coalition – and where further obstacles lie | Wie die Grünen Schwarz-Rot ausbremsen – und wo weitere Hindernisse liegen
SZ: The Greens say no for now | Die Grünen sagen erst mal Nein
Tagesspiegel: Merz without a majority | Merz ohne Mehrheit
taz: Critical mass | Kritische Masse
Welt: Greens want to block debt package of Union and SPD | Grüne wollen Schuldenpaket von Union und SPD blockieren
Greens could not be persuaded to agree to changes to the Basic Law: The CDU, CSU and SPD were unable to convince the Greens to change the Basic Law on Monday evening. The talks between CDU leader Friedrich Merz, SPD leader Lars Klingbeil and CSU state group leader Alexander Dobrindt with the Green faction leadership ended after an hour and a half. n-tv.de
Left Party takes action against special Bundestag sessions: Following the AfD, the leftwing faction has also filed a lawsuit with the Federal Constitutional Court against the upcoming special sessions of the Bundestag to amend the Basic Law. Faction leader Sören Pellmann said that the planned decisions in the old composition of parliament would result in the incapacitation of the newly elected Bundestag. The reasoning behind the application for a temporary injunction is that the new members see their rights of participation violated. spiegel.de, n-tv.de
Coalition negotiations to start on Thursday: CDU Secretary General Carsten Linnemann announced that 16 working groups would be formed for this purpose. Each working group is made up of 16 people, according to participants at the faction meeting. The SPD is providing seven members in each working group, the CDU six and the CDU three. The results of the work should be available by the end of next week; this would mean that the coalition negotiations will be completed after ten days. The CDU executive committee unanimously voted in favor of opening negotiations on Monday. The CSU and SPD had already done so over the weekend. spiegel.de, web.de, zdf.de
Hamas calls for Israeli withdrawal from the Philadelphi Corridor on the southern border of the Gaza Strip: The Islamist terrorist organization criticizes Israel for not withdrawing its forces from the Philadelphi Corridor on the southern border of the Gaza Strip and accuses Israel of not fulfilling its obligations under the ceasefire agreement. Israel took control of the area in 2024 as part of its offensive on the border town of Rafah to cut off Hamas‘ supply lines.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Saudi Arabia: On Monday evening, he met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the coastal city of Jeddah on the Red Sea. Zelenskyy will not personally take part in the talks between US and Ukrainian representatives scheduled for Tuesday. Ukraine will be represented by Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha, among others. The US delegation includes Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who has also already arrived in Jeddah. tagesschau.de, spiegel.de
Bild Sunday poll by Insa: CDU/CSU 28.5 percent (-1), AfD 22 percent, SPD 16.5 percent (+1), Greens 10.5 percent (-0.5), Left Party 10.5 percent (+1), BSW 4.5 percent (-0.5), FDP 3.5 percent, others 4 percent. bild.de
Sample lessons for admission to Berlin grammar school ruled legal: The Berlin Administrative Court justified its decision, among other things, by the fact that the state had not exceeded its scope with the new access rules for the grammar school. Parents‘ rights to choose the type of school their child attends were therefore not disproportionately restricted. A pupil had made an urgent request after she had not passed the sample lessons for admission to the grammar school. She wanted to be able to register at the school for the time being. An appeal against the decision can be lodged with the Higher Administrative Court. t-online.de, rbb24.de
More Germany News:
- Hamburg: SPD wants second exploratory talks with CDU. rnd.de
- Berlin: Judgment on controversial pro-Palestine slogan is final. lto.de
- Baden-Württemberg: Ludwigsburg proclaims day of remembrance for female victims of violence. spiegel.de
- Lower Saxony: District Court sentences ATM bombers to several years in prison. noz.de
- Schleswig-Holstein: Pensioners are to help in the fight against teacher shortages. ndr.de
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: State provides 38.5 million euros for applied research. n-tv.de
Europe dependent on US for arms imports: According to the Sipri report, more than 60 percent of imports in the past five years came from the US. The number of arms imports has more than doubled in this period. Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, chair of the EU defense committee, told the NOZ that Europe must take this as an incentive to finally become more independent. IG Metall called on the future government to no longer order armaments from US producers. faz.net, handelsblatt.com
Kerosene is leaking into the sea after a shipping accident off the British North Sea coast. The US operator did not provide any information on the exact quantity. The kerosene was to be delivered to the US military. Rescue work is ongoing. 37 seafarers were brought to safety, one crew member had to be hospitalized. A Portuguese container ship collided with the US-flagged chemical and oil tanker on Monday morning. Both ships caught fire. spiegel.de, zdf.de, tagesschau.de
Romania’s Constitutional Court decides on candidacy of pro-Russian politician Calin Georgescu: He had appealed the decision to exclude him from the May presidential election. The court will review the appeal on Tuesday and make a decision by Wednesday at the latest. After the election commission rejected Georgescu’s candidacy, violent protests broke out in the capital, Bucharest. According to official reports, 13 police officers were injured and seven rioters arrested.dw.com, faz.net
Syria’s transitional government signs agreement with Kurdish militia SDF: Transitional President Ahmed al-Scharaa and SDF commander-in-chief Maslum Abdi emphasized the importance of unifying the country. The agreement includes the political participation of all Syrians regardless of religious or ethnic affiliation and full recognition of the Kurdish community. All SDF-controlled institutions are to be integrated into the administration of the Syrian state. tagesschau.de, spiegel.de
Iran, Russia and China hold joint military maneuvers off the Iranian coast: Iranian news agencies reported that the exercises were to start in the port city of Chahbahar in the southeast and take place mainly in the northern Indian Ocean. Russia and China confirmed their participation and the deployment of warships. A number of countries are reportedly taking part as observers, including Azerbaijan, South Africa, Pakistan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. n-tv.de, tagesschau.de
More news:
- Estonia: Government coalition broken; Social Democrats excluded from tripartite government. spiegel.de
- Finland: Incident at a nuclear reactor at the Olkiluoto plant; about a hundred cubic meters of radioactive coolant leaked.
- Belgium: Budget Minister wants compensation for higher defense spending. vrt.be
- Denmark: US President Donald Trump is once again courting Greenland ahead of the parliamentary elections. stern.de
- Belgium: Majority wants authoritarian leadership. grenzecho.net
- Luxembourg: Parliament considers introducing electronic voting. lessentiel.lu
- Luxembourg: Hundreds of EU foreigners expelled in recent years. wort.lu
- Switzerland: Growing concern over the influence of TikTok, but no ban. swissinfo.ch
- France: A controversial law is intended to stop the death of pubs in the countryside. spiegel.de
- France: New packaging tax causes trouble for bakers. de.euronews.com
- Great Britain: Virgin Group wants to challenge Eurostar on the Channel Tunnel route. n-tv.de
- Argentina: President Javier Milei orders national mourning after storms. dw.com
Verdi union wants to expand token strikes: Following the airport strikes on Sunday and Monday, the Verdi union is planning further walkouts in the public sector over the next few days. On Wednesday, the peak day of the strike, employees in North Rhine-Westphalia are expected to temporarily stop working in all federal and municipal areas, except at airports. In addition to public transportation, municipal administrations and districts, daycare centers, clinics, swimming pools, job centers and employment agencies or garbage collection are also affected. The unions are demanding an eight percent increase in pay for public service employees, but at least 350 euros more per month, as well as three additional days off. The employers have not yet made a concrete offer. rnd.de, faz.net
More news:
- Bakery trade in Germany shrinks; bread industry grows. zdf.de
- Audi Works Council flags opposition to possible cost-cutting plans. focus.de
- VW board members cut their salaries by up to eleven percent. handelsblatt.com
- Ban on combustion engines in Delhi: India’s capital is banning old gasoline and diesel cars from gas stations. spiegel.de
- Ford Germany is receiving a billion-dollar cash injection from its US parent company; massive job cuts planned. wdr.de
- Hapag-Lloyd subsidiary takes over terminal in Le Havre. n-tv.de
- Biontech records losses in the millions and announces job cuts. n-tv.de
- Network operator 50Hertz warns against rapid expansion of photovoltaics. handelsblatt.com
Elon Musk speaks of cyber attack on X after global disruptions: Either a large, coordinated group or a country was involved in the large-scale cyber attack, Musk explained; this is now being investigated. On Monday, there were global outages on X. Thousands of users had no access to the platform. X has approximately 388 million active users worldwide. On the Fox Business Network TV channel, Musk said that while it is still not known exactly what happened, the attack originated from IP addresses „in the Ukraine“. n-tv.de, faz.net
More news:
- BuzzFeed News Germany: As soon as they discovered the perpetrator in Mannheim was German, the media lost interest kress.de
- Russia: Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna tortured to death deutschlandfunk.de
- Co-developed by Seven.One Media: First commercial generated entirely by AI to air on TV dwdl.de
- Munich looted art affair comes to a head: Bavarian State Painting Collections under pressure – internal papers show that there has long been major dissatisfaction with the provenance research carried out within the museums themselves tagesspiegel.de
- Tupac Shakur: Unreleased songs sold for $250,000 musikexpress.de
- K.I.Z. concert for women: Crowd boos every time the word „men“ is mentioned spiegel.de
- No immediate danger to life: Pope Francis is doing better spiegel.de
- Kanye West lets Fake Joe Rogan take the piss out of him musikexpress.de
- Pop star from Barbados: Rihanna releases photos of newborn sons spiegel.de
This week at Plus Forty Nine Podcast, we talk to dancer and choreographer Shailee, who brings Bollywood dance to Berlin with her dance school Smells Like Bolly Spirit. She talks about the importance of Bollywood for her and what makes this dance style unique.
We also look at the latest news, from the long waiting times for naturalizations in Berlin to the ongoing coalition negotiations after the 2025 federal election. We also explain how coalitions work in Germany and why they are so crucial.
Listen to the new episode today at 7 p.m. on JazzRadio Berlin 106.8 or now at: https://plusfortyninepodcast.podigee.io/27-week-11-citizenship-lawsuits-coalitions-and-bollywood-dance
- Development in women’s soccer: Martina Voss-Tecklenburg takes a critical look back at her time with the DFB sportschau.de
- Diagnosis: National player Florian Wirtz will be out for several weeks welt.de
- Champions League: „It can’t just be an epic game for us“ – Xabi Alonso conjures up the miracle of Leverkusen kicker.de
- „We are prepared for all scenarios“: Hertha BSC is planning for the 3rd division sport.de
- Ski jumping: Ski jumping coach suspended after World Cup scandal sportschau.de
- Bobsleigh World Championships at Lake Placid: Friedrich takes on Lochner – second act in the long-running duel sportschau. de
Record sales: VW sells more currywurst than cars tagesschau.de