Month: December 2025
Bas (SPD) urges comprehensive pension overhaul beyond current package
(de-news.net) – Labor Minister Bärbel Bas (SPD) has affirmed that, despite the government’s recent adoption of the pension package, a far more comprehensive structural reform…
Bundestag approves sweeping reforms to migration and citizenship law
(de-news.net) – The German Bundestag has announced that the governing coalition has passed additional legislation designed to further restrict immigration policies. Under the new framework,…
Pension law introduced by the government passed with an absolute majority (Update)
(de-news.net) – The Bundestag has formally approved the Federal Government’s highly contested pension package, achieving what is referred to as a chancellor’s majority. In the…
Bundestag approves military service reform
(de-news.net) – A majority among the members of the Bundestag has endorsed the reform of military service, marking what many observers regard as a significant…
German Federal States agree on 200-point plan for administrative modernization
(de-news.net) – The heads of the German federal states announced that they had reached consensus on a far‑reaching 200‑point program intended to modernize public administration…
Children’s Fund calls for stronger support of youth participation in democracy
(de-news.net) – The German Children’s Fund has made an appeal, on the occasion of the International Volunteer Day, urging that stronger and more comprehensive support…
Word of the year 2025 marks the dawn of the AI era
(de-news.net) – On Friday, the Society for the German Language (GfdS) announced in Wiesbaden that the expression KI-Ära (“AI Era”) has been selected as the…
Bundestag approves far-reaching tax reform
(de-news.net) – The German Bundestag has passed the Tax Amendment Act 2025, a comprehensive reform package introducing fiscal relief across several sectors. Approved on Thursday…
Climate protection must be socially fair, federal report urges
(de-news.net) – Concerns have been voiced by the German Federal Government in its newly ratified Poverty and Wealth Report regarding the unintended social repercussions of…
German health insurers propose 50-billion reform package to curb rising costs
(de-news.net) – According to Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU), the Commission on Health Reform is expected to present its initial findings at the end of…
