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The Daily Update: Thomas Cook bankruptcy

2019-09-23T15:34:35.589Z


Here you will find the most important news of the day, the most popular stories of SPIEGEL + and tips for your end of workday. The theme of the day: Thomas Cook is broke It is the oldest travel group in the world, the second largest in Europe, now ...



Here you will find the most important news of the day, the most popular stories of SPIEGEL + and tips for your end of workday.

The theme of the day: Thomas Cook is broke

It is the world's second largest travel group, the second largest in Europe, now bankrupt: Thomas Cook has filed for bankruptcy. This news caused on Monday with many tourists for a lot of excitement. Affected are a total of 600,000 tourists. Some have to cancel their trip now - or they can not compete at all (here it is to reactions in the video).

German subsidiaries are now facing problems. The organizers Neckermann Reisen, Bucher Last Minute, Öger Tours and Thomas Cook Signature have completely stopped their offer. The airline Condor is not allowed to bring travelers who have booked one of their flights through Thomas Cook, for legal reasons. Return flights, on the other hand, are not affected because the return journey is covered.

Steve Parsons / DPA

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What else do I need to know when I'm on vacation with Thomas Cook? What happens to a pending but already booked trip? Answers to the most important questions can be found here.

Especially for Condor the situation is also economically complicated. The company wants to try everything to maintain its own operation, but needs a lot of money from the federal government. It threatens a second case Air Berlin. But there could also be winners of the bankruptcy: Speculators who have put on the aus from Thomas Cook, now hope for millions of profits.

The quote of the day: "The Greens should not overestimate their position"

The climate protection package caused quite a stir on Friday - and a lot of criticism. The Greens, too, are not far off the measures decided by the grand coalition. Therefore, the party wants to use their influence in the Bundesrat and "get more out". That encounters resistance. Economics Minister Peter Altmaier warned the Greens against overconfidence: "The Greens have no majority in the Bundesrat, so they should not overestimate their position, otherwise they endanger the climate package," he said. In "Anne Will" he became the Minister of Defense of the climate package. Green boss Robert Habeck meanwhile came under fire - because of a knowledge gap in the commuter tax.

NDR / Wolfgang Borrs

Peter Altmaier (2nd from left) on Sunday evening at "Anne Will" (r.)

News: What you need to know today

  • UN Secretary-General Guterres invites to Climate Summit: Government officials from around the world present in New York their plans to combat global warming. What's up with the meeting and what to expect?
  • Supreme Court adjudicates Parliament's compulsory break on Tuesday: Does the Supreme Court intervene in the dispute between Parliament and Prime Minister Johnson? An initial statement from the Supreme Court was eagerly awaited on Monday. Now it's clear: there will not be a decision until Tuesday.
  • Iran Announces Release of British Oil Tanker: For more than two months, the Islamic Republic arrested the ship "Stena Impero". Now, according to a government spokesman, it may leave the country.
  • "Game of Thrones" and "Fleabag" triumph at Emmys: there were many first times in the award ceremony of the most important TV award - and a record. The analysis for the Emmy award.

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Emmy winner at the gala in Los Angeles

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A happy cheer: Now watch out, get in touch: why we do not have to worry about the climate protection measures of the Federal Government, Stefan Kuzmany explains in his column.

You never guess who Harald Schmidt saw at breakfast today: Our video columnist knows how exhausting it is to be approached by fans in the hotel. That's why he could barely contain himself when he became a groupie.

THE MIRROR

Harald Schmidt becomes a groupie

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What is Linda Teuteberg doing? Friendly in appearance, tough on the matter, so should the new Secretary General bring the FDP from its crisis. So far without success.

Jan Böhmermann - the fool is serious: He was a jester to the activist and hate figure of the right. But how funny can a moral authority be?

Matthias Jung / DER SPIEGEL

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What if the super viruses turn against us? Genetic engineering is to help in agriculture to make crops immune to extreme weather or diseases. So researchers rely on creatures from the lab - and plan the largest release attempt in history.

My evening: the recommendations for your end of workday

What you can see: The Emmy Awards should serve as a first evening recommendation. Just click through our photo gallery with all winners. You would rather feel like watching a movie than the next series? Or can not quite decide between the two? Then "Downton Abbey" could offer. Originally, this was a British hit series. But since Thursday, a movie version is in the cinemas - with success: The film has put itself at the top of the most popular reboots. In the US, the work even leads the cinema charts.

Universal Pictures

Scene from the movie version of "Downton Abbey"

I wish you a nice finishing time.

warmly

Andreas Evelt from the Daily Team

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