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Coalition advances pension reform backed by new economic study

(de-news.net) – A proposed package of German pension reforms combines measures to improve the long-term sustainability of the public pension system with a new state-backed…

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Threshold tensions: Germany debates five-percent rule

(de-news.net) – Germany is debating whether to lower the five-percent electoral threshold after former Constitutional Court President Hans-Jürgen Papier and SPD figures called for reform….

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Deutsche Bahn posts first core profit in seven years amid rail reform and security measures

(de-news.net) – Deutsche Bahn has announced a return to profitability and record passenger numbers in the first half of 2026 while Germany advanced rail competition…

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Chancellor Merz seeks stability as Germany pushes ahead with renewable energy reform

(de-news.net) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is in the process of restoring confidence within the CDU/CSU after criticism over a cabinet reshuffle, while former head…

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Ongoing debate over security powers, prevention, and reform after CSD attack

(de-news.net) – Germany’s political debate following the Berlin CSD terrorist attack has expanded beyond the investigation itself to include law enforcement powers, constitutional protections, counter-radicalization…

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Mutual reinforcement: how extremists benefit from a divided society

(de-news.net) – Germany’s attack near Berlin’s Christopher Street Day (CSD) celebrations has intensified debate over the links between Islamist and far-right extremism, prompting calls for…

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Concerns over Germany’s long-term workforce as net migration falls

(de-news.net) – A new study by the Institute of the German Economy (IW) says Germany’s net migration has fallen sharply because of lower asylum migration,…

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CDU/CSU rejects constitutional change, calls for stronger measures against extremist threats

(de-news.net) – Germany’s conservative bloc has called for tougher security measures after the Berlin CSD attack, rejecting constitutional changes in favor of expanded police powers,…

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