Good morning, dear readers, and welcome to the final sprint towards the weekend!
Ines Härtel: The first, the ninth – and therefore also the first.(Photo: picture alliance / dpa)
Before Friday everyone does his things from one on, there is still something to be done: Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier appoints the legal professor Ines Härtel as a judge at the Federal Constitutional Court. The act is a twofold novelty in German history: Härtel becomes the ninth woman in the 16-member chamber; for the first time ever, more women than men are represented there. Above all, Härtel becomes the first woman from East Germany to hold this highest judicial post.
The world looks to New York today, where the UN Security Council finally votes on you final compromise on aid to Syria from. If, like Tuesday, a veto by Russia – one of Syria's most important allies – and China also fails, the cross-border aid mechanism for millions of Syrians will expire without a successor solution.
In Venice Hope for future safety against floods in the lagoon city is once again sprouting. There will be a bigger one Test for the Mose flood protection system carried out. Venice often suffers from flooding. The flood protection system has been planned and built for years, but there are always delays – maybe a conclusion of the mega-project is getting closer with today's test.
And that should be enough for us to start with, so we start the day. My name is Max Raudszus, if you have any questions, criticism or suggestions please contact me at max.raudszus (at) nachrichtenmanufaktur.de. With this in mind, a relaxed ride into the weekend for all of us!
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