1. Refugee summit action? The sixteen German states and the federal gov't met. I'd say that three key things came out: another billion Euro was found to help the states on cost (enough for now, but go expect another demand for more cash by the end of 2023), federal folks promised quicker action on deportation, and some marginal promise of fewer refugees (unlikely) in the future.
2. There's some chatter that a mandate will occur....where if you enter an emergency care situation (either in the emergency room or via a vehicle/doctor situation)....a 20-Euro fee will occur (either by cash or card). How the poverty people will pay for this? Unknown. I don't consider this a crazy cost item. It's simply a fee which the insurance folks won't be paying....it'll be a direct payment from you (the consumer).
3. WELT had an interesting piece worth reading for today (Thursday)....talking about the four big grocery chains of Germany (REWE, Edeka, LIDL, and ALDI). All are in heavy competition now (more than ever). Some are looking for ways to cut cost.....going to fewer open hours, and lessening service counters.
Typical open hours now? Locally for me: 7 AM to 9 PM. It's not unusual to find a grocery which stays open to 11 PM.
If you'd brought up these kind of hours back in 1978? People would have gone nuts.
4. WELT also had a article over Covid vax complications....discussing a study where vax people suffered twice as many vascular occlusions as non-vax people. Probably worth reading.
5. 5 November: NFL game in Frankfurt, between Kansas City and Miami. 12 November: Frankfurt, Dolphins versus Colts.
Ticket cost? No mention yet. Stadium can hold 51,000 spectators. I would expect complete sale-outs for both games. VIP seats with drinks/food? Price listed presently is around 2,300 Euro (each). Regular seats? I would presently guess in the 50 to 75 Euro range, but there's going to be a lot of package deals, which bring the price closer to 300 to 500 Euro.
If this goes successfully? I'd suggest a repeat for 2024.
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