Because of special burdens in the corona crisis, nurses in hospitals are now to receive a bonus of up to 1,000 euros – just like those already employed in geriatric care.

The statutory health insurances (GKV) will provide 100 million euros to pay one-time premiums for up to 100.000 clinic employees to be paid. This was announced by the GKV-spitzenverband and the german hospital association. Federal health minister jens spahn (CDU) buried the plan and wants to implement it. The trade union verdi, on the other hand, criticized it as a "minimal solution".

Who exactly receives a one-time bonus and how much is to be determined by the hospitals in consultation with the employee representatives – depending on the extent to which nurses were involved in the treatment of corona patients at the bedside. In justified exceptions, other employees, such as those in emergency rooms, will also be able to receive a bonus.

Spahn said: "many employees in many clinics have contributed significantly to treating corona patients in the best possible way under difficult conditions. That was a particular stress." It was good that there was finally a detailed agreement to recognize this achievement with targeted bonuses. The minister had called on the two associations to come up with a concept. The background to this was widespread criticism of the fact that, up to now, a corona bonus has only been available in geriatric care.

Verdi board member sylvia buhler warned that the solution would make many employees unhappy. Only a small proportion of the 440,000 nurses in hospitals are to benefit from the bonus – and only in certain clinics. "Of all things, clinics and health insurance companies are being stingy when it comes to recognizing services in the pandemic. That is shameful."Spahn must also ensure that the work of other employees is also rewarded, she said, with regard to cleaners and laboratory staff, for example.

Funds from the 100-million-euro pot are to go to hospitals that are up to 30. September had a certain minimum number of covid-19 cases. This is to take into account how badly a hospital is affected by the pandemic. Because the crisis had different effects. Partly there were special preparations and charges because of corona patients in intensive care units. But a number of other treatments were also suspended or postponed.

GKV board member stefanie stoff-ahnis said: "we are grateful for the gross commitment of the nurses in the care of corona patients."There is now a solution that allows for a quick payment of the premium to particularly burdened nurses. DKG chief executive georg baum said the concept clears the way for a tax-free recognition prami.

The 100 million euros are to come from the liquidity reserve of the health fund, into which the contributions of those insured by the statutory health insurance system are paid. The two associations explained that a separate contribution from private health insurance would be expected. They also appealed to the federal states to increase the premium to up to 1500 euros.

So is the corona bonus for geriatric care. The bundestag had decided on bonuses of up to 1000 euros in may. The costs are estimated at one billion euros – for the time being, this is to be borne by the nursing care insurance, but the federal government has announced a subsidy. Lander or employer can top up bonus to 1500 euros, which remains tax-free.

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Two towns, two counties – one association. This has been working for almost 20 years in the easternmost corner of the district of lichtenfels. A part of burgkun-town has crossed the "border" a merger with one from mainleus (district of kulmbach). After the separation due to the 1976/77 territorial reform, what once belonged together was thus brought together again.

After the mainroth municipal council had already voted on 28. The town of mainroth had voted 7:4 in favor of incorporation into burgkunstadt on august 1975, but the residents of rothwind, fassoldshof and eichberg, which belong to mainroth, had spoken out against it. For the time being, incorporation was not considered. In january 1977, mainroth joined burgkunstadt, without the associated villages that felt part of mainleus.

Since then, the county boundary has run between the town signs, which are one kilometer apart. 25 years after the separation, the clubs FC mainroth and vfb rothwind-fassoldshof were reunited on the soccer level. Personnel difficulties led to a cooperation of both football departments. The forces were bundled from 2002 onwards. The vfblers competed across the county border in the fubballkreis lichtenfels, to which they felt connected over the years. The mainrother belonged to it already.

Three general meetings

The fact that two independent clubs still existed under the name of SG roth-main could be seen, among other things, in the fact that there were still two soccer fields. "We played nine home games in rothwind-fassoldshof and six in mainroth, where there were not even dressing rooms", tells long-time chairman andre heinz. In addition, there was an enormous organizational effort. Not only did two squares have to be maintained, but three general meetings always had to be held, one for the vfb, one for the FC and one for the SG.

From 2011, the two teams played only in rothwind and one year later the official merger took place. "Within three hours, we have held three extraordinary general meetings", heinz remembers. At 6 p.M. In mainroth, at 7 p.M. In rothwind and at 8 p.M. In fassoldshof. "Three clubs were made into one, says the 49-year-old and reports only two or three club resignations. The merger had already been planned in the 1990s, says heinz. "The resistance in the clubs, especially from the older members, was still too strong. In the meantime, everyone has probably found his peace with the SG", says the self-employed financial broker.

In 2012, the year of the merger, the sg roth-main celebrated its sporting highlight – the district league championship and promotion to the district league. Almost would have succeeded in the march through. As runners-up, however, the sglers failed in the relegation to the district league. Since the relegation in 2018, the kickers again compete in the district class.

But the club’s life does not revolve around the fubballers alone, even though they are by far the largest division. With four teams and about 45 players, the table tennis department represents the SG in the games. In addition, there are two gymnastics groups. With 25 heads they contribute to the club size of 450 members.

The members of the three departments meet regularly at the annual kick-off party (as a substitute for a christmas party). Like most of the SG’s festivities, it takes place in the village hall in mainroth. Together with the voluntary fire department, the music club, the freundschaftsbund singing club and the concordia cycling club, the SG operates the building at the railroad stop. The photovoltaic system on the pent roof pays for maintenance.

Many events during the year

The sg members provide a tidy inflow into the club’s coffers by organizing and helping out at festivities such as the kerwa, preisschafkopf, johannisfeuer, wiesenfest, faschingstanz and at the end-of-year event of the primary and secondary school. "However, this fell flat in that year", regrets chairman daniel vonbrunn. The 29-year-old took over the club’s leadership from andre heinz this spring shortly before the corona pandemic outbreak. He found it "difficult to hand over his business after 30 years in an honorary position" to hand over his business. "The club is a matter of the heart", says heinz, who, however, handed over a financially sound club to vonbrunn. Nevertheless – the loss of income from the business operations at home games with further costs such as grounds maintenance were there this year. "We received corona aid, and there was also a grant from the kulmbach district office," says the 49-year-old, says vonbrunn.

The butcher is more concerned about the next generation of employees. Together with FC burgkunstadt, the youngsters from the towns on the county border play in the JFG kunstadt-obermain. The youngest (e-juniors and younger) play with the kids of FC schwarzach. "For a few years, we neglected the work with young talents a bit. Now that only a few players from the JFG are finding their way to the SG roth-main, it’s becoming more and more important. Most of them go to FC burgkunstadt", says heinz. In the E-youth now again many children come after. Around 20 boys and girls regularly attend training sessions. Maybe this will result in a women’s fubball team again, which existed from 2006 to 2017.

Vonbrunn and the soccer department are currently focusing on finding a new coach for the 2021/22 season. Due to the corona season 2019/21 things got mixed up. The coaches who had agreed to join the team dropped out, as did six newcomers. What remains is the cohesion. Vonbrunn, who himself holds the team together on the pitch in the six-man position, makes it fun to kick with a mix of young and old in the county league. True loyalty to the club is shown by markus kleuderlein, in addition to a few students who continue to play for the SG all over france. "He works in nurnberg, comes to training on fridays and plays on weekends", vonbrunn is pleased about the commitment, which symbolizes the club’s cross-border life.

The SG roth-main

Number of members 450 club headquarters rothwind chairman daniel vonbrunn departments fubball, table tennis, women’s gymnastics

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The german handball federation (DHB) has clarified the situation one day before christmas eve and given national coach alfred gislason a contract until the summer of 2024.

The 62-year-old islander, whose contract expired in february, is expected to lead the national team not only at the upcoming european championships (13. Until 30. The team will not only lead the team in hungary and slovakia on january 2022, but also in the 2023 world cup in poland and sweden, as well as in the major events of 2024: the european home championships and the olympic games in paris the following summer.

"We have achieved a great deal in the past few months. I am sure that the further development of the currently very young and inexperienced team will give us a lot of pleasure," said gislason, who is spending christmas with his children and grandchildren in iceland. For the upcoming road he asked for patience despite many rough events. The prerequisite is "that we get time for this path".

Experienced coach "as a rock in the fire"

Gislason succeeded christian prokop at the beginning of 2020 and has since had to contend with a number of adversities. First, the corona crisis slowed down professional sports for months. Ghost games and tournaments followed, in which the head coach had to replace numerous high performers. The historically poor performance at the world championship in agypt (twelfth place) did not make the association doubt the new coach, as the long-term extension now also proves.

"Alfred gislason, with all his experience, is a very good fit for the rebuilding of our national team. This new and young formation will need such an experienced coach as a rock in the fire," said association president andreas michelmann. At the olympic games in tokyo, the DHB team made it to the quarterfinals, but lost to agypta. Now the european championship awaits, which gislason will tackle again with a young team in two years’ time, with his sights set on the european championship at home.

After several resignations and cancellations, the national coach has made a virtue out of necessity and called up nine tournament newcomers to the 19-man squad. With goalkeeper andreas wolff, backcourt players julius kuhn, kai hafner and simon ernst as well as circle player jannik kohlbacher, only five european champions from 2016 are still in the lineup. "We have an inexperienced team and need time, but i’m sure we’ll be on the board from the first second with a rough fighting heart," gislason said.

President michelmann also stressed that the team and the experienced coach "need to be given time to work together". Sports director axel kromer called the islander, who long coached top german club THW kiel, "the helmsman" for a young squad.

European championship preparation begins on 1. January

"In the end alfred has also decided for us. This was already evident in the conversations of recent weeks, when he repeatedly expressed his enthusiasm for the prospects of german handball and the current pool of players," commented kromer. The preparation for the european championship begins on. January with a training course in grobwallstadt. "Our plan is in place, the joint work in the training hall will start in the new year," gislason announced. Coach’s contract content will no longer play a role.

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The crisis year 2020 has ended for the operators of the capital city airport BER with a loss of billions of euros.

Because hardly anyone has flown for more than a year, the value of the airport buildings completed in october had to be adjusted downward by 767 million euros, said airport CEO engelbert lutke daldrup after a supervisory board meeting. He informed the committee that the company’s total loss last year was around 1.06 billion euros.

"That’s a very rough number," he said. "It is essentially characterized by the special depreciation, but also the normal business has naturally not had a positive result."The value adjustment of the new airport contributed three quarters to the negative result. In addition, there were regular write-offs of 141 million euros, according to lutke daldrup. In 2019, the bottom line loss was still 96 million euros.

It is well known that berlin airport is also in a bad economic situation due to the corona crisis. In 2019, almost 36 million people had still traveled through berlin airport, more than ever before. Last year, due to the pandemic, there were slightly more than 9 million. This led to revenue losses of around 239 million euros, said lutke daldrup.

According to the report, the losses are largely eating up the remaining equity capital. Lutke daldrup reiterated that a partial debt reduction of 1.2 billion euros is necessary.

Taxpayers have to step in, because the airport belongs to the federal government as well as to berlin and brandenburg. There, the parliaments must decide whether the required aid should be included in the budgets. However, there will be no changes to the long-term financing plans, emphasized lutke daldrup.

The owners had already stepped in this year and last year with loans and grants. They had also promised to cover the financing requirements for 2022. "The business plan envisages a figure in the triple-digit millions," said lutke daldrup.

Exact figures should be available in the fall. "We don’t know how soon the pandemic will really be fought to the point where we will travel again in rough dimension."The airport operators expect to be back to pre-crisis levels by 2025. Only then will the airport company be able to finance itself on the capital market again.

By then, the airport boss wants to be long retired. Lutke daldrup has already announced his departure for september of this year. The successor is not fixed yet.

"The succession solution for mr. Lutke daldrup will be decided when the discussion and the selection process have been completed," emphasized supervisory board chairman rainer bretschneider. He did not say when this would happen.

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The national go-it-alones with corona-related travel restrictions should soon come to an end according to the will of the EU commission. The brussels authorities announced to present in the next days a concrete proposal for a better coordination of the falling mabnahmen.

Part of the vote could be to develop common criteria for assessing the corona risk situation. In addition, there are plans to standardize the rules for travel to risk areas. Up to now, for example, there have been very different testing and quarantine requirements for people returning to the country.

Furthermore, the commission announced that it would take action against an entry ban imposed by hungary on german and other EU citizens. The fact that there are exceptions for citizens from poland, slovakia and the czech republic is a clear indication of discrimination, a spokesman for the agency said.

The regulations that came into force today in hungary ban german and other eu citizens from entering the country. Border crossings are now only possible with exceptional permission and on certain routes for transit. In this context, hungary initially leads to 1. October also again EU internal border controls by. According to the government, the reason for the decreases is the rising number of covid 19 cases.

In addition to the EU commission, germany is also working intensively within the framework of its current EU council presidency to improve the coordination of entry restrictions. This is how a working paper was drawn up, which will be the basis for discussions among the ambassadors of the EU countries as early as this wednesday. The next step could then be to agree on a common approach based on a concrete commission proposal.

Difficult discussions are foreseeable, however. For example, it is controversial whether there should be a uniform color system for designating corona risk areas within the EU – among other things, because EU countries with very efficient health systems could theoretically set the threshold for travel warnings higher than others and EU-uniform risk areas could hit the tourism industry even harder.

So far, each country decides for itself and according to its own criteria which other EU countries or regions it classifies as risk areas. For example, the federal government warns against travel to certain areas in belgium, bulgaria, france, croatia, romania and spain. People coming to germany from risk areas must take a corona test and, if necessary, comply with quarantine requirements.

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