Thuringia Unemployment Rises to 6.6 Percent Amid Economic Slowdown
Thuringia's January 2025 unemployment rate reached 6.6 percent, a 0.4 percent increase from December 2024, totaling 72,500 unemployed individuals, exceeding the 6.5 percent rate of January 2024. This rise is attributed to expiring contracts, seasonal factors, and a general economic slowdown, impacti...
Thuringia Unemployment Rises to 6.6 Percent Amid Economic Slowdown
Thuringia's January 2025 unemployment rate reached 6.6 percent, a 0.4 percent increase from December 2024, totaling 72,500 unemployed individuals, exceeding the 6.5 percent rate of January 2024. This rise is attributed to expiring contracts, seasonal factors, and a general economic slowdown, impacti...
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44% Bias Score
Warning Against Prophet's Election as Vice-President of Thuringian Parliament
Buchenwald memorial site director Jens-Christian Wagner urged Thuringian lawmakers not to elect AfD politician Jörg Prophet as vice-president of the state parliament due to Prophet's history of Holocaust trivialization and historical revisionism, as documented in the 2021 Thuringian Verfassungsschut...
Warning Against Prophet's Election as Vice-President of Thuringian Parliament
Buchenwald memorial site director Jens-Christian Wagner urged Thuringian lawmakers not to elect AfD politician Jörg Prophet as vice-president of the state parliament due to Prophet's history of Holocaust trivialization and historical revisionism, as documented in the 2021 Thuringian Verfassungsschut...
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44% Bias Score
Immunity Lifted for Thuringian Ministers Amid Corruption Inquiry
Following an anonymous complaint, the immunity of Thuringian BSW ministers Katja Wolf and Steffen Schütz was lifted, allowing for investigations into a Mallorca trip Wolf took to Schütz's private property before the 2024 state election, where Schütz's marketing firm bid for a project in Wolf's city.
Immunity Lifted for Thuringian Ministers Amid Corruption Inquiry
Following an anonymous complaint, the immunity of Thuringian BSW ministers Katja Wolf and Steffen Schütz was lifted, allowing for investigations into a Mallorca trip Wolf took to Schütz's private property before the 2024 state election, where Schütz's marketing firm bid for a project in Wolf's city.
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36% Bias Score
Record Pessimism Grips Thuringian Businesses Amidst Economic Stagnation
A survey of Thuringian businesses reveals record-low optimism, with nearly half expecting a worse economic performance in the coming months due to reduced orders and profits; the regional economy is projected to stagnate in 2025, with recovery not expected until 2026.
Record Pessimism Grips Thuringian Businesses Amidst Economic Stagnation
A survey of Thuringian businesses reveals record-low optimism, with nearly half expecting a worse economic performance in the coming months due to reduced orders and profits; the regional economy is projected to stagnate in 2025, with recovery not expected until 2026.
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48% Bias Score
Deutschlandticket in Thuringia: Increased Fare Evasion and Inspector Safety Concerns
The introduction of the Deutschlandticket in Thuringia has resulted in increased fare evasion in some areas due to higher passenger volumes, while other areas report decreased fare evasion, with increased costs for ticket controls and incidents of verbal and physical aggression against inspectors.
Deutschlandticket in Thuringia: Increased Fare Evasion and Inspector Safety Concerns
The introduction of the Deutschlandticket in Thuringia has resulted in increased fare evasion in some areas due to higher passenger volumes, while other areas report decreased fare evasion, with increased costs for ticket controls and incidents of verbal and physical aggression against inspectors.
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36% Bias Score
Thuringian Justice System Corruption Trial Ends in Guilty Verdicts
A Gera court found three defendants—a former senior Thuringian justice official and two entrepreneurs—guilty of corruption, resulting in a €447,000 loss for Thuringia due to illicit contracts between 2014 and 2019, exposing systemic failures within the state's justice system.
Thuringian Justice System Corruption Trial Ends in Guilty Verdicts
A Gera court found three defendants—a former senior Thuringian justice official and two entrepreneurs—guilty of corruption, resulting in a €447,000 loss for Thuringia due to illicit contracts between 2014 and 2019, exposing systemic failures within the state's justice system.
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32% Bias Score
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48% Bias Score
Thuringian Parliament to Establish Three Investigative Committees, Facing Potential Multi-Million Euro Costs
The Thuringian state parliament plans to form three investigative committees, potentially costing millions of euros, focusing on the Corona pandemic and allegations against the constitutional protection president. Previous committees totaled \~€5.5 million.
Thuringian Parliament to Establish Three Investigative Committees, Facing Potential Multi-Million Euro Costs
The Thuringian state parliament plans to form three investigative committees, potentially costing millions of euros, focusing on the Corona pandemic and allegations against the constitutional protection president. Previous committees totaled \~€5.5 million.
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48% Bias Score
Record Pessimism Among Thuringian Businesses
A survey of Thuringian businesses reveals record-high pessimism, with almost half expecting economic downturn in the coming months due to low order books and profit expectations; economic recovery is not expected until 2026.
Record Pessimism Among Thuringian Businesses
A survey of Thuringian businesses reveals record-high pessimism, with almost half expecting economic downturn in the coming months due to low order books and profit expectations; economic recovery is not expected until 2026.
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48% Bias Score
Thuringia's Increased Use of Deportation Detention Space Leads to Costly Plan for Own Facilities
Thuringia's use of a deportation detention space in Rhineland-Palatinate rose from 185 days in 2022 and 224 days in 2023 to 378 days in 2024, costing between €161,000 and €174,000 annually, prompting the state to plan for its own facilities.
Thuringia's Increased Use of Deportation Detention Space Leads to Costly Plan for Own Facilities
Thuringia's use of a deportation detention space in Rhineland-Palatinate rose from 185 days in 2022 and 224 days in 2023 to 378 days in 2024, costing between €161,000 and €174,000 annually, prompting the state to plan for its own facilities.
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48% Bias Score
Thuringia's 2025 Budget: €150 Million Shortfall in Personnel Costs
Thuringia's 2025 budget faces a €150 million shortfall in personnel expenses due to underestimation of salary increases by the previous government, intensifying pressure on the new coalition's austerity plans and drawing criticism from the Linke party.
Thuringia's 2025 Budget: €150 Million Shortfall in Personnel Costs
Thuringia's 2025 budget faces a €150 million shortfall in personnel expenses due to underestimation of salary increases by the previous government, intensifying pressure on the new coalition's austerity plans and drawing criticism from the Linke party.
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48% Bias Score
Thuringia's New Coalition to Revise 2025 Budget, Addressing 165 Million Euro Shortfall
Thuringia's new government coalition plans to significantly revise the 2025 budget, aiming to address a 165 million Euro shortfall and additional 273 million Euro request from local governments, all while investing in the state's future.
Thuringia's New Coalition to Revise 2025 Budget, Addressing 165 Million Euro Shortfall
Thuringia's new government coalition plans to significantly revise the 2025 budget, aiming to address a 165 million Euro shortfall and additional 273 million Euro request from local governments, all while investing in the state's future.
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40% Bias Score