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18/11/2022

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09/11/2022

200 euro fine! An 80-year-old collected too many mushrooms in Germany

In Germany, mushroom picking is regulated by law, which means you can’t pick any amount of these gifts of the forest. Those who do not comply with the regulations and take more than the allowed amount of mushrooms out of the forest are committing theft under German law and can be fined up to 5,000...

08/06/2022

Berlin is the capital of monkeypox. The number of infections in Germany is increasing

An increasing number of monkeypox cases are being reported in Germany. On Tuesday, the Robert Koch Institute reported that 80 cases of the disease have been reported so far. While the data comes from nine federal states, by far the largest number of infections have been found in Berlin. Since last F...

31/05/2022

Monkeypox: German health minister announces first vaccine shipment

German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach expects the first 40,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine to be delivered in the first two weeks of June. A further 200,000 doses are expected to be delivered at a later date, the SPD politician told the ARD program “Bericht aus Berlin” on Sunday. He noted that t...

30/05/2022

Asparagus crisis in Germany: Decreasing demand and price competition from abroad, including Poland, Spain and Greece.

Eckhard Kuhl still can’t believe that his fields in the district of Elbe-Elster in Brandenburg are still full of unharvested asparagus that no customer has wanted to buy in recent weeks. Many producers in Germany are currently facing a slump in the asparagus market. “It makes my heart bleed” ....

24/05/2022

Germany: the first case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Saxony-Anhalt

The first case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Saxony-Anhalt. A man from the district of Jerichower Land, who is currently in home isolation, has fallen ill, the Ministry of Social Affairs said on Monday. The man complained of the ailment after returning from a trip. In most cases, the disease ha...

20/05/2022

Census 2022 in Germany: Here's how to recognize if you're dealing with a real countryman

In general, you should be cautious when dealing with strangers who suddenly knock on your door. However, some visits are justified, such as those related to the conduct of this year’s census in Germany. Interviewers have a special badge However, visits by interviewers made as part of the census ar...

18/05/2022

A political showdown over the €9 ticket. Vote in the Bundesrat on Friday

The preparatory work has been largely completed. Pre-sales at some transport companies are due to start next week; at the VVS in Stuttgart, the ticket has already been available since May 13. As part of a package of concessions passed in response to rising energy prices, the federal government has d...

15/05/2022

For 9 euros through Germany - now you know from when it will be possible!

Consumers in Germany will be able to buy a so-called monthly ticket for 9 euros with Deutsche Bahn from May 23. Provided that the Bundestag and Bundesrat approve the project. The ticket will be available through the DB Navigator app and all other digital rail channels, the company said Sunday. “It...

11/05/2022

Professor Marylyn Addo assumes return of compulsory masks in Germany

Infectious disease expert Marylyn Addo believes that masks will be made compulsory again in Germany this winter: “We will have a good summer. In the autumn, the number of illnesses will increase again. I assume that in winter we will return to protective measures such as mandatory masks – at lea...

10/05/2022

Zelenski promises parade in Kiev after victory over Russia

In reaction to the Victory Parade in Moscow, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski released a video in which he objected to Russia’s appropriation of the victory over N**i Germany in World War II. He stressed that Ukrainians also won in 1945. – and now they will also achieve victory. “On the ...

09/05/2022

Expert expects an assault on gas stations in Germany from June

The EU oil embargo could have serious consequences for German petrol stations. In an interview with the magazine “Wirtschaftswoche”, the head of the association of independent petrol stations (Bundesverband Freier Tankstellen) Duraid El Obeid expressed his deep concern about the current situatio...

06/05/2022

Next week, summer will come to Germany. Thermometers will indicate even 30 ° C!

Thursday was the last day of changeable weather in Germany: From Sunday the sun will be shining and next week it will get warmer every day. According to the synoptics, it will already be quite pleasant on Saturday, and from Sunday the weather will be truly summer. The mercury columns will rise in Ge...

05/05/2022

Federal Court of Justice ruling: gyms must refund customers for months in which they were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

The Federal Court of Justice (German: Bundesgerichtshof, BGH) in Karlsruhe has issued a ruling that is important to many sports enthusiasts in Germany: gyms must refund their customers’ fees for months in which they were closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Germany’s highest civil court has r...

04/05/2022

The federal government is considering the delivery of five PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine

The German government continues to study the possibility of delivering self-propelled howitzers from the Bundeswehr’s arsenal to Ukraine. Lambrecht on possibility of getting howitzers to Ukraine On Wednesday, Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht told a cabinet meeting at Schloss Meseberg near Berl...

03/05/2022

Germany faces shortage of canned tomatoes

More food products are likely to become significantly more expensive in Germany: There are signs of bottlenecks in the supply of canned tomatoes. Wholesalers and producers are already reporting price increases that will be passed on to retailers. A good harvest in Italy won’t change anything Stock...

03/05/2022

Germany: isolation shortened, COVID tests still recommended

In the future, people infected with coronavirus who have completed their five-day isolation are to be recommended to test for COVID-19. According to Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach, this is provided for in the new pandemic guidelines. However, the previously existing requirement to take the....