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Transforming German domestic intelligence into a fully operational security service
(de-news.net) – Germany’s Interior Minister, Alexander Dobrindt (CSU), has outlined plans for a far-reaching reform of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution,…
Rita Süssmuth, pioneering voice for equality and parliamentary reform, dies at 88
(de-news.net) – Rita Süssmuth, one of the most influential women in postwar German politics and a senior figure of the Christian Democratic Union, has died…
CDU Economic Council pushes employee plan combining tax cuts and benefit reductions
(de-news.net) – The CDU Economic Council has advocated the adoption of a comprehensive ‘Plan for Employees,’ combining substantial tax relief with a firm cap on…
Minister of the Environment defends climate goals and social balance in heating reform
(de-news.net) – Carsten Schneider (SPD) has called on the governing coalition to move rapidly toward agreement on revised rules for the replacement of heating systems,…
Hacking of our articles
Dear Readers, In recent months, we have been subject to attacks by hackers affiliated with a Middle Eastern intelligence service. The perpetrators have been changing…
Coalition leaders suggest higher tobacco tax for the purpose of health finances
(de-news.net) – A number of members of Germany’s governing coalition have reiterated calls for an increase in the tobacco tax, linking the proposal both to…
German authorities rule out winter gas shortage
(de-news.net) – There is no risk of a gas shortage in Germany this winter, according to consistent assessments by both the Federal Network Agency and…
CDU moves to prevent EU plan for annual inspections of older vehicles
(de-news.net) – A proposal advanced at the European Union level to introduce mandatory annual technical inspections for older passenger vehicles has been formally opposed by…
Annual Economic Report calls for structural reforms in Germany
(de-news.com) – The government’s Annual Economic Report was presented by Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Katherina Reiche (CDU), who used the occasion to underscore the…
CDU renews push to exempt seasonal farmworkers from minimum wage
(de-news.net) – A motion aimed at exempting seasonal agricultural workers from the statutory minimum wage is being advanced by the CDU and is scheduled for…
