OVERALL ROUNDUP 2: Habeck announces stricter antitrust law in the tank discount dispute
BERLIN (dpa-AFX) – In the dispute over the tank discount, Economics Minister Robert Habeck is now threatening the mineral oil companies with tightening of antitrust law. If necessary, the Green politician also wants to enable the companies to be broken up. In addition, illegal profits should be skimmed off more easily. This is essentially a position paper from the Federal Ministry of Economics, which was first reported on by the “Spiegel” on Sunday. So far, such an approach has been linked to high hurdles. “A right that cannot be used is not in the interests of the inventor,” said Habeck.
Tesla announces three-for-one stock split
AUSTIN – With the US electric car manufacturer Tesla, another large US company has announced a stock split in order to make its shares cheaper for small investors. Tech billionaire’s company Elon Musk announced on Friday after the US market close that its board of directors will agree to a three-for-one split if approved by stockholders at the upcoming AGM. Tesla had already announced in March that it was planning a split. But it was unclear in what proportion.
ROUNDUP 2: The situation at the airports is not expected to improve quickly
BERLIN – Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) does not expect the situation at the airports to improve anytime soon, with numerous flight cancellations and delays. “The situation in the European air traffic system is an enormous challenge for everyone,” Wissing told the “Bild am Sonntag”. The shortage of skilled workers is increasingly affecting people’s everyday lives. Short-term solutions are rather unlikely. The CSU traffic expert Ulrich Lange criticized Wissing sharply: “He can’t just duck away with a shrug and leave people alone with the traffic chaos that the traffic lights are partly to blame for.”
USA ends corona test requirement for travelers from abroad
WASHINGTON – Travelers from abroad to the United States will no longer be required to present a negative coronavirus test before their flight, effective Sunday. This was announced by the health authority CDC on Friday (local time) in Washington. The pandemic has “entered a new phase” due to widespread vaccination, the availability of treatment options and growing immunity within the population, the authority justified the step. This has reduced the risk in the USA of becoming seriously ill with corona or even dying. The US travel industry has long been calling for an end to mandatory testing for fully vaccinated air travelers.
ROUNDUP/Rheinmetall: Six Marder infantry fighting vehicles ready
BERLIN/DSSELDORF (dpa-AFX) – According to its own statements, the armaments group Rheinmetall has completed the modernization of the first Marder-type armored personnel carriers. Six vehicles are already “ready”, said a company spokesman on Sunday when asked. Chairman of the board Armin Papperger told the “Bild am Sonntag”: “We are in the process of repairing 100 Marder infantry fighting vehicles, the first vehicles are already ready.” With regard to a possible delivery to Ukraine, he added: “When and where the martens are delivered is the decision of the federal government.”
Qatar takes Total stake in new LNG project
PARIS/DOHA – Qatar has awarded French energy group TotalEnergies a 25 percent stake in a new liquefied natural gas project with which the Arab country hopes to significantly increase its ability to export liquefied natural gas (LNG). Totalenergies announced on Sunday that the joint venture with the state-owned company QatarEnergy would produce in a quarter of North Field East (NFE). The export volume of liquid gas should thus increase from 77 to 110 million tons per year by 2027.
Gas Station Association: High fuel prices due to high procurement costs
BERLIN – According to the estimates of the east German gas station operators, the tank discount will definitely lead to falling petrol and diesel prices – albeit not to the extent that was previously hoped. “We all expected a lot more,” said Hans-Joachim Rhlemann, chairman of the Association of Garage and Petrol Station Trades North-East, on Sunday in Berlin of the German Press Agency. The prices for petrol and diesel at filling stations in eastern Germany were hovering around the 2 euro mark on Sunday morning.
Media: Dortmund interested in Hoffenheim’s David Raum
DORTMUND – Bundesliga soccer club Borussia Dortmund is interested in Hoffenheim’s David Raum according to Sky information. BVB wanted to “absolutely” sign the 24-year-old, it said. Raum still has a contract with TSG 1899 Hoffenheim until June 30, 2026. The transfer is still a bit far away because it is difficult, but the Sky report also said. After Niklas Sle, Nico Schlotterbeck and Karim Adeyemi, Raum would be the next national soccer player to switch to BVB.
CSU environmental politician for a limited continuation of the nuclear power plants
BERLIN (dpa-AFX) – The CSU environmental politician Anja Weisgerber has called for a “coordinated and comprehensible decision” by the traffic light coalition on the further use of nuclear energy. At the same time, the environmental policy spokeswoman for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group spoke out in favor of the temporary continued operation of the last three nuclear power plants that are still connected to the grid in view of the high energy prices.
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