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New investment mandates for streaming giants to boost European film production
(de-news.net) – Television broadcasters and streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime have been mandated to invest in European film productions as part of…
Heart attacks and cancer mortality in Germany in decline
(de-news.net) – The number of heart attacks in Germany is decreasing, particularly among men. This trend is attributed to improved medical care and increased awareness…
A Union for a boost in police forces after fatal train attack
(de-news.net) – Jochen Kopelke, the head of the German Police Union, has called for a substantial and urgent increase in the number of officers serving…
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…
