Tag: Negotiations
Government crisis: Is the whole of Germany threatened with a weekend driving ban?
The government is seething once again. This time it's about the Climate Protection Act, which is still stuck in parliament. Transport Minister Volker Wissing has set the coalition partners a deadline and is threatening nationwide driving bans if they fail to meet it. The Greens have yet to adopt a clear position on this.
Low emission zone in Krakow stopped for the time being!
On 11 January 2024, the District Administrative Court in Krakow, Poland, stopped the city's planned low emission zone for the time being. The project, known as the Clean Transport Zone (SCT), was intended to designate a part of the city where only cars with certain Euro standards would be allowed to enter. However, despite the good intentions of the city council, the court declared the project invalid.
Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH and lobbying): Where do the 1.5 million euros in donations come from?
Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH), a non-profit organisation for environmental protection, also known for environmental zones and diesel driving bans, is being criticised: it refuses to disclose 15 large donations with a total value of over one million euros. The media company Table.Media discovered this in the lobby register of the German Bundestag. But what does this mean for DUH's credibility? What is the actual aim of its work?
Wave of protests continues - large lorry rally to Berlin last Friday
The haulage industry in Germany is at its limit and has made its displeasure known in Berlin over the last few days. Over 1,500 lorry drivers took part in the rally to the capital to draw attention to their problems. At the centre of the complaints are a lack of parking spaces and higher toll charges, which are keeping the industry on tenterhooks.
Expensive agricultural diesel and vehicle tax: farmers paralyse Germany on 8 January
Farmers in Germany are taking to the barricades because of the loss of subsidies for agricultural diesel and the new motor vehicle tax for agricultural vehicles. Today, Monday, they want to paralyse Germany. Switching to local transport will probably not be a good idea either, as the GDL labour union is also planning to strike.
No lawsuit against Scheuer: despite 243 million euros in damages due to car toll
It's a bitter setback for taxpayers: no legal action against former Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer over the failed car toll. A prestige project of the CSU, which was stopped by the European Court of Justice in 2019 and cost the federal government a lot of money. The Federal Ministry of Transport has now announced that it will not take legal action against Scheuer.
Neither 30 km/h nor more safety for pedestrians and cyclists: Federal Council stops new traffic law
It's official, Germany is on the road to a traffic law disaster! The Bundesrat has blocked a reform of road traffic law, which had envisaged more 30 km/h zones, play streets and bus and cycle lanes, head-on. The state governments have thus cancelled Transport Minister Wissing's proposal and brought us one step closer to the abyss.
Discrimination against SUV drivers: Paris triples parking fees for heavy cars
It's hard to believe: The city of Paris is planning to triple the parking fees for heavy cars. A targeted attack on SUV drivers, who in future will have to pay 18 euros per hour when they park their vehicle in the French capital. Once again, it is the drivers who are being asked to pay - and this time it is the owners of large cars who are being hit particularly hard.
Hessian SPD punished: Also because of transport policy?
The Hessian SPD caused a stir shortly before the state elections on Sunday. When it came to transport policy, you not only wanted a drastic reduction in individual transport, you also did not shy away from interfering with citizens' private rights. Have you now been punished for this?
Euro 7: EU shies away from tighter regulations
The new Euro 7 emissions standard is due to come into force in 2025. Actually, the new standard should affect the emissions of all vehicles. The EU Council has now decided against tightening it for passenger cars and vans compared to Euro 6. In view of the stricter limits for air quality, which the EU decided on exactly a fortnight ago, the decision of the EU Council seems paradoxical.