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We saw it over the summer that the demand for new construction loans is clearly declining. Currently, construction interest rates are climbing towards 4.5 percent - and that has consequences, says Carsten Brzeski from ING Bank: "We saw it over the summer that the demand for new construction loans is clearly declining." Incentives need to be offered, because otherwise, due to high construction and interest costs, no one will do it voluntarily. Due to the lack of alternatives, there needs to be a strong interest in modernizing this stock in a climate-friendly way, says Carsten Brzeski from ING Bank: "Incentives need to be offered, because otherwise, due to high construction and interest costs, no one will do it voluntarily." #Immobilienpreise #Baukredite #Wohnraum (translated)

Oliver Gorus wrote that Stelter is correct in his analysis; he listens to his podcast regularly. The problem, however, is not a lack of knowledge: politicians are aware of the situation but follow systemic incentives that, in his view, favor more redistribution, social welfare, debt, taxes, and contributions, as well as a higher state quota. This secures their positions and pensions. Gorus considered a course change unrealistic. According to his portrayal, political actors benefited from the decline and did not care about decreasing prosperity. He compared them to residents of the Wandlitz forest settlement negotiating their next role among themselves. He asked how long the substance of the private sector would last and whether the euro, the EU, or the Federal Republic would collapse first. Genuine reform within the existing structures seems unlikely to him. The next government would probably be Green-Red-Red, Gorus wrote, because retirees and other recipients of transfers formed the largest voter block; after that, things would really get going in the "ghost train." #Politik #Gesellschaft #Wirtschaft (translated)

"There are experts who have made some simulations, there are electricity supply companies that have not come public, there are their trade secrets, their trade strategies, but they have the most data, not necessarily at ANRE or the Ministry of Energy. Of course, we also have capacities and people at least to look at these expert opinions. We are talking about increases of around 20%-22% at this moment, as forecasts, for the winter and spring of next year, on the final bill, given that, however, at some point we will reopen Cernavodă and we will have 1,300 megawatts available." Cristian Bușoi, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Energy, stated that expert simulations predict an increase of about 20%-22% in electricity bills this winter and in the spring of next year, provided that the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant would be reopened. #facturi #energieelectrică #România (translated)

The author wrote that Austria should no longer be an attractive destination for illegal migration and misuse of asylum. He announced that he wanted to eliminate incentives for uncontrolled immigration. He listed clear rules, consistent deportations, and the abolition of social support. https://t.co/fH6V731lUX #Migration #Asyl #Zuwanderung #AT (translated)

The head of ANRE, George Niculescu, warns that the price of electricity in Romania varies dramatically, reaching values more than 8 times higher in the evening than at noon, which underscores the urgent need for storage and flexibility in the energy system. #energieelectrică #ANRE #prețurienergie (translated)

Sumit Kumar wrote that he had a friendly conversation with the Federal Ministry for Digital and State Modernization on that day. He was interested in how people there thought about eagles; he described the employees as motivated. On that day, numerous other administrative tasks were added to FragDenAdler: changes to the board or statutes in the register of associations, disposal of hazardous substances and special waste, as well as reports on illegal telemarketing and misuse of phone numbers. This also included the registration of a power of attorney, the initiation of legal guardianship for relatives, adoptions of children, stepchildren, and adults, as well as applications for student tickets and student transportation in case of disability or illness. Other offerings concerned hunting licenses, educational assistance, educational counseling, and social-pedagogical family support. Also mentioned were certificates of eligibility for marriage abroad – even for people who had never lived in Germany – the registration of marriages concluded abroad, and the certification of births abroad. The list also included integration assistance for people with disabilities and children with mental disabilities, pregnancy conflict counseling, the certification of child support at the youth welfare office, and applications for personal bankruptcy. Additionally, there were the registration of drones and the acquisition of a drone pilot license, as well as the acquisition, replacement due to loss, and transfer of a sports boat license. Kumar wrote that there were very many administrative procedures. #Deutschland #Digitalisierung #Bürgerservice (translated)

Blocktrainer reported that different positions regarding the planned change in crypto taxation were gradually emerging within the Union, after the responses from members of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group had long been almost identical. Parliamentary group leader Thorsten Frei described the assessment as unclear and simultaneously pointed to the group's responsibility to ensure adequate funding for the federal budget. He did not rule out compromises. CDU member Roderich Kiesewetter, on the other hand, saw no convincing reason to treat Bitcoin differently from gold. He argued that Bitcoin fundamentally differs from traditional investments due to the absence of an issuer, ongoing interest or dividend payments, and the securitization of company shares. He referred to proximity to physical gold or foreign currencies as an appropriate benchmark within the framework of § 23 EStG. CSU member Lenz saw no reason to change the existing regulation, citing the coalition agreement and tax law principles. Felix Schreiner, parliamentary manager of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, described the holding period as sensible because it promotes long-term and self-responsible wealth accumulation. He viewed a blanket abolition critically and announced his intention to advocate for the maintenance of the one-year holding period in the further parliamentary process. Blocktrainer also called on Union representatives to be contacted and to point out the problems it sees with the planned change. #KryptoSteuer #Bitcoin #Bundestag (translated)

Wir konnten auch anders von Annette Kehnel Unser wirtschaftliches Denken – über Konsum, Kapital, Profit – stammt aus dem 19. und 20. Jahrhundert. Und ist unbrauchbar geworden. Wie die Historikerin Annette Kehnel anhand lebendig erzählter Beispiele deutlich macht: Ein Blick auf die vormoderne Geschichte der Menschheit offenbart Anregungen für unsere Zukunft jenseits von Gewinnstreben und Eigennutz. Renaissance-Architekten, die Baustoffrecycling betrieben, Crowdfunding für die Brücke in Avignon, nachhaltige Fischerei am Bodensee, Second-hand-Märkte in Paris und Reparaturberufe in Frankfurt in Zeiten, als Kreislaufwirtschaft eine Selbstverständlichkeit war. Teilen, tauschen und nachhaltig handeln: Eine Reise in unsere Vergangenheit, die Lust auf Veränderung macht.

It is of course fascinating that we, as young people in the 80s and 90s, were so fully positioned against war. Who hasn’t had to read “All Quiet on the Western Front” over and over, was encouraged by teachers to participate in demonstrations against armament, and wondered about the few who joined the Bundeswehr voluntarily? And today you turn on the television, and they tell us almost euphorically and in a loop how ports are being made war-capable and investments in armaments are being made, while afterwards documentaries about the stimulating everyday life of soldiers as young people are presented, as if that has always been the case and overall is also a positive development. #Krieg #Frieden #Gesellschaft (translated)

„Dass Klöckner ihr unliebige Fraktionen gern des Saales verweisen möchte, sagt einiges über ihr offensichtlich mangelndes Demokratieverständnis aus. Ein Offenbarungseid für eine der Neutralität verpflichtete Bundestagspräsidentin. Es ist das eine, Störer des Saales zu verweisen. Diese Möglichkeit ist in § 38 GOBT klar geregelt. Aber eine ganze Fraktion quasi als Kollektivstrafe aus dem Saal zu schmeißen, wie sie sagt, ist natürlich nicht möglich. Normalerweise werden Bundestagspräsidenten von den Fachabteilungen auch zur Geschäftsordnung beraten. Hier scheint dies nicht der Fall zu sein. Dass Klöckner außerdem die Verwertung von Reden in den sozialen Medien kritisiert, ist ebenfalls unsäglich: Zum einen beschäftigt sie selber Heerscharen von Mitarbeitern für ihre Auftritte in den sozialen Medien und verpulvert zehntausende Euro für Friseure und Visagisten. Zum anderen müssen sich Politiker natürlich den Bürgern erklären, die Bürger über ihr Wirken aufklären und dürfen sich nicht im Elfenbeinturm Bundestag verstecken. Vor den Bildschirmen sitzen diejenigen, für die wir Politik machen, die uns in den Bundestag gesendet haben. Sie haben ein Anrecht darauf, informiert zu werden. Das ist nicht nur nicht kritikwürdig, sondern geradezu geboten.“ Stephan @BrandnerSt zur Drohung der Bundestagspräsidentin. #Demokratie #Bundestag #Politik

Darum ist es gut, dass jetzt junge Politiker wie Unionsfraktions-Vize (und JU-Chef) Johannes Winkel ein Problem anreißen, das alle Generationen angeht: Stütze für arbeitslose Schulabgänger oder Zuwanderer, die noch nie gearbeitet, bei uns nichts eingezahlt haben. #Gerechtigkeit #JungePolitik #Sozialpolitik

Bei der Anti-Israel-Demonstration am Samstag in Düsseldorf werden bis zu 20.000 Teilnehmer erwartet, wobei die Polizei auf mögliche Gewalteskalationen vorbereitet ist, da Männer und Frauen getrennt anreisen sollen und eine besorgte jüdische Gemeinde den drohenden Antisemitismus thematisiert. #Düsseldorf #Antisemitismus #ProPalästina