1. Gelsenkirchen is the first German city to ban E-scooters. Frankly, I've seen a ton of dangerous handling by teenagers over the past year....in walk-platz areas around where I live.
2. WELT piece.....of all the folks who ran off to the ISIS-war in Syria/Iraq....German authorities figure that 40-percent roughly...have returned to Germany. What the German gov't says....all are facing investigations, possible charges, and 'deradicalization measures'.
3. WELT piece....Tiger mosquito is becoming a major issue in Germany.
4. KaDeWe store in Berlin (the Macey's like store) has been on a spiral downward for the past year. RBB has a piece saying that both the rent for the store....and the sales itself....have been the issue to bring them to near-bankruptcy.
I'll say from my one and only visit (six years ago).....it was a fantastic place to walk around....but I'd never buy anything there.
5. Berlin (the city) is offering a 29-Euro Bahn/bus monthly ticket. Lot of criticism over this....from the Bahn, Bavaria and federal Transport Ministry. They say the city is using city funds to cheapen the ticket (it should be 49-Euro), and that the city gets 'extra' money because of their status as the national capital.
Legally? The three have a point, but I don't think there's a law broken.
6. Just an odd statement that you have to sit and pause over. Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP).....says the German economy is suffering to some degree....mostly from a deficit in the number of hours worked.
He relates this to Italy and France, saying “significantly more work is being done."
It would have helped if he'd related this to something....like to build something in France....it'd take 350 man-hours...while in Germany, it'd take 400 man-hours. But he didn't really say it in that manner.
7. Fairly intense 'mess' going on with tv rights and German soccer.
From what I can figure....there was a auction underway yesterday, and some legal forms arrive....to halt the auction with DFL.
Dispute? Has to do with DAZN,who has the present streaming service contract.
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