Air conditioning in Germany is now officially a good thing.
Greens’ Dröge calls for air conditioning push in public facilities – The co-leader of Germany’s Greens, Katharina Dröge, appeals in this week’s Bild am Sonntag newspaper for rapid moves to install air conditioning units in key public buildings.
You know. Key public buildings like the German Bundestag.
That means job cuts. Deep cuts, in this case.
Job Cuts at VW: Auto Giant Plans to Cut Up to 100,000 Jobs – The crisis in the auto industry continues. VW is now reportedly doubling its original layoff plans – and some plants are also expected to be closed.
According to information from Manager Magazin, the Volkswagen Group plans to cut up to 100,000 jobs. Citing insider information, the publication reported that the restructuring is to be carried out over the next few years. This would effectively double the previous job-cut target. In addition, plans are reportedly in place to close four plants in Hanover, Emden, Zwickau, and Neckarsulm (Audi) in the medium term.
It’s felt them though. In the ancient past.
Germany hit by record temperatures as heatwave moves east – Germans braced for sweltering conditions on Saturday as a heatwave linked to dozens of deaths in Western Europe was expected to move east after temperatures broke records above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).
Everybody knows why Germans don’t have air conditioning.
Unlike the US or parts of Asia, many homes in Germany and northern Europe aren’t equipped to deal with extreme heat. But as the world gets hotter, trends are changing.
German of the day: Amerikabild
That means image of America.
The soccer fan who is shaking up Germany’s image of America – For years, Germans have viewed the U.S. primarily through headlines and mostly negative news: Donald Trump, polarization, gun violence, and culture wars. And now an unknown German soccer fan named “Freddy from Germany” comes along, posts on social media about his first visit to a “Waffle House,” expresses amazement at a massive gas station with more than a hundred pumps and a shooting range right in the middle of an outdoor store—and suddenly, millions of people are seeing a different side of America…
Perhaps this World Cup ultimately says more about Germany than it does about the United States.
Across the nation.
Trains resume after radio issue resolved, Deutsche Bahn says – Train services across Germany have resumed following a technical meltdown on Tuesday night. But regional and suburban rail operators warned that continued delays were possible into Wednesday morning.
This time it’s “blame the Designated Bad Guy for everything.”
They just switched it from Trump to Merz.
Germans’ New National Sport: Blaming Friedrich Merz for Everything – Blaming the current chancellor cannot conceal the deeper, collective responsibility for Germany’s nearly 20 years of drift.
That impulse says less about Mr. Merz than about the political maturity of the Federal Republic.
After that, it will look again at nuclear-powered electricity.
It’s only a matter of time.
Is Germany looking again at coal-powered electricity?
Germany is the biggest user of coal for power generation in Europe, and the fourth largest in the world after China, India and the US. But it has pledged to stop using it altogether by 2038.
For lignite, the low-quality soft coal that is the most polluting, Germany has even brought the phase out forward to 2030.
Currently some 20% of German power generation comes from coal, but it wishes to end this as it focuses on growing wind and solar.
That means doobie scoot canoe.
Just in the nick of time.
J Watt, American Airlines help rescue viral stranded German tourist Freddy in time for World Cup game – Viral German soccer fan Freddy’s frantic race to reach Germany’s World Cup match in Toronto appeared headed for a happy ending late Friday after he revealed he was finally airborne following a day of weather delays, canceled flights and a social media campaign to get him to Canada.
“UPDATE: We’re on the plane to Buffalo!!!” Freddy wrote on X. “American Airlines was incredibly helpful and made it possible for us to get on this flight.”
Freddy also credited former NFL star JJ Watt, who he said worked behind the scenes to help arrange the last-minute travel plans after severe weather threatened to derail his trip to Saturday’s Germany-Ivory Coast showdown.
Observing Hermann 