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Die deutsch-türkischen Beziehungen waren lange Zeit von offenen Differenzen geprägt. Die Antrittsbesuche von Kanzler Merz und Außenminister Johann Wadephul vor einem Jahr brachten eine neue Tonlage. Der Besuch Wüsts steht im Zusammenhang mit dem 65. Jahrestag des deutsch-türkischen Anwerbeabkommens, das die Zuwanderung hunderttausender türkischer Arbeitskräfte in die Bundesrepublik Deutschland eingeleitet hat.
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Die Landesregierung NRW wird ihre wirtschaftlichen Beziehungen zur Türkei weiter ausbauen und konkrete Schritte zur Modernisierung der Zollunion vorantreiben.
Likely · Within months
Der Besuch Wüsts wird als Auftakt zu intensiveren hochrangigen Kontakten zwischen NRW und der Türkei gesehen werden.
Possible · Within months
Seven months before the French presidential election, the investigative platform Mediapart accuses the chairman of the Rassemblement National, Jordan Bardella, of anti-Semitic statements from 2013 to 2015. Bardella rejects the allegations as fakes and says she will take legal action. Marine Le Pen defends him and calls it madness.
To mark the 75th birthday of the Federal Constitutional Court, a ceremony took place in the Karlsruhe town hall, attended by the Federal President, Chancellor and numerous dignitaries. The event remained well-paced and criticism-free, with musical performances and staged readings. The author emphasizes the reserved atmosphere, which contrasts with the current political dissolution of boundaries.

After the failed recall petition against Mayor David Rendel (SPD) in Raunheim, there were allegations of falsification of voting documents after opponents found shredded paper in the town hall basement. Police are investigating as the political atmosphere in the city remains toxic and calls for resignations continue.

The federal government is planning a care reform due to rising costs and falling contributors. Health Minister Linnemann (CDU) is focusing on savings and longer personal contributions in nursing homes, while the SPD is proposing a care cost cap of 1,500 euros per month and calling for a higher contribution assessment limit. Negotiations are ongoing and failure would be a setback for the coalition.
According to NRW Prime Minister Wüst, Türkiet's President Erdogan has shown great interest in the recent election results in Germany and in deeper arms cooperation between Turkey and Germany. Wüst emphasized that Erdogan is following the domestic political situation very closely and is also informed about developments in football.
Two days before the cabinet vote, the SPD and CDU argue about the nursing care reform: The SPD wants to block the reform and is demanding higher participation from private nursing care insurance and a nursing care cap of 1,500 euros. Andy Burnham makes his first appearance as British Prime Minister at the Labor Party Conference, while Jens Spahn resigns his seat on the Bundestag Budget Committee amid politicized debates and furlough controversy.