Tag: Transport Policy
Neighboring countries in conversation: Will the Deutschlandticket soon be valid abroad?
Neighboring countries in discussion Will the Deutschlandticket soon be valid abroad? 07/21/2023, 8:58 am If Federal Minister of Transport Wissing has his way, the Deutschlandticket will soon also be valid…
Across the continent at 300 km/h: This is what Europe’s high-speed rail network could look like
At 300 km/h across the continent This is what Europe’s high-speed rail network could look like 07/08/2023 11:53 am Europe’s railways are proposing a radical expansion of the high-speed network…
“Commitment from March broken”: Railway associations angry about meager rail budget
“March promise broken” Railway associations upset about meager rail budget 07/05/2023, 4:25 p.m In order to clear the modernization backlog on the German rail network, Minister of Transport Wissing has…
Federal government changes course: Wissing wants to “get the rails in good shape as quickly as possible”
Government is changing course Wissing wants to “get the rail in good shape as soon as possible” 6/7/2023 3:13 p.m Parts of the rail network in Germany are in a…
Controversy over the new EU emissions standard: Wissing: That’s why I reject Euro 7
Dispute over new EU emissions standard Wissing: That’s why I reject Euro 7 06/09/2023 08:57 am The plans for the new Euro 7 emission standard are causing a dispute in…
Wissing rejects: Association of cities wants a free hand at 30 km/h
Wissing refuses Association of cities wants a free hand with Tempo 30 6/6/2023 2:36 am Tempo 50 is currently the standard speed throughout Germany. Transport Minister Wissing wants it to…
“Money stays in the DB Group”: Why Deutsche Bahn is (almost) unrivalled
If you want to travel long distances by train in Germany, you cannot avoid the Deutsche Bahn. In regional transport, the selection is much more colorful. And yet a case…
Three billion for the ailing network: Bahn hires 3,000 specialists for construction work
Three billion for the ailing network Bahn is hiring 3,000 skilled workers for construction work 05/18/2023 9:53 p.m Things are worse for the German rail network than even Infrastructure Director…
Improvements required: OECD report reprimands German transport sector
improvements required OECD report censures German transport sector 05/08/2023, 10:10 p.m Experts from the OECD see a lot of positive things in Germany’s efforts towards natural climate protection. Measures in…
Wissing does not have to follow up: climate expert council “surprised” by the Chancellor
For the Climate Expert Council, it came as a “surprise” that the Chancellery has released the Federal Ministry of Transport from the obligation for an immediate climate programme. “The climate…
Separation of network and operation: CDU and CSU want to break up the railway
Separation of network and operation CDU and CSU want to smash Bahn 4/16/2023 5:13 am Deutsche Bahn wants to put the traffic lights back on track. A more radical reform…
Traffic light decision on 144 projects: Ricarda Lang doubts accelerated motorway expansion
Traffic light decision on 144 projects Ricarda Lang doubts accelerated highway expansion 04/01/2023, 10:15 am After a long struggle, the traffic light coalition agrees on an accelerated expansion of the…