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Der Inhaber ist AfD-Gemeinderat. Er hat(te) in einem Hinterzimmer Werbematerial gelagert, bereits vom Staatsschutz Hausbesuch gehabt und es läuft ein Ermittlungsverfahren gegen ihn wegen Beleidigung von Personen des politischen Lebens.

The German government has presented its new citizenship law this Wednesday (23.08.2023). The legislation proposed by Interior Minister Nancy Faeser will make dual citizenship easier as well as naturalization for non-EU citizens.<

The new citizenship plans boil down to these changes:

• Immigrants legally living in Germany will be allowed to apply for citizenship after five years, rather than the current eight; and if they have special achievements this can go down to only three years

• Children born in Germany of at least one parent who has been living legally in the country for five or more years will automatically get German citizenship;

• Immigrants above the age of 67 will be able to do an oral instead of a written German language test

• Multiple citizenships will be allowed

People living entirely on state support will not be eligible for German citizenship. German citizenship will be denied to people who have committed antisemitic, racist, xenophobic or other defamatory offenses that are seen to be "unreconcilable with commitment to the free democratic basic order."

The new legislation will be debated in parliament and could come into effect in the fall.<

Au pair contracts cap work at 30 hours per week, and allow for one-and-a-half days off. Au pairs are to receive €280 ($304) in expenses each month and an additional €70 to put toward German language courses.

These rules are often ignored, au pair advocates say — a thorn in the side of aboveboard au pair agencies.

"Our agencies always insist that the focus of working hours is on child care and that chores be done along with the family," Cordula Walter-Bolhöfer, who works at Gütegemeinschaft Au Pair, an umbrella organization representing 30 of Germany's 100 au pair agencies.

"Au pairs are not supposed to be cheap household helpers," she added.

Lack of oversight

One source of exploitation is the lack of licensing. Since 2002, au pair agencies have only needed a business license to operate, with no additional certification. Other would-be au pairs get connected to host families over social media or so-called "matching" platforms where there is little control.

"When they see photos of nice families with nice children on Facebook, for example, many believe that this is the truth," said Walter-Bolhöfer.

When problems arise in these cases, au pairs have no contact person. That's when someone like Susanne Flegel steps in. She has been running an agency for more than 17 years and helps au pairs in trouble.

"There was a time when we had several calls a day. Politicians claim that these are isolated cases. But they are not isolated cases," she told DW. "When we ask various au pairs, they say exploitation is common."<

I'm not really surprised about the lack of regulation. The au pairs aren't voters and don't have a lobby behind them. On the other hand there's people who don't mind exploiting others. And there's need for help and cheap labour.

Moin! Der Kaffee ist fertig...

The legendary film studio hosted stars including Marlene Dietrich and served as a set for films like Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" and Wes Anderson's "Hotel Budapest."

Located just outside Berlin, Studio Babelsberg has been under a cloud after the US company Cinespace — a subsidiary of the real estate company TPG Real Estate Partners (TREP) — became the majority shareholder at the beginning of 2022, since when hardly any filming has taken place at the studios.

German film director and Oscar winner Volker Schlöndorff added to those fears as he spoke of the "danger" posed to the studio's existence. He said that since the company Kino Bidco, a subsidiary of Cinespace, became the main stakeholder, there were hardly any films being produced in the historic studios. Schlöndorff, who has also served as the CEO of Studio Babelsberg in the past, warned that the studio could be wiped out of existence.

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Justizminister Buschmann will stärker berücksichtigen, wenn Eltern sich nach der Trennung gemeinsam um Kinder kümmern.

Hallo liebe Lemminge!

Wie war die Woche, was erwartet ihr am Wochenende? Teilt mit, was euch bewegt oder meckert euch mal anonym aus...

Bei mir ist noch der Besuch da und nebenbei steht noch Ordnung schaffen an.

Fototaxe: Der hübsche Teil der Familie.

Dies ist erstmal ein Testballon. Wenn ihr mögt, dann kann es eine Fortsetzung geben. Auch gerne durch jemand anderen.

Als sie ein Piepsen aus ihrem Badezimmerschrank hört, ruft eine Familie in München die Feuerwehr. Diese entdeckt eine Siebenschläfer-Familie - und bringt sie in eine Wildtierwaisen-Schutzstation.

Mutter und Kinder sind wohlauf und die Auffangstation sucht nach einem schönen Plätzchen, wo man die Tiere auswildern kann.

Einen wunderschönen guten Morgen! Neue Woche, neues Glück!

Schnell noch ein bißchen Hausarbeit einschieben, denn morgen kommt Besuch. Und dann geht's ab zur Arbeit. Was steht bei euch an, was bewegt euch?

Die Bundestagsabgeordnete aus Mannheim, Gökay Akbulut (Die LINKE), ist Anfang August bei der Einreise in die Türkei für mehrere Stunden festgenommen worden. Aus dem Auswärtigen Amt hieß es, der Vorfall sei ihnen bekannt. Demnach standen die Deutsche Botschaft in Ankara sowie das Konsulat in Antalya mit der Abgeordneten in engstem Kontakt. Der Vorfall soll sich am 3. August in Antalaya ereignet haben, wie erst am Samstag bekannt wurde. Akbulut sei bereits nach wenigen Stunden wieder auf freiem Fuß gewesen.<

Guten Morgen ☕

Das Wochenende hätte länger sein können. Tja.

Wie geht's, was bringt euch die neue Woche?