Bild: 10th child at 66 | 10. Kind mit 66
FAZ: Union prepares for difficult talks with SPD | Union richtet sich auf schwierige Gespräche mit SPD ein
Funke: Berlin’s district heating operator must write off 46 million euros | Berlins Fernwärme-Betreiber muss 46 Millionen Euro abschreiben
Handelsblatt: Obermann warns of attack on NATO | Obermann warnt vor Angriff auf Nato
RND: Older, smaller and more male: How the new Bundestag is formed | Älter, männlicher, kleiner: Wie der neue Bundestag sich gründet
SZ: Showdown in Turkey | Machtprobe in der Türkei
Tagesspiegel: „Absolutely unacceptable“ – Scholz condemns arrest of Erdogan rival Imamoglu | „Absolut inakzeptabel“ – Scholz verurteilt Verhaftung von Erdogan-Konkurrent Imamoglu
taz: Pretty resentful | Ganz schön nachtragend
Welt: USA and Russia explore ceasefire for Ukraine | USA und Russland loten Waffenruhe für Ukraine aus
CDU and SPD conclude first phase of coalition negotiations: The 16 working groups presented their results on Monday afternoon. SPD leader Lars Klingbeil said it was completely normal for there to be tense moments during talks. However, he is optimistic that a good coalition agreement can be achieved. CDU leader Friedrich Merz emphasized that the atmosphere is steadily improving and that the necessary trust is growing. The four party leaders and other negotiators are represented in the steering group, which is tasked with reaching an agreement on the remaining contentious issues. The areas of finance, taxation and migration are considered particularly difficult. spiegel.de, tagesschau.de, n-tv.de, faz.net
New Bundestag convenes for the first time: The constituent session will be opened by the oldest member, Gysi of the Left Party. He will give a speech and preside over the session until a new Bundestag president is elected. There are fewer members of parliament in the 21st German Bundestag. The previous count of over 700 has fallen to 630 as a result of the recent electoral law reform. rnd.de
Parties determine candidates for Bundestag presidium: The CDU has nominated Julia Klöckner as Bundestag president. The CSU parliamentary group has proposed Andrea Lindholz, a lawyer and interior policy expert, as her deputy. The SPD has proposed Josephine Ortleb, who has served as parliamentary secretary until now. The former Green Party leader Omid Nouripour is to represent the Greens in the Bundestag presidium as vice president; he prevailed against the previous vice president Katrin Göring-Eckardt, who would have liked to continue. The Left nominated Bodo Ramelow, a former prime minister of Thuringia. The AfD proposed its member of parliament Gerold Otten. Otten had already stood for the post of vice president in January 2023, but failed, as have all AfD candidates for this office so far. tagesschau.de, zdf.de, handelsblatt.com
Egypt presents new proposal for ceasefire in Gaza: The plan calls for the radical Islamic Hamas to release five Israeli hostages each week. After the first week, Israel is to begin implementing the second phase of the agreed ceasefire, which is to include the release of all hostages and the withdrawal of Israeli troops. A Hamas representative said that the organization had responded positively to the initiative. Israel has not yet commented. n-tv.de
USA and Russia agree on joint declaration in Riyadh: Talks on a limited ceasefire in the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine continued on Monday. No official details of the deliberations in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh were provided. The paper is to be published on Tuesday, according to two Russian state news agencies. Earlier, AP reported that there are disagreements about whether the ceasefire should also apply to infrastructure facilities other than energy supply. It is expected that the US side will meet with representatives of Ukraine after the Russian-American negotiations. Ukraine’s European allies plan to meet in Paris on Thursday for another summit. handelsblatt.com, tagesschau.de, n-tv.de
Bild-Sonntagstrend from Insa: CDU/CSU 27 percent (-2), AfD 23.5 percent (+1.5), SPD 14.5 percent (-1), Greens 12 percent (+1), Left Party 10.5 percent, BSW 4.5 percent (-0.5), FDP 3.5 percent (+0.5), others 4.5 percent. bild.de
Schleswig-Holstein’s Prime Minister Daniel Günther in favor of coalition talks with the Left Party on a comprehensive reform of the debt brake: The political center lacks the necessary two-thirds majority in the new Bundestag for a general reform, Günther told the Tagesspiegel. Therefore, the potential coalition partners would have to talk to the Left Party. This would violate the CDU’s so-called incompatibility resolutions, which prohibit cooperation with the AfD and the Left Party. spiegel.de
Network agency wants to improve mobile coverage: Providers Telekom, O2 and Vodafone are being obliged to significantly expand their networks and ensure better coverage in rural areas. From 2030, a download speed of 50 megabits per second should be possible in at least 99.5 percent of the country’s surface area. In return, the network agency wants to extend the usage rights for mobile frequencies that expire this year by five years. The usual multi-billion dollar auction of the frequencies will be avoided. faz.net, handelsblatt.com
Aid organizations are calling for better civil protection measures: In a joint position paper, the German Red Cross, the Workers‘ Samaritan Federation, the German Life Saving Society, the St. John Accident Prevention and the Maltese Aid Service are calling on the government to do more to protect the population in the face of increasing threats such as natural disasters. Only with sufficient financial support can operational readiness be ensured. rp-online.de, br.de
Relatives commemorate the victims of the German Wings crash ten years ago: On Monday, several hundred people gathered in the schoolyard of a high school in Haltern am See in North Rhine-Westphalia. 16 teenagers and two female teachers from the school were killed in the crash. Investigations revealed that the co-pilot, who had a history of mental illness, had intentionally crashed the aircraft. On Monday morning, the 150 people who died were also commemorated near the crash site in the French town of Le Vernet. spiegel. de, tagesschau.de
More Germany News:
- Saarland: Ban on cell phones announced at primary schools. tagesschau.de
- Hesse: Digital minister makes government statement. n-tv.de
- Hamburg: Coalition negotiations to start after Thursday. n-tv.de
- Hamburg: Change in the Green parliamentary group leadership; Jennifer Jasberg and Dominik Lorenzen to be replaced with Sina Imhof, who specializes in domestic policy, and Michael Gwosdz, who specializes in migration, respectively. ndr.de
- Bavaria: Significant increase in violence by children and young people in Munich. faz.net
- Saxony: Work on the Carolabrücke delayed. n-tv.de
- Bavaria: The Munich public prosecutor’s office has brought charges against five „Last Generation“ climate activists for forming a criminal organization. n-tv.de
EU approves billions in German state aid for companies: The five billion euros will be used to fund projects that lead to a significant reduction in greenhouse gases in industry. This will contribute to the EU’s goal of becoming climate-neutral by 2050 and will have only a limited impact on competition within the Union, said EU Competition Commissioner Teresa Ribera. Companies in the chemical, metal, building materials and food industries could benefit.
More than 1,100 arrests since the start of the mass protests against the imprisonment of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu: Ankara gave the number as 1133. Among them were at least nine reporters and photographers who had covered the protests. Despite the ban on demonstrations, Imamoglu’s supporters protested again on Monday evening. Imamoglu is considered President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s most important rival. Imamoglu is in custody. He is accused of corruption and supporting terrorism. He denies the charges and accuses Erdogan of wanting to eliminate him as a rival. faz.net, zeit.de, n-tv.de, tagesschau.de
Greenland’s Prime Minister Mute B. Egede is outraged by the announced visit of a US delegation: Greenland’s integrity and its democracy must be fully respected, Egede said in the capital Nuuk; there will be no official meetings with the members of the delegation. US representatives are planning a trip to Greenland on Thursday. Greenland belongs to Denmark but has also recently been claimed by US President Donald Trump. tagesschau.de, faz.net
Austria’s Office for the Protection of the Constitution uncovers Russian disinformation campaign: A Bulgarian citizen is suspected of being a member of a cell of the Russian secret service, conducting espionage and spreading disinformation about Ukraine. The aim was to influence public and political opinion in Russia’s favor and to the detriment of Ukraine. The suspect confessed to having worked for the cell in 2022 in particular. Investigators believe there were links to three spies recently convicted in London. These are said to have acted on behalf of the former Wirecard CFO Jan Marsalek, who is believed to have gone into hiding in Russia. kurier.at, handelsblatt.com
Angola no longer wants to mediate in conflict in Congo: In coordination with the African Union, the necessary steps will be taken in the next few days to appoint a new country to mediate between the parties to the conflict. Angola wants to focus more on the general priorities of the African Union, which is currently chaired by Angola’s President Joao Lourenco. Lourenco had mediated between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda for years. In January, the conflict in eastern Congo escalated.
200 Venezuelans flown from the US to their home country: Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said that the country had taken delivery of its compatriots. The deportation flights had been suspended last month due to disagreements between the US and Venezuela. In response, the US had flown more than 200 suspected members of a Venezuelan drug gang to El Salvador for detention without due process. Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro spoke of „kidnappings“ and „possible crimes against humanity“.
More news:
- Poland: 38-year-old far-right candidate joins presidential race. sueddeutsche.de
- Serbia: Ministers and state-sponsored media exert pressure on the independent press. fr.de
- Czech Republic: Industry Minister Lukas Vlcek wants to end reliance on Russian oil. t-online.de
- Czech Republic: Government plans to tighten asylum law face criticism from opposition and NGOs. radio.cz
- Netherlands: Size of armed forces to be significantly increased. faz.net
- Serbia: Protests against Trump son-in-law’s plans to build luxury hotel. faz.net
- Great Britain: First case of bird flu in sheep. n-tv.de
- Great Britain: Restrictions on the import of animals and animal products from Germany lifted. merkur.de
- Finland: More than 10,000 people want Israel to be excluded from the Eurovision Song Contest because of the war in Gaza. spiegel.de
- Austria: EU deficit procedure draws closer. derstandard.at
- Switzerland: Nuclear power plant near German border rapidly shut down. n-tv.de
- Egypt: UNHCR discontinues medical assistance. handelsblatt.com
- South Sudan: Unicef reports the worst cholera epidemic in 20 years. stern.de
- Cape Verde Islands: Island nation sets standard for e-mobility. tagesschau.de
Global electricity consumption has risen significantly more than in previous years: Above all, demand for electricity has increased, according to the International Energy Agency. One reason for this is the record temperatures worldwide and the associated use of air conditioning systems. Increased consumption, electric vehicles and the growth of data centers and artificial intelligence have also contributed. Demand was met primarily by renewable energies and natural gas; coal and oil also increased, but more slowly than in previous years. sueddeutsche.de, tagesschau.de
More news:
- Germany second only to the USA in terms of new patents. zeit.de
- Cologne Court rules to ban misleading advertising: Money doesn’t make flying climate neutral. lto.de
- SAP overtakes Novo Nordisk to become Europe’s most valuable company. handelsblatt.com
- Decathlon is moving into numerous Galeria branches. handelsblatt.com
- Chinese carmaker BYD reports significant profit increase. n-tv.de
- Cooperation instead of competition: Why Uber is teaming up with taxis. zdf.de
- Protests: Ten media workers arrested in Turkey wdr.de
- Demonstrations in Serbia: Freedom of the press at risk – „Media at a dangerous turning point“ fr.de
- Paramount+ is launching an advertising subscription in Germany this summer new-business.de
- Once again this year, an entry fee for Venice wdr.de
- Comment: Bavarian National Museum – Seasonal anti-Semitism sueddeutsche.de
- Mette-Marit opens the Norwegian stand at the Leipzig Book Fair gala.de
- Golf star Tiger Woods confirms relationship with Donald Trump Jr’s ex-wife Vanessa Trump spiegel.de
- Nations League quarter-final: Nazi salute at the Stade de France – Croatian fans arrested sportschau.de
- Trouble with top clubs inevitable? Nagelsmann won’t consider Club World Cup t-online.de
- „Mega cool day of football“: HSV women hope for boost after cup spectacular – despite 3-1 loss to Werder Bremen after extra time sportschau.de
- USA: Basketball coach pulls player’s hair after defeat and gets the sack spiegel.de
- „I needed a lot of rest“: Vingegaard’s injury is more serious than initially thought sport.de
- Podium at 40: Skier Lindsey Vonn smashes age record spiegel.de
- After serious allegations in the ongoing gymnastics scandal: Preliminary proceedings against two trainers sportschau.de
Striped bird: The mystery of Rusty, the orange snowy owl spiegel.de