(de-news.net) Germany’s Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) has suggested including a conditional conscription mechanism into the next Military Service Act in response to the existing levels of volunteer military service. He maintained that since it would be impractical to start a fresh legislative procedure at…

(de-news.net) – According to proposals advanced by Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD), commercial entities will once again be obliged to retain invoices and financial records for an extended period. As reported by various media outlets citing the chair of the SPD, the ministerial staff…

(de-news.net) – The President of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), Peter Leibinger, has conveyed a favorable assessment of the current federal coalition, commending its promising initial performance and its commitment to implementing pertinent administrative and fiscal reforms. He emphasized that the government’s efforts to…

(de-news.net) – The President of the German Firefighting Association, Karl-Heinz Banse, has advocated for more severe penalties against onlookers at accident scenes. He argued that despite new legislation criminalizing the recording of accident victims, such incidents continued to pose persistent challenges to emergency personnel. Banse…

(de-news.net) – Federal Education and Family Minister Karin Prien (CDU) has strongly advocated for effective age verification mechanisms to regulate access to social media. She expressed concern over minors’ exposure to violent, pornographic, and extremist content online, suggesting that effective regulation was imperative for youth…

(de-news.net) – The SPD and the CDU/CSU parliamentary factions have reached a consensus to establish an Enquete Commission, within the Bundestag, for the purpose of conducting an exhaustive inquiry into the outbreak and management of the COVID-19 pandemic. This commission is to be composed of…

(de-news.net) – Kerstin Claus, the Federal Government’s Commissioner for the Issue of Abuse, has once again advocated for the establishment of stringent age-related access controls governing use of the internet and social media platforms. She has characterized such regulatory measures as essential structural elements in…

(de-news.net) – Sven Schulze (CDU), Minister for Economic Affairs of Saxony-Anhalt and member of the CDU executive committee, has voiced apprehensions concerning the Fair Wages Act, introduced by Federal Labour Minister Bärbel Bas (SPD), cautioning that the legislation could evolve into a disproportionately complex regulatory…

(de-news.net) – Claus Weimer, the Federal Minister of State for Culture, has articulated concerns regarding the precarious state of freedom, which he perceives as being imperiled alongside security. Speaking as a guest lecturer at the Berlin CDU Party Convention, Weimer asserted that threats to freedom…

(de-news.net) – Federal Minister of Labor Bärbel Bas SPD) aims to swiftly implement reforms to the Citizen’s Income system. The SPD politician stated in Berlin that individuals who miss appointments should face stricter penalties. Additionally, she intends to modify the grace period for personal assets,…

(de-news.net) – Numerous regions across Germany are experiencing a significant decline in groundwater availability, with usage surpassing sustainable thresholds in 201 out of 401 districts and district-free cities, as reported in a study commissioned by the environmental association BUND and conducted by the Institute for…

(de-news.net) – On the occasion of the inaugural National Veterans’ Day, Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz commended both active and former members of the Bundeswehr. Writing on the platform X, he emphasized that the Bundeswehr constitutes an integral part of German society. The men and women…