“Hang the Greens!”
A German administrative court on Tuesday (September 22) banned a poster campaign by a small neo-Nazi group, initially authorized with conditions. The higher administrative court of Saxony overturned the decision of an administrative court of Chemnitz which had authorized this violent poster campaign, less than two weeks before the legislative elections, on condition that the posters of the small group ” IIIe Voie ” be stuck to more than 100 meters from those of the Greens.
There could be motive…
Germany: parking row brews as Green mayor plans to increase fees by 600%
The mayor of the southern German city of Tübingen has attracted praise and scorn alike for a new plan to increase parking fees by 600% in an effort to discourage cars – especially large ones – from the city.
Boris Palmer, a member of the Greens party, has won initial support for his proposal, which would see the annual parking fee for SUVs rise from 30 euros to 180.
Palmer had originally pushed for a fee of 360 euros, but did not secure sufficient backing from city officials in the climate committee.
