Friday's top story: Transport Minister announces response to low-water levels on the RhineSupply chain bottlenecks are being caused by extremely low water levels on Germany's rivers. On Thursday the Federal Transport Minister Steffen Bilger held a meeting on the issue with affected companies and associations. For example, Bilger hopes to introduce exceptions to the Sunday and holiday driving ban for trucks for particularly affected goods. The strongest change is seen for Federal Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt: 28 percent of voters (+6 percent) are satisfied with his work. AdvertisementThe cartel is said to have influenced numerous contracts across Germany, including projects commissioned by public authorities as well as airport, port and test-track operators.