GREEN PARTY

of Saxony-Anhalt

Greens criticize lack of cycling funding from state government

24. April 202324. April 2023

Today, the German Cyclists’ Federation (ADFC), together with the Federal Ministry of Transport, presented the Bicycle Climate Test for 2022. In the survey, cyclists are asked every two years about the cycling conditions in their city or municipality. The overall average rating for Saxony-Anhalt was 4.3. Magdeburg, Burg, Köthen, Zerbst, Aschersleben, Sangerhausen and Quedlinburg are among the worst-rated 10 percent…

Tour blog: Saxony-Anhalt: sustainable and innovative

22. April 20234. June 2023

Our state chairman Dennis Helmich has been traveling throughout Saxony-Anhalt in recent days. He visited companies that are already distinguished by their innovative approach, a special focus on sustainability or courageous founders. This is the tour diary. Inflotec Magdeburg First stop on my business tour today was @inflotec_md. The young company (founded in 2020) is making great strides to raise…

Greens welcome better intercity train service on Saale Valley line

18. April 202318. April 2023

Madeleine Linke, state chairwoman of Alliance 90/The Greens Saxony-Anhalt, welcomes the announced improvement of rail connections for the Burgenland County. According to recently published information, the Saale Valley line will be more frequented from December 2023 and a two-hourly intercity connection between Leipzig and Nuremberg will be introduced. “The decision for better rail connections in Burgenlandkreis is an important step…

Public housing construction stalls because subsidies are not being used

30. March 202330. March 2023

The state chairwoman of Alliance 90/The Greens Saxony-Anhalt, Madeleine Linke, criticizes the irresponsible handling of the Saxony-Anhalt Ministry for Infrastructure and Digital of the funds made available by the federal government for public housing. As it became known, Saxony-Anhalt has not used about 21.6 million euros in the program year 2020, in 2021 28 million euros and 2022 again million…

Xenophobia does not disappear if you ignore it

28. March 202328. March 2023

The Leibniz Institute for Economic Research (IWH) has recently raised many eyebrows in Saxony-Anhalt because it rightly pointed to increased xenophobia in the state as a locational disadvantage in connection with the Intel investment near Magdeburg. Economics Minister Sven Schulze (CDU) is now accusing the IWH of making such statements without “any scientific basis”. Really? Just one look at these…

Girls’Day on 27 April 2023

23. March 202323. March 2023

How does a political party work and how is it organized? This is only a small selection of topics that we would like to discuss with you. You will not only get to know the structure of our party and how it works, but you will also talk to our state chairwoman Madeleine Linke and our state treasurer and women’s…

An end to subscription frustration!

15. March 202315. March 2023

Since a few months ago, it has been much easier to cancel paid subscriptions, for example for fitness studios, streaming services, newspapers, Internet or cell phone contracts. The federal government under the leadership of Consumer Protection Minister Steffi Lemke has strengthened your rights as consumers in this area as well. Providers are now obliged to place easy-to-find cancellation buttons on…

The end of nuclear power in Germany

10. March 202310. March 2023

Nuclear power continues to pose a high safety risk. Tomorrow’s anniversary of the disaster in Fukushima, Japan, reminds us that contamination and thus damage to health and the environment can never be ruled out. And the Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant show that nuclear facilities can also be used as geopolitical weapons. On April 15, 2023, Germany’s…

Take to the streets for Feminist Fight Day!

8. March 20238. March 2023

Today, on Feminist Fight Day, we are taking to the streets all over the country! The rights of women* are under massive pressure worldwide. We declare our solidarity with the women* in Iran, Afghanistan and many other places in the world who have been fighting for basic rights for months at the risk of their lives. In this article we…

Same work, unequal pay?

7. March 20237. March 2023

Imagine it’s 2023 and women* are still paid 18 percent less than men for the same work on average. Sad, but unfortunately true. But there is also good news: Just in mid-February, the Federal Labor Court ruled in a high-profile landmark decision that women* are entitled to the same pay as their male colleagues. This applies even if men have…