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Union resistance persists as SPD pushes overhaul of inheritance tax

(de-news.net) – Senior figures within the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) have continued to resist the Social Democratic Party’s (SPD) proposals for reforming the inheritance tax,…

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Hesse demands reform of of federal fiscal equalization mechanism as debt pressures mount

(de-news.net) – Boris Rhein (CDU), the Minister-President of Hesse, has argued that Germany’s current system of interstate fiscal equalization requires a fundamental overhaul, explicitly linking…

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Major electric-vehicle incentives prepared amid dispute on combustion-car taxation

(de-news.net) – The Federal Government’s forthcoming subsidy program for private electric vehicle purchases is expected, according to German media reports, to provide financial support ranging…

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Germany’s seniors go digital – but want better guidance and faster progress

(Finevoice) (de-news.net) – According to a recent study co-presented by the Federal Ministry for Education and Senior Citizens together with the German professional association Bitkom,…

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Germany secures EU backing for 12-GW tender with regard to new power-plant strategy

(de-news.net) – Presenting the initiative as a decisive measure for safeguarding Germany’s long-term security of supply, the Federal Government has announced that it had reached…

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Stricter basic-security framework: Bas (SPD) and CDU leadership justify reform

(de-news.net) – In response to criticism voiced during the bill’s formal introduction in the Bundestag on Thursday, Federal Labor Minister Bärbel Bas (SPD) has offered…

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BDA seeks stronger work incentives and broader scope for unemployment insurance reform

(de-news.net) – The Confederation of German Employers’ Associations (BDA) has argued that the Federal, State, and Municipal Commission should broaden its operational mandate and formulate…

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Germany plans stronger legal tools against AI-generated sexualized imagery

(de-news.net) – Stronger legal and institutional safeguards are needed for individuals whose personality rights are compromised by manipulated visual material, according to Federal Justice Minister…

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German study warns of youth radicalization in fluid online extremist networks with an accelerating adolescent drift

(Finevoice) (de-news.net) – Though historically rooted in both domestic and international networks, extremist and terrorist threats have, according to German security agencies, undergone substantial and…

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President Steinmeier urges decisive action as freezing temperatures expose deep homelessness crisis

(de-news.net) – Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called on political authorities to take decisive and coordinated action in response to the recent cold spell, underscoring…

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