ROUNDUP: Harried home buyers – concern about rising interest rates
MNCHEN – Inflation and rising interest rates are fueling the search for houses and apartments in Germany. Both the Landesbausparkassen and the financing broker Interhyp have reported a strong increase in demand since the beginning of the year – obviously driven by concerns that real estate and interest costs could become even more expensive. According to the financial sector and Munich’s Ifo Institute, it would be even more difficult for prospective buyers who were less well off financially to find their own home or apartment because of the double burden of simultaneously rising interest rates and building costs.
Kehl announces: Changes from Haaland and Adeyemi are imminent
MNICH – The departure of star striker Erling Haaland at Borussia Dortmund (BVB (Borussia Dortmund)) is imminent according to license player boss Sebastian Kehl. “I believe that we will have clarity next week,” said the future BVB sports director on Sunday at Sport1 in the “double pass”. Haaland has an exit clause in Dortmund and is reportedly about to move to Manchester City. Because of the death and previous serious illness of Haaland’s advisor Mino Raiola, the topic of the Haaland change had dragged on longer than expected.
Rose: ‘I’ll still be the coach of Borussia Dortmund next year’
FRTH – BVB coach Marco Rose showed himself to be fighting after the 3-1 win in Frth. “Next year I’ll still be the coach of Borussia Dortmund (BVB (Borussia Dortmund))”, emphasized the soccer coach of the second division of the Bundesliga on Saturday on the pay-TV channel Sky and thus reacted to ambiguous statements by licensed player boss Sebastian Kehl.
Bahn records more trips abroad than before the crisis
BERLIN – People are getting on the train again more often for trips abroad. “In international travel, we are currently exceeding the bookings from spring 2019,” said rail boss Richard Lutz on Sunday. “That was the record year in passenger transport before the pandemic.” In March, eleven percent and in April almost 25 percent more people were traveling in international long-distance transport with trains from Deutsche Bahn or their cooperation partners from abroad than in 2019, it said.
Car rental company Sixt expands to Canada
PULLACH/VANCOUVER – The car rental company Sixt (Sixt SE St) also wants to get involved in the Canadian rental car market in the future. Stations in Vancouver and Toronto are to be opened in May and June, as the Pullach-based company announced on Saturday. They want to open their own company for the Canadian market.
Controversial mask deals: Mail order company contradicts Kliemann
BERLIN – The mail order company ABOUT YOU contradicts the criticized influencer and businessman Fynn Kliemann on protective mask business. The case deals with the question of whether the actual place of production – Asia instead of Europe – was deliberately concealed in 2020. Musician Kliemann, who is related to the textile manufacturer Global Tactics, announced on Friday that About You knew that the deliveries came from different countries, including outside of Europe. About You co boss Tarek Mller wrote on Twitter: “That’s not true.”
Twitter account suspension: defeat for Trump in court
WASHINGTON – Former US President Donald Trump has suffered a defeat in a legal battle to have his Twitter (Twitter) account suspended. A federal judge in the US state of California dismissed a corresponding lawsuit by Trump on Friday. However, the judge gave Trump and his lawyers the option of resubmitting them in a different form. The plaintiffs did not argue from a strong position, the reasoning for the judgment said. Twitter is a private company and the First Amendment, which protects freedom of expression, applies to government interference – but not to alleged interference by private companies, it said.
Rosatom wants compensation for failed order in Finland
MOSCOW/HELSINKI – The Russian power plant builder Rosatom is demanding damages from Finland for the failed order for the Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant. Rosatom is also ready to build the nuclear power plant in Pyhjoki, about 500 kilometers north of Helsinki. “In the meantime, we have no choice but to defend ourselves and seek compensation for this unlawful termination,” it said in a statement Friday.
Integration of the Girocard into online payments in the second half of the year
FRANKFURT/BERLIN – One year after the starting signal, Germany’s banks and savings banks are preparing the next step to standardize their online payment processes. “The contractual and technical foundations for the integration of the digital giro card are currently being created,” said the German banking industry (DK) when asked by the German press agency. “The integration of the Girocard as a further access route in the online payment method Giropay should start in the second half of the year.”
ROUNDUP: Arson device on building of Russian news agency in Berlin
BERLIN – According to the police, the dangerous object found on Friday in the building of a Russian news agency in Berlin-Steglitz is an incendiary device. However, this did not ignite, a police spokeswoman told the German Press Agency on Saturday. Forensic technicians destroyed the incendiary device, no one was injured.
Dairies: Milk and cheese could become even more expensive
OSNABRCK – According to the responsible industry association, dairy products could soon become significantly more expensive. “In the case of dairy products with longer contract terms, the price increases in the shops have not really arrived yet, that will only happen in the coming weeks and months,” said Bjrn Bürgermann, Managing Director of the Dairy Industry Association, of the “Neue Osnabrcker Zeitung” (NOZ, Saturday edition). .
Eon calculation sees potential for gas savings in households
MUNICH – According to a calculation by the energy company Eon (EON SE), households in Germany could make a “significant contribution” to greater independence from gas imports from Russia. Eon assumed for the calculation that ten percent of residential buildings in Germany with photovoltaic systems and 20 percent of private gas heating will be replaced by heat pumps. If the room temperature were then reduced by an average of one degree Celsius in all other apartments and houses with gas heating, this would result in savings of a total of 103 terawatt hours of natural gas per year, Eon announced in Munich.
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