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Forgotten your ticket? That costs money!

The monthly ticket is lying on the dresser at home, but the ticket inspector on the bus wants to see it straight away. Or the electronic ticket is saved on your mobile phone—but the battery is flat and the ticket cannot be shown. What happens now? “Regardless of whether our customers have forgotten their paper ticket or chip card or are unable to show their mobile phone ticket due to a flat battery, the passenger will always be issued a ticket at the increased fare of 60 euros in these cases. However, if the passenger can prove that they had… Read More

Must or can: Starting school in Baden-Württemberg

Starting school is an important turning point in life for parents and children. The following rules are set out in the Baden-Württemberg School Act. All children born from July 2017 and before 1 July 2018 will start primary school in autumn 2024. They will then be six years old and will be required to attend school. All children born after 30 June 2018 are not yet required to attend school. However, parents can enrol their children who will be six years old by 30 June 2025 in primary school. These are so-called “optional children”. The school management decides whether they… Read More

Farmers’ protests on 10 January in the Tübingen district

Farmers are currently protesting nationwide against the German government’s plans to cancel tax breaks for agricultural diesel, among other things. Although some of these plans have already been withdrawn, farmers in the Tübingen district also blocked motorway access roads. This caused traffic chaos on Monday, 8 January. On Wednesday, 10 January, there will be a new action by the Tübingen District Farmers’ Association. From 2.30 pm, farmers will meet with their tractors at Europaplatz in Tübingen. The destination of the protest drive is Bodelshausen. Rottenburg, Unterjesingen, Tübingen and the B 27 motorway will be particularly affected. The action is scheduled… Read More

Train drivers on strike until Friday

Due to a strike, trains will also be cancelled in the Tübingen and Reutlingen region from today, Wednesday, 10 January, until Friday, 12 January. This has been announced by the train drivers’ union GdL (Gewerkschaft der Lokführer). Long-distance trains are also affected – for example, fast ICE trains from Stuttgart to Hamburg. If you want to know exactly whether the train you want to travel on is cancelled, you need to check the Deutsche Bahn website (www.bahn.de) shortly before departure. The railway itself advises passengers to postpone planned journeys during the strikes. S-Bahn trains in the Stuttgart region may also… Read More

Medication now on e-prescription

The old pink prescription from the doctor’s surgery has had its day: at the beginning of the new year, it will be replaced by the e-prescription. People with statutory health insurance can then simply go to the nearest pharmacy with their insurance card and pick up the medication prescribed by their doctor. The co-payment rules will not change. The e-prescription can also be redeemed in online pharmacies. Further information can be found on the homepage of the Federal Ministry of Health: https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/e-rezept In the doctor’s surgery, e-prescriptions are created digitally, signed and stored on a central system. At the pharmacy,… Read More

Requesting children’s sick days by telephone

Since mid-December, parents have been able to ask their doctor to confirm by telephone that they need to look after a sick child at home. This was agreed by the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV) and the Federal Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KBV), as reported by the “Ärzteblatt”. The certificate is valid for a maximum of five days. The prerequisite is that the doctor knows the child and considers the sick note by telephone to be justified. A visit to the doctor’s office is therefore no longer necessary. The certificate is the prerequisite for the… Read More

Book an on-site appointment at the Tübingen Foreigners’ Registration Office at the terminal

Some things are now easier to do at the Tübingen Foreigners’ Registration Office: Extending residence permits and tolerated stay permits, applying for or extending fictitious certificates, submitting applications and documents and transferring residence permits to a new passport. For these services, which do not take long, an on-site appointment can be booked for the same day at a new terminal in the Foreigners’ Registration Office (address: Bei der Fruchtschranne 5). So far, however, this is only possible in German. The terminal is located in the entrance area directly to the right of the information desk. It works like this: At… Read More

Breakfast at daycare centre cheaper for some

Some parents whose children attend a daycare centre (Kita) can save a little money every month from January 2024: Families whose children have a KreisBonusCard junior and only eat breakfast at the daycare centre will only have to pay €5 per month for meals instead of the previous €10. This was confirmed by the Tübingen city council in response to an enquiry from Tünews International. The reason for this is that the city of Tübingen has increased its voluntary subsidies. To benefit from this, parents only need to present the KreisBonus Card to the daycare centre provider. However, the offer… Read More

No New Year’s Eve fireworks in the old town centre

No rockets or firecrackers may be set off in Tübingen’s old town centre on New Year’s Eve. With this ban on fireworks, the city wants to protect the historic centre and the avenue of plane trees from damage on the night of Sunday, 31 December, to 1 January. At the turn of the year 2008/2009, a half-timbered house on the market square caught fire. It caused millions of euros worth of damage. Fireworks may also not be set off in the vicinity of churches, hospitals and retirement homes. 14 signs at the entrances to the old town point out the… Read More

Fasting and “Kutia”: Christmas in Ukraine

With the changeover of the calendar from Julian to New Julian, Ukrainians celebrate Christmas on 25 December this year. Previously, the festival was on 7 January. Christmas is considered the second major holiday after Easter. It is usually celebrated with the family. There are many traditions and rituals associated with Christmas. The most important of these are fasting, Christmas Eve and the singing of Christmas carols. Fasting: The Christmas fast begins 40 days before Christmas. It is one of the longest periods of fasting. During the Christmas fast, all types of fruit and vegetables, mushrooms, pulses and cereal products may… Read More

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