Roundup: Germany struggles to finance ailing rail system

BERLIN, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Germany's transport ministers of the federal states are meeting on Monday to discuss the future of the nationwide public transport ticket.

The Deutschlandticket was introduced in May 2023, and is currently priced at 49 euros (53 U.S. dollars). Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing described the ticket as a "real game changer," and said the offer was "modern, digital and simple, and