The First Senate of the Federal Constitutional Court is deliberating on the Bavarian lawsuit regarding the regionalization of inheritance tax, which could potentially lead to tax competition and different regulations in the states. #Erbschaftsteuer #Bayern #Steuergerechtigkeit (translated)
Critical Cat wrote that SWR reported on the arrest of a gang specializing in luxury cars. The moderator listed the countries of the arrests and thereby misled viewers about the origin of the suspects, according to his account. The broadcaster concealed that the car thieves were Ukrainians. #Luxusautos #Autodiebstahl #Nachrichten (translated)
Good reason for ÖVP state leaders like Thomas Stelzer to step out over the weekend to demand a "stimulus program" from the federal government. #Politik #ÖVP #SPÖ (translated)
Belgium's Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot wants to investigate whether it is possible to use a specific EU charter that orders EU countries not to adhere to US sanctions – something that Maria Malmer Stenergard is also open to. #EUsanktioner #Ukrainakriget #InternationellaBrottmålsdomstolen (translated)
The foreign ministers of the EU countries are simultaneously grappling with how to handle a whole range of the latest US initiatives – not least regarding the "energy ceasefire" that President Donald Trump claims to have implemented. #EUsanktioner #Ukrainakriget #InternationellaBrottmålsdomstolen (translated)
Europe has once again shown a united front, says EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas at the press conference after the new EU sanctions were finalized at the EU foreign ministers' meeting in Luxembourg. #EUsanktioner #Ukrainakriget #InternationellaBrottmålsdomstolen (translated)
Edward Nordén wrote that Sweden had nearly 100 percent literacy almost 100 years ago, a level that, according to him, many countries and regions still have not reached. He described Sweden as a high-functioning country with a high-functioning population and believed that this was worth knowing and contemplating. #Sverige #Bildning #Läskunnighet (translated)
Volker Ketzer compared the customs calculation he described to shopping at Aldi: Five packages of pasta would cost an additional fee of three euros, shampoo another three euros, and batteries three more euros. The critical factor is not the number of products but the number of different product groups. Ketzer wrote that the EU has been charging three euros per customs tariff group for small online orders from non-EU countries with a value of up to 150 euros since July. Thus, five identical items would amount to three euros, while three different product groups would total nine euros, he explained. In his opinion, people would be annoyed by such a regulation in the supermarket, but at customs, it is enshrined in a regulation. #EU #Zoll #OnlineShopping (translated)
Eight EU countries are demanding stricter regulations for nicotine products in a joint letter to the health commissioner, including a ban on new products, flavors, and stricter rules for vapes and nicotine pouches to promote a "smoke-free generation" by 2040. #Nikotinprodukte #EURegulierung #rauchfreieGeneration (translated)
The foreign ministers of the EU countries are simultaneously struggling with how to handle a whole range of the latest US initiatives - not least regarding the "energy ceasefire" that President Donald Trump claims to have pushed through. #UkrainaKriget #EUsanktioner #Ryssland (translated)
"Europe is once again presenting a united front," writes Foreign Minister Kaja Kallas on X after the sanctions were approved at the EU foreign ministers' meeting in Luxembourg. #UkrainaKriget #EUsanktioner #Ryssland (translated)
The current weakness of the euro is caused by political uncertainties in countries like France and Spain, as well as high government debt in Europe, which fuels concerns about a possible new euro crisis. #EuroSchwäche #Staatsverschuldung #PolitischeUnsicherheiten (translated)
The pressure to build hydrogen networks in Austria is increasing, as the successes of other countries put the domestic market under pressure, but important legal framework conditions are still lacking. #Wasserstoff #Energieinfrastruktur #Österreich (translated)
We regionalize inheritance tax, then the SPD states can massively increase - and we reduce. Bavaria's Minister President Markus Söder (CSU) has his own idea for inheritance tax: "We regionalize inheritance tax, then the SPD states can massively increase - and we reduce," Söder said in the ARD summer interview. #Erbschaftsteuer #Bundesverfassungsgericht #Unternehmenserben (translated)
The writer asserted that the so-called Dutch protocol, which according to them initiated medical transition for children in the Western world in 2001, was based on data from a single patient: a lesbian girl who had been turned into a man. They wrote that Sweden and Canada subsequently followed suit, and eventually other countries as well. #transfrågor #barn #HBTQ #NL #SE #CA (translated)
Trump had already suggested in mid-September that Ukraine and Russia should not attack each other's energy facilities, claiming that there was a corresponding agreement between the two countries. On Saturday, Trump also called for a change of power in Ukraine. #Ukraine #Selenskyj #Trump (translated)
SPD parliamentary group leader Matthias Miersch now also wants to involve the factions and state government leaders to break the deadlocks. #Stromsteuer #CDU #Rentenreform (translated)
US President Donald Trump states that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an "energy truce" to cease their attacks on each other's energy infrastructure; however, there have been no confirmations or reactions from the affected countries so far. #Russland #Ukraine #Trump (translated)
In the Bundesliga clash between LASK and Rapid Linz, it’s about whether Rapid can continue their success flow after an international break or whether LASK, who were champions last season, can find their old strength again. #LASK #Rapid #Fußball (translated)
Thorsten Alsleben wrote that the union-led states have opposed the federal government's sugar tax, but Schleswig-Holstein did not sign. Daniel Günther is thereby isolated. https://t.co/lQPHg306QM #Zuckersteuer #Politik #Deutschland (translated)
