"According to today’s calculations, there is a recognizable margin for a further reduction in the contribution rate. This would be the third consecutive reduction in the contribution rate," said annelie buntenbach, chairwoman of the board of management of the german pension insurance association, in dusseldorf on thursday.

It thus tied in with speculation from the previous day, according to which the pension contribution could fall from the current 18.9 to 18.7 or even 18.6 percent in the coming year. A financial collapse – which would prevent this – is not recognizable according to the words of buntenbach. She represents the unions at the top of the pension insurance scheme.

Although nothing has been decided, the plans for better maternity and reduced-earning-capacity pensions will mean billions in new expenditures for pension funds, and there is once again a dispute about this within the union.

The CDU business wing insists on lowering contributions, in doubt at the expense of the mother’s pension. "We have always said that surpluses in the pension fund must not be used to finance permanent new financial burdens, and that would be the case with the expansion of maternity pensions," the president of the CDU’s economic council, kurt lauk, told the "rheinische post" (thursday).

The head of the CSU parliamentary group, gerda hasselfeldt, refuted this. "It is superfluous and misleading to still question the improvement of the pension for mother or its financing."The mother’s pension is not a new benefit, but brings justice to the pension system.

Buntenbach pointed out that despite the significant reduction in the contribution rate at the beginning of the year from 19.6 to 18.9 percent, the pension fund’s income has so far increased by 0.7 percent. A drop in attendance was expected. The law stipulates that contributions must be reduced if the pension fund’s reserves exceed 1.5 months’ expenditure. Currently it is 1.57 months’ expenditure.

Member of SPD chancellor candidate peer steinbruck’s competence team, klaus wiesehugel, accused black-yellow of "squandering" pension fund jerks. For short-term electoral gifts, the coalition is endangering the long-term stability of the statutory pension insurance. "In the end, contributors and future pensioners foot the bill."The SPD rejects a reduction in pension contributions.

Buntenbach also addressed the upcoming pension adjustment in the east and west: in the east, pensioners will receive 3.29 percent more from july on, in the west 0.25 percent. This "relatively large difference" could "plausibly be explained by the catching-up process in the new federal states and changes in income structures.

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The volunteer fire department of eltingshausen not only takes care of its primary task of helping in emergencies, but also of the social events in the village. The floriansjunger had, as commander thorsten schlotter made clear, eleven smaller operations last year.

"Thanks to good equipment and basic training, we returned unharmed from all missions", said schlotter: "we are already quite good, but we want to improve further." Both firefighting groups practiced not only on wednesdays, but also on friday evenings so they could train when they were off duty. The integrated control center, which serves 500 fire departments and the region with 450 firefighters, has been preserved.000 inhabitants. In case of emergency, the central office regulates which fire brigades have the necessary equipment and are able to help professionally. "During our operations with two fires, eight technical aids and one security guard, we always had sufficient forces to master the situation", said schlotter.

"Actually, our equipment would fit if our ford transit, year of construction 1974, had not suffered transmission damage in november. The vehicle not only transports a team, but its equipment also enables a squadron to work independently. It is also used for rides to the respiratory center." How to proceed, the fire department discusses with the community. A repair is probably out of the question.

Lessons for leaders
In addition to the regular drills, there was a rough training in riding meadows as well as training courses for the commanders. The community procured protective suits, winter jackets and a respiratory protection monitoring panel.

Youth director thomas weingartner gave a positive assessment of his team. "Four of you moved to the active members, and sophie wirth joined us, so that we now have nine members", he informed. "In 2012 we met for 18 exercises and six social meetings. The focus was on the trip to heide-park." The young people could also be relied upon for the christmas tree collection, the cleaning of the river, the may tree installation, the village festival and the village christmas.

Finances listed markus bambach. Contributions and donations, including a payout from the association community, not only offset insurance expenses, but resulted in a plus in the treasury. Mayor siegfried erhard (CSU) emphasized the reliability: "2012 was not a dramatic year for you, but you have mastered all situations." The community contributes to a proper equipment. Replacements had 81.600 euros required.

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It is already a tradition that the town hall of adelsdorf (district of erlangen-hochstadt) opens its doors to artists from the town and the region. Tonight is the fourth vernissage – this time by the two artists heike flugel and uta schlerf.

Both are members of the association schloss-kunst-adelsdorf. Uta schlerf, a native of erlangen, has been drawn to art and painting since she was a child. At the age of just under 30, the trained social insurance clerk began working with fabric design, including painting walls in children's rooms.
Since 1996 she lives in adelsdorf and also here she trained in the techniques of watercolor, acrylic and drawing with inge graf-ackermann in weisendorf. She has also taken part in courses offered by the local adelsdorf artist, renate fuckerider.

Scope for own interpretations

"My special love is portrait and figural drawing. For me, color is an expression of joie de vivre," she explains. "In my paintings, I like to express my love of nature and the beauty of simple, everyday things," she continues.

Uta schlerf seeks the challenge between figural representation and emotional abstraction and wants to leave room for own interpretation possibilities.

Sigrid wolt, chairwoman of the association schloss-kunst adelsdorf, is pleased together with mayor karsten fischkal () and second mayor jutta kohler (SPD) that this possibility of presentation in the town hall is so well used by the members of the art association. "I think it's very nice that our town hall, in addition to the castle, has now also developed into a small art center where a variety of works by changing artists can be seen throughout the year", tells jutta kohler (SPD) in advance.

Exhibition in adelsdorf town hall

"This is the fourth time that the artwork has been replaced and the hallways in the town hall have been given a makeover, which will certainly make the work of the employees here more pleasant and attractive", the second mayor is pleased.

Heike flugel was born in neustadt an der aisch and now lives in kleinseebach near mohrendorf. At the age of 30, she also rediscovered her love of painting and attended courses in watercolor, illusion painting, acrylic and drawing, among others. Since 2002, she has had her own studio, "die malwerkstatt" in erlangen.

"I like to paint coarse flat, representational, in acrylic, oil and mixed media; mostly on canvas, but also on wood." Betrayed them. For both artists this is not the first exhibition. Those who come to the city hall should take their time and visit all three floors, where you can enjoy the many works in the corridors. The exhibition is open until. February during the opening hours of the adelsdorf town hall.

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