1. I mentioned that attack on former mayor of Berlin (Giffey) yesterday....well, cops now say the guy is 74 years old, and mentally ill....no real motivation.
2. Just an odd piece on Focus this AM....discussing germs/bacteria on bank notes (Euro bills). Released by Sparkasse (the big German bank). Just the way it sounds....if you were being paid for something in cash (bills)...there is some risk of a bug being passed around.
Yeah, it sounds like you should spray your bills down with some 'cleaning' agent. I wouldn't advise it. But this 'warning' would hype up people.
3. Major CDU Party player (Kretschmer) is voicing the idea that part-time work is NOT a right, and that Germans ought to go back to the standard 40-hour a week deal.
I reviewed the numbers....from 2022, the German average (per person) was 34.7 hours per week.
If you polled the public....I'd say that three out of four Germans employed....prefer in the 34 to 36 hours range, and it'd be awful hard to convince them to reverse things....going back to 40 a week.
For companies, you have to plan around this, and have extra employees....to make up the missing four to six hours. In a company like Audi or BMW....it might be a big deal.
4. There is talk at both state and federal levels of Germany....of new punishments for attacking (physically) politicians.
I'm guessing even if they pass this....it'll be challenged in court...on the logic that all citizens should have the same protection from threats/harm....not just politicians.
5. WELT item....Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg got dragged into court for resisting arrest. So the judge in this case....asked if she has a job or income. 'No' was the answer.
6. Germany up for the FIFA World Cup deal in 2027? NO. FIFA has rated them down on the list....Brazil moves up.
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