Paragraph 219a, a ban on advertising for abortion, which has been controversial for many years, was repealed in the Bundestag on Friday. The governing coalition is cheering, and the left also welcomes the step – the Christian Democrats and AfD voted against the repeal. The Bundestag has decided to lift the controversial advertising ban for […]
The 100 billion program to better equip the Bundeswehr is a done deal. The Federal Council has now also approved the necessary amendment to the Basic Law. The German Bundestag had already decided this a week ago. The 100 billion program to upgrade the Bundeswehr can start. After the German Bundestag, the Bundesrat also decided […]
The EU Parliament has approved the de facto ban on petrol and diesel engines: From 2035, new cars in the European Union should no longer be allowed to emit any CO₂. However, the ban still has to be negotiated with the EU countries. On Wednesday, the EU Parliament introduced an effective ban on new cars […]
In a referendum in Kazakhstan, the majority of citizens supported the planned constitutional amendments. More than 77 percent of the population supported a democratization of the political system, according to the country’s Central Election Commission. The Central Electoral Authority of Kazakhstan has announced the preliminary results of the republican referendum, as reported by the news […]
In a referendum in Denmark, an overwhelming majority voted to join military cooperation with the EU. A derogation in this regard that has been in effect for 30 years is therefore no longer applicable. In a referendum on the abolition of the EU defense proviso, one of Denmark’s reservations about the European Union, the supporters […]
On Thursday, the Bundestag voted to reform the Energy Security Act, which will now make it easier for the state to take over energy companies in the future. However, this only applies if the security of supply is at risk. Only one party voted against. Possible energy bottlenecks in the event of a supply stop […]
28 Apr 2022 11:14 am The Bundestag voted Thursday with a joint motion by the Union and the ruling traffic light parties for the delivery of heavy weapons to Ukraine. With a large majority of 586 votes, the deputies called on the federal government to “continue and, where possible, accelerate the delivery of necessary equipment […]
As in 2017, there will be a runoff between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen in this year’s presidential elections in France. According to the Interior Ministry, 92 percent of the votes have now been counted. Accordingly, Macron won 27.4 percent and Le Pen 24.3 percent. Left-wing politician Jean-Luc Mélenchon came third with 21.3 percent […]
7 Apr 2022 9:03 am The German Bundestag votes on Thursday on the introduction of a possible vaccination requirement. The key data of the new draft law on “pandemic prevention through education, mandatory vaccination advice and immunization of the population against Sars-CoV-2” were published in advance. The one present in the world draft version documents […]