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The President of the Thuringian State Office for the Protection of the Constitution has expressed concerns about state security under a potential AfD-led state government. AfD leaders reject the idea of a cross-party prime minister, while an SPD district administrator calls for talks with the AfD.
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Four public transport companies in Schleswig-Holstein are on strike, including bus companies in Kiel, Lübeck, Flensburg, Neumünster, and Plön. The Verdi union is demanding a 6.5 percent pay increase.
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Katharina Dröge, parliamentary group leader of Alliance 90/The Greens, comments on budget week. The article title is "Klingbeil Tricks".
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The planned transport budget for 2027 includes cuts to rail infrastructure, bridge repairs, and climate-friendly measures. Despite a special fund for infrastructure and climate neutrality, associations and the opposition criticize the reduction of funds for maintaining and expanding the rail network, as well as for e-buses and cycling.
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A study in the journal PNAS found that only about a quarter of designated marine protected areas offer effective protection, primarily due to continued fishing with little oversight.
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Saxony-Anhalt's AfD plans a €100 million "deportation offensive" and a tenfold increase in detention places. However, experts estimate few of the approximately 4,700 individuals obligated to leave can be deported, as most have tolerated stays.
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The Bundestag is discussing the draft budget for 2027, which foresees higher spending and debt. Planned expenditures in the core budget are 555.4 billion euros, with net borrowing of 118.7 billion euros. Criticism has been raised regarding the focus on defense and the planned transfer of funds from the Climate and Transformation Fund.
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Climate change could favor the cultivation of the valuable spice saffron in Germany, particularly in the Lausitz region on sandy soils. The second German Saffron Symposium took place yesterday in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district to network German saffron growers.
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The Social Association of Germany (SoVD) is calling for a change to planned reform projects. Specific details of the requested course correction are not mentioned in the provided text.