While US President Donald Trump announced a deal to let ruler Vladimir Putin supply Russian diesel to the USA and the global market (read more here), EU foreign ministers are planning the largest sanctions package against Russia so far. Trump had promised to lower the cost of living. #BärbelBas #Rücktritt #Politik (translated)
Apollo News reported that Clara von Nathusius attracted attention with clear theses on the future of Chancellor Merz and the firewall. Now she is resigning from her position in the Young Union; it seems she has been pressured to do so. https://t.co/Lm2lJCrdXM #Politik #JungeUnion #KanzlerMerz (translated)
The recognition of the State of Palestine by Emmanuel Macron raises the question of which institutions actually exercise authority within a political system characterized by corruption, lack of transparency, and a distorted separation of powers. #Palestine #Corruption #Gouvernance (translated)
Julius Böhm wrote that Lars Klingbeil questioned and ridiculed the financing of a reduction in electricity taxes less than two hours after Chancellor Merz announced it. Böhm described the government as the most unpopular ever and criticized the cooperation between Merz and Klingbeil. https://t.co/dsYqf5m4oz #Politik #Deutschland #Regierung (translated)
The Union and SPD have agreed on a draft for a higher tobacco tax, which is supposed to raise the price of a pack of cigarettes to 12 euros, making smoking and vaping significantly more expensive, while also planning for additional billions for the budget. #Tabaksteuer #Rauchen #Haushaltsloch (translated)
He wants to distract from his guilt and point to Ukraine. And political expert Nico Lange (51) clarifies Trump's calculations: "He wants to distract from his guilt and point to Ukraine." #Trump #Russland #DieselDeal (translated)
Sander Sassen asked Dilan Yeşilgöz whether she did not see that, according to him, the enemy was already within the Dutch borders. He wrote that a group had shown the previous day in Amsterdam, with much show of force, that no one was stopping them, and stated that the Dutch government did not intervene and that Femke Halsema was fine with it. #Nederland #Politiek #Amsterdam (translated)
Sander Sassen addressed Dilan Yeşilgöz and stated that, in his opinion, the enemy was already within the Dutch borders. He wrote that they had shown the previous day in Amsterdam, with displays of power, that they could act unimpeded, and claimed that the Dutch government and Mayor Femke Halsema had no objections to that. In his message, he also tagged the Ministry of Defense, Defense, and the Warsaw Forum. #Nederland #Politiek #Veiligheid (translated)
The article referred to Bärbel Bas' departure as Minister and party leader as a "stink bomb." Bas retains her mandate along with the salary and sharply criticized the coalition partner in her farewell letter, the author wrote. The SPD mourns her departure, it was further stated; a linked article deals with the letter and the party's reaction. https://t.co/eqFyjP898a #Politik #SPD #Abschied #DE (translated)
She is a politician who has never lost touch with reality and whose heart, head, and gut work like those of the people for whom the SPD is making politics. The Saarland Minister-President Anke Rehlinger (SPD) has praised Bärbel Bas for her work as SPD chair and Federal Minister of Labor. #SPD #Parteitag #Doppelspitze (translated)
Key Pousttchi wrote that the SPD is creating a bogeyman around Bas and Wüst is participating in it. He described the comparison to a mother-daughter relationship as absurd: Bas is 47 years old, her husband is 74 and has a 42-year-old daughter from his previous marriage. Grief must be respected, but it should not be instrumentalized. #SPD #Politik #Trauer (translated)
Gr@ntlɘr asked whether the SPD was using Bas's resignation from the left bloc as a frontal attack on the CDU and CSU. The author suspected that this could serve as preparation for a coalition election campaign aimed at bringing R2G with Schwesig to power in Germany. https://t.co/n7ouxhazk6 #SPD #CDU #Politik (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)
Kolja Barghoorn referred to a witty comeback from Helmut Kohl in response to the question of what he was getting paid for. He wrote that an AfD politician would be considered anti-constitutional today for a similar remark and called that ridiculous. #Politik #AfD #Schlagfertigkeit (translated)
A comment criticizes that plagiarism accusations against politicians like Mario Voigt are often politically motivated and emphasizes the necessity to address scientific misconduct objectively and independently of political power struggles. #Plagiatsvorwürfe #Wissenschaft #Politik (translated)
The author wrote that Germany must actively work towards a ceasefire in Ukraine. While the US president is making deals everywhere, Germany is merely holding up a flag, he criticized. This cannot continue; a different approach is needed, he stated. https://t.co/tsAnTLOFiI #Frieden #Ukraine #Politik #DE #UA #US (translated)
LilitThyra wrote that Bärbel Bas has resigned as co-chair of the SPD and Federal Minister of Labor. Bas cited her grief over the death of her stepdaughter as the reason, but also made accusations against the Union. According to LilitThyra, criticism has also increased that Bas is delaying reforms and not presenting any draft laws. This led to a conflict between the Union and the SPD. #Koalition #SPD #Politik (translated)
Daniel Schatz wrote that demonstrators in Sweden on the anniversary of October 7 openly praised mass murder, violence, terror, and Hamas. In Gothenburg, demonstrators allegedly waved Hamas flags and images of Yahya Sinwar and Abu Obeida according to him. In Stockholm, demonstrators participated in a march, according to Schatz, with a sign where the word "Gaza" was designed to associate with the sign "Arbeit macht frei" at Auschwitz. He also described a man in a Gestapo-like leather coat, with a bundle of banknotes and a bloody mask depicting Benjamin Netanyahu, as the leader of the group. Schatz wrote that such comparisons constituted antisemitism according to the IHRA definition, which Sweden had adopted. He claimed that similar incidents had been ongoing for three years, despite politicians saying that the fight against antisemitism was a top priority, and questioned when the police and judicial system would intervene. #Antisemitism #Sverige #Hamas (translated)
Bernd Kaiser expressed his condolences to Bärbel Bas on the death of her stepdaughter but accused her of politically exploiting the tragedy. He wrote that Bas is resigning from her position as Federal Minister of Labor and the presidency of the SPD party but is keeping her Bundestag mandate. Kaiser criticized that Bas would therefore continue to receive a salary and additionally statutory transitional pay: the full ministerial salary for three months and then half for up to two years. He compared this to the regulations for employees: those who lose a stepchild have no right to statutory special leave; in the public sector, there are two days off for the death of direct relatives. He claimed that Bas did not change this regulation during her time in office. Kaiser accused Bas of evading political responsibility by referring to grief and public attacks while the costs would be borne by taxpayers. #BärbelBas #SPD #Doppelmoral #BärbelBas #SPD #Politik (translated)
