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Long-term care system faces mounting financial pressure
(de-news.net) – With a projected deficit of 1.2 billion euros by year’s end, Germany’s long-term care insurance system is under increasing financial strain. While short-term…
German Cabinet backs two-stage tax reform targeting middle incomes
(de-news.net) – By 2028, Germany’s proposed two-phase income tax reform, which would increase taxes on high earners while concentrating on lower- and middle-class households and…
Housing crisis deepens as costs outpace supply
(de-news.net) – Rent increases and building costs are putting a strain on tenants and reducing the supply of affordable housing, which is aggravating Germany’s housing…
Germany faces deepening dispute over pension reform, especially retirement at 63
(de-news.net) – The proposed elimination of retirement without deductions after 45 years of contributions has revealed deep divisions among German state premiers and within the…
Pension reform draws mounting pressure from CDU/CSU, SPD – but also trade unions
(de-news.net) – Germany’s planned phaseout of the “pension at 63” is facing growing resistance from within the governing coalition, trade unions, and several state premiers….
First-day sick notes fuel broader debate over health-care reform
(de-news.net) – The FDP supports tax-free attendance incentives, while the SPD opposes the requirement for first-day sick notes, dividing Germany’s coalition. Medical leaders are cautioning…
Germany moves to redirect EV subsidies toward European production
(de-news.net) – While discussing trade policies, industrial competitiveness, and EU automotive regulations, Germany is changing its electric vehicle policy to support European manufacturing. Demand for…
Coalition divisions surface over first-day sick notes
(de-news.net) – First-day sickness certificates and more extensive social policy reforms have rekindled internal tensions within Germany’s ruling coalition, with SPD worries about unforeseen consequences,…