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Die Regierung plant eine Entlastung für Autofahrer durch eine Senkung der Steuern auf Kraftstoffe.
Der neue Tankrabatt ist auf den Weg gebracht. Mit Stimmen aus der Unionsfraktion und der SPD-Fraktion hat der Bundestag am Freitag die entsprechende Steuersenkung für Autofahrerinnen und Autofahrer beschlossen.
Ziel der schwarz-roten Regierung ist es, die Spritpreis-Entlastung noch zum 1. Oktober zu verwirklichen. Dafür muss in einem nächsten Schritt nun auch der Bundesrat zustimmen.
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Zustimmung des Bundesrates erforderlich für Inkrafttreten.
Likely · Within weeks
Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) plans to speak at the migration conference in Munich about expanding the mandate of the EU border protection agency Frontex. In the future, Frontex will also be responsible for returning migrants after border procedures and deportations from transit states such as Serbia or Albania, as well as helping to organize returns to deportation centers in third countries. At the Munich Migration Meeting, 17 European interior ministers and EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner will discuss migration policy.
The Berlin Left rejects accusations of anti-Semitism, but is self-critical. Party leader Elif Eralp emphasizes the right to security for Jewish people and wants to strengthen Jewish life. State chairwoman Kerstin Wolter admits mistakes in the party and calls for clarification. The party is seeking a coalition with the Greens and SPD, while incidents at an election party in Neukölln sparked nationwide debate.
U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk begins his workday in Geneva as he speaks out about the potential unpopularity among those in power over his upcoming speech at the League of Nations Palace, while addressing practical concerns such as the weather and his appearance.
At the special party conference of the Berlin Left, Elif Eralp criticized the anti-Semitism allegations against her party as destructive and emphasized the task of bringing people together. She called for the socialization of large housing companies like Vonovia and expressed solidarity with Jewish, Palestinian and queer life in Berlin. At the same time, state chairwoman Kerstin Wolter responded to internal criticism, acknowledged mistakes and emphasized the party's duty to investigate anti-Semitic incidents. In addition to the Left, the SPD and the Greens are discussing possible coalition options, while Baden-Württemberg is offering to take over from Berlin police officers and the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt is demanding disproportionate representation in committees, which the CDU rejects.
Saxony's Interior Minister Armin Schuster (CDU) is proposing an annual asylum quota instead of individual legal entitlement and is met with sharp criticism from the opposition and coalition partners, who see the fundamental right to asylum as being called into question.
After the Left's election victory in Berlin, there is discussion about the party's ability to govern, particularly because of the demand for the socialization of large housing companies and repeated accusations of anti-Semitism against the Neukölln district association. The focus is on Bundestag member Ferat Koçak due to contacts with people with suspected terrorist organizations and anti-Semitic statements.