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In Berlin the tasks are piling up, in Hesse she is having fun: Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (53, SPD)   She's playing truant again! Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (53, SPD) is skipping important appointments in Berlin - and is campaigning in Hesse instead! The new state parliament will be elected there on October 8th and she is the SPD's top candidate. In the federal capital, however, she is under a lot of pressure because of her performance as minister! Former cyber defense chief Arne Schönbohm (54) makes serious allegations of bullying, and the case will be clarified in special meetings of the Interior Committee. Without fibers! ▶︎ She was absent on Tuesday, citing “health reasons” (doctor’s appointment) – she actually gave the DPA an election campaign interview in Wiesbaden! ▶︎ On Thursday she canceled another special meeting at 7:30 a.m. and sent a state secretary. However, she was later in the Bundestag because of the important budget discussions. ▶︎ But ...

Does Germany now have to be permanently supplied with electricity from abroad after the nuclear power plant shutdown? "Every year there are phases in which we buy electricity from other countries," answered Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (65, SPD) on Thursday in the Erfurt Citizens' Dialogue when asked why Germany was replacing nuclear power with imported electricity. It sounded as if nothing had changed as a result of the shutdown of the nuclear power plant compared to previous years. But the opposite is the case: Germany imports more electricity than ever before! According to the Federal Network Agency, it was 5783.4 gigawatt hours in July – an all-time record. Germany has NEVER bought so much electricity from abroad, Chancellor! And that has its price: 469 million euros is the export balance that Germany had to pay in electricity trading with its EU neighbors in July (cause: more imports than exports). Germany paid 340 million euros in July The export price...

The Left Party has presented a package of measures for social justice. Martin Schirdewan, Chairman of the Left Party Martin Schirdewan, Chairman of the Left Party Party leader Schirdewan said in Berlin that the traffic light government was not providing any answers to the social challenges. Inequality in this country continues to grow. Among other things, the left proposes automatic inflation compensation for all wages and salaries. The party is also calling for the minimum wage to be raised to 14 euros, as well as a wealth tax and an excess profit tax for corporations. In addition, wages in eastern Germany are to be adjusted to western levels by the end of 2025.