(de-news.net) – In light of the civil service’s pivotal role in safeguarding national stability, Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) has expressed opposition to discussions concerning potential fiscal savings through a reduction in civil servant appointments. He affirmed that the federal administration, particularly in areas such as public administration and security, is adequately staffed and requires no structural changes, though individual states may reassess their personnel strategies. Critics, including the Taxpayers’ Association and CDU Secretary General Carsten Linnemann, argue that indiscriminate civil servant appointments contribute to substantial pension liabilities and diminish contributions to statutory insurance systems.

The German Civil Servants’ Federation firmly rejected proposals to curtail civil servant appointments. Federation Chairman Volker Geyer maintains that such measures would exacerbate existing challenges rather than alleviate pension or budgetary pressures. He underscored the importance of civil servant status for teachers, noting its role in ensuring strike-free educational environments, and asserted that revoking civil servant status from certain professions would not yield meaningful financial relief. Taxpayers’ Association President Reiner Holznagel advocates for a restrained approach to new appointments, limiting them to core sovereign functions such as law enforcement, judiciary, and fiscal administration.