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Towards an air transport tax cut so to boost aviation sector while shifting fiscal burden

(de-news.net) – The Federal Government plans to reduce Germany’s air transport tax by mid-2026, lowering rates across all distance categories to return revenues to May…

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Reiche (CDU) eyes fuel pricing practices as government prepares regulatory action (Update)

(de-news.net) – Amid a context of markedly rising fuel prices, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Katherina Reiche (CDU) has directed criticism at the mineral oil…

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Berlin considers stricter antitrust rules as fuel price scrutiny intensifies

(de-news.net) – The parliamentary factions of the CDU/CSU and SPD are seeking to require oil companies to provide formal justification for any future increases in…

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Posted in Economy Health Politics

Insurers and SoVD urge swift measures to contain drug expenditures

(de-news.net) – Germany’s statutory health insurers have intensified pressure on political leaders to adopt more decisive measures in response to the continuing rise in pharmaceutical…

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Prien (CDU) advocates coordinated approach to youth digital safety

(de-news.net) – Federal Family Minister Karin Prien (CDU) has underscored the central importance of the expert commission she established in the ongoing debate regarding age…

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Debate intensifies in Germany over age-based controls on youth social media use

(de-news.net) – The Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hendrik Wüst (CDU), has argued that Germany urgently requires an effective and clearly structured, age-based regulatory framework governing…

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Germany considers reviving magnetic-levitation technology with federal funding

(de-news.net) – Patrick Schnieder (CDU), Germany’s federal transport minister, is seeking to revive interest in magnetic-levitation rail technology following the collapse of the Transrapid project…

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Klingbeil (SPD) signals openness to revise pension reform fee cap as debate over costs intensifies

(de-news.net) – Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) has indicated a readiness to amend selected elements of the Federal Government’s pension reform legislation in advance of…

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