Friday, June 21, 2024

21 June 2024: Four German News Stories

 1.  Focus item this morning....there's a listing of bridges throughout Germany that require renovation/replacement. A group that monitors it....says by 2026....it's an average of 400 which must be attended to....yearly.

Well....the gov't has cut the budget, so they won't meet the 400-number.  Warning is going out....sooner or later, some bridge will have problems and be completely shut-down.

Within my region....there are three bridges which came up 'suddenly'.....needing repairs, and were shutdown.  Massive issues for public (one took almost 4 years of shutdown to reach replacement status).

2.  Locals in Frankfurt shocked....Denmark-UK soccer game ended, and Brits were entirely 'peaceful'.

3.  German states are pushing for mandated flood-insurance.  Presently, only about one in two homes buy it.  

Me? Well....we  live on a hillside....about 60 meters from the bottom of the hill.  I can't imagine the amount of rain required to make me worried over flooding.

4.  Postbank....cutting 1,000 positions.  Used to be a highly popular bank....today less so.   

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