Saturday, November 23, 2024

23 November 2024: 3 German News Stories

 1.  Essay piece on Focus this AM....discussing the TV tax in Germany.  Key factor?  They ask....what exactly are you getting from ARD/ZDF (the two public TV networks) for 9-billion Euro?

They have a point.  The longer this increase chatter goes on....the more frustrated the public becomes.  

2.  VW boss says avoiding plant closures...is not going to occur.  Even with gov't involvement at this point....they'd require a ton of money to correct the problems.

3.  New polling done for the weekend:

CDU-CSU at 32-percent. SPD remains at 16-percent.  AfD at 18-percent.

Greens at 12-percent.  FDP....at 3-percent. BSW loses a point....at 5-percent.  Linke at 4-percent (a gain of 1 point).  

Key factor.....you need five-percent minimum to get seats in the Bundestag.

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