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The theme of the day: En garde, Germany
Emmanuel Macron has had turbulent weeks: the yellow-vein movement almost drove the French president out of office. The pressure was enormous, a multi-week tour through the province and the announcement, among other things, to reduce the income tax, let him take a breather now.
Macron takes advantage of this little break to attempt a political reorientation in the second phase of his term. This also affects the relationship with Germany as the most important ally in Europe. "Germany has a production model based on low-cost countries in Europe, which is the opposite of the social project that I represent for Europe," Macron said recently. In a nutshell, this means: The 41-year-old wants to move away from the role as a reform student of the Germans, to the clock of a new European economic policy, writes my Paris colleague Georg Blume. Macron also already has a new name for its relationship with Germany: "fruitful confrontation".
In the course of today Macron meets Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Western Balkans Conference, which they have organized together. At the Chancellery, they talk to the six heads of state and government of the Western Balkan countries. The main focus is on the dispute between Serbia and Kosovo, as my colleague Keno Verseck writes. Of course the two of them will also talk about German-French relations and the future of the EU.
The number of the day: 193
So many ice machines have bought New Zealand prisons in the summer of 2017/18 for inmates and staff. 600,000 euros cost the purchase, as a request of the opposition now revealed. In their view, it is a "waste of tax money". The authorities are defending the purchase of slush-ice machines (semi-frozen Trinkeis). It had managed to cool the minds. Maybe it would be an idea for many a parliament, right?
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Slush ice
News: What you need to know today
- FPÖ wants to get rid of Austrian ORF journalists: The head of the right-wing populist FPÖ railed against broadcasting fees and journalist Armin Wolf.
- Survey on Military Spending: Military investment is increasing worldwide. The front runners are the USA and China. Germany is rising in a comparison of countries.
- Cathy Hummels wins the process of surreptitious advertising: Cathy Hummels, Instagram star and footballer, posts daily pictures of herself and products on her profiles. On the other hand complained a warning union.
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Cathy Hummels
- Many parents underestimate the overweight of their children: even if they bring too much on the scales, parents often keep their offspring for normal weight, a recent analysis shows.
- Socialists strongest force in Spain: Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez brings with his party the most votes. For a majority, he must seek partners.
Opinion: The most discussed comments, interviews, essays
"We protect the profiteers of the disaster": A CO2 tax is an easy way to make effective climate policy - with the market as a mechanism, Christian Stöcker writes in his column. So why have just CDU and FDP something against it?
THE MIRROR
Harald Schmidt
Beware of BVB fans abroad: The defeat in the Revierderby against Schalke 04 has left deep marks in the psyche of many Dortmund, Harald Schmidt finds - in the world. Click here for his video.
Stories: The most read texts at SPIEGEL +
The contentious Minister of Education: Anja Karliczek has been Minister of Education for a year, but she has not yet managed to get involved in her topics. She is considered a miscast for many. Absolute reading recommendation for the play of my colleagues Nicola Abé and Miriam Olbrisch.
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Anja Karliczek
"Every fitted kitchen is chosen more carefully than a house": The worst mistakes in building are made right at the beginning, because consumers carelessly sign miserable contracts. In an interview with my colleague Benjamin Bidder, Peter Burk explains how clients can protect themselves.
Rent-madness in Berlin: In hardly any other city have rents so risen as in Berlin. The SPD politician Eva Högl wants to cover them therefore. Even if she suspects: It punishes so possibly the good ones among the landlords. Here is the interview.
My evening: the recommendations for your end of workday
What you might look at: barren landscapes, low clouds, marmot hunters, wrestlers - Mongolia is a country that is still largely unknown and at the same time totally fascinating. For 17 years, Frédéric Lagrange traveled to Mongolia for weeks on end for a photo project. Click here for a selection of his impressive pictures.
Frédéric Lagrange
Marmot hunting in Mongolia
What you could read: The criticism of the third episode of the final season of "Games of Thrones" by my colleague Eva Thöne. Short summary: Old relationships are refreshed, main characters remain psychologically flat, and the dear relationship is no longer what it used to be.
I wish you a nice finishing time.
warmly
Her Max Holscher from the Daily Team
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