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German Premiers mourn train conductor killed on regional express, call for better protection of rail staff
(de-news.net) – In the wake of the violent death of a train conductor on a regional express service operating between Landstuhl in Rhineland-Palatinate and Homburg…
Nationwide mourning and calls for tougher criminal penalties after fatal attack on train conductor
(de-news.net) – Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) announced plans to substantially reinforce criminal-law protections for employees in service-oriented sectors such as rail transport following…
Fatal assault on Deutsche Bahn employee in Rhineland‑Palatinate
(de-news.net) – An attack on a regional train in the German state of Rhineland‑Palatinate resulted in the death of a train conductor. During a routine…
Chancellor Merz signals paradigm shift in pension policy
(de-news.net) – Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) has indicated an intention to fundamentally recalibrate Germany’s long-standing old-age security framework by announcing plans to launch a comprehensive…
Government rejects proposal to shift dental costs
(de-news.net) – The proposal advanced by the CDU-Wirtschaftsrat to shift the costs of dental treatment onto individuals insured under the statutory health system has been…
Transforming German domestic intelligence into a fully operational security service
(de-news.net) – Germany’s Interior Minister, Alexander Dobrindt (CSU), has outlined plans for a far-reaching reform of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution,…
Rita Süssmuth, pioneering voice for equality and parliamentary reform, dies at 88
(de-news.net) – Rita Süssmuth, one of the most influential women in postwar German politics and a senior figure of the Christian Democratic Union, has died…
CDU Economic Council pushes employee plan combining tax cuts and benefit reductions
(de-news.net) – The CDU Economic Council has advocated the adoption of a comprehensive ‘Plan for Employees,’ combining substantial tax relief with a firm cap on…
Minister of the Environment defends climate goals and social balance in heating reform
(de-news.net) – Carsten Schneider (SPD) has called on the governing coalition to move rapidly toward agreement on revised rules for the replacement of heating systems,…
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