US troops are almost everywhere and also make up a large part of NATO’s deployment forces. But in the US, the recruiting base for the military is steadily shrinking. The majority of young adults drop out at the outset, and too few of the rest want it. by Dagmar Henn In Madrid, NATO wants to […]
Only last year was the additional contribution to health insurance for people with statutory health insurance increased. Health Minister Karl Lauterbach is now calling for an increase of 0.3 percent for next year – to 1.6 percent. Predecessor Jens Spahn is also to blame for this. Employees and employers will also be more burdened by […]
27 June 2022 1:15 p.m The North Atlantic Treaty Organization wants to increase the number of its rapid reaction forces to more than 300,000. This was announced by Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday before the summit of the 30 member states in Madrid. So far, the NATO intervention force NRF comprises around 40,000 soldiers. […]
27 June 2022 1:15 p.m The North Atlantic Treaty Organization wants to increase the number of its rapid reaction forces to more than 300,000. This was announced by Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday before the summit of the 30 member states in Madrid. So far, the NATO intervention force NRF comprises around 40,000 soldiers. […]
14 June 2022 06:15 am In May, the number of corporate insolvencies filed in Germany rose by 8.4 percent compared to the previous month. Between January and March, around 3,500 companies had to file for bankruptcy – by the end of May this number was estimated to have risen to over 5,000 bankruptcy applications. Source: […]
3 June 2022 2:39 p.m OPEC+ wants to increase its production much more in the summer than in the past few months. But although the US had urged OPEC to exclude Russia from the oil production agreement, the issue of Russia’s exclusion was not on the agenda of the OPEC ministerial meeting. Source: AFP © […]
In the last year, the Bundeswehr has recorded a significant increase in suspected cases of extremism. According to the Ministry of Defense, there were almost a third more suspected cases at the end of 2021 than in the previous year. Much of this concerned right-wing extremism. The Bundeswehr consists of “more than weapons and equipment, […]
Anti-Russian sanctions over the war in Ukraine continue to push up gas prices. Due to the insolvency of some providers and due to great uncertainty, customers are increasingly turning to well-known basic suppliers. A large provider in Brandenburg based in Lower Saxony is now increasing the costs for consumers. The energy supplier EWE has announced […]
The debate about heavy weapons for Ukraine is massively polarizing in Germany. In an interview between Alice Schwarzer and the FDP politician and arms lobbyist Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, things got hot on Friday. in one interview The pacifist and feminist Alice Schwarzer and the FDP politician met with Der Spiegel on Friday arms lobbyist Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, […]