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Debate over youth and social media as German leaders stress regulation and literacy
(de-news.net) – Philipp Amthor (CDU), lawmaker and Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs, has expressed reservations about introducing a comprehensive ban…
Politically motivated attacks on journalists have surged
(de-news.net) – According to a federal government response to a parliamentary inquiry submitted by the Left Party, Germany has experienced a pronounced and sustained increase…
Regulation over prohibition: German parties weigh competing models for youth protection online
(de-news.net) – The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) continues to examine the possibility of introducing a statutory minimum age for access to open social media platforms…
Council expert Werding sees no fiscal gain in integrating civil servants into pension system
(de-news.net) – Martin Werding, a member of Germany’s Council of Economic Experts, of the Federal Government’s Old-Age Security Commission, and a professor at Ruhr University…
Schulze urges work obligations for Grundsicherung recipients as Federal Labor Ministry calls for caution
(de-news.net) – Sven Schulze (CDU), the recently appointed minister-president of Saxony-Anhalt, has argued in favor of tightening the obligations attached to Germany’s Grundsicherung by requiring…
Planned overhaul of grid compensation to address renewable energy bottlenecks
(de-news.net) – By more tightly linking generation capacity to the availability of grid infrastructure, a legislative package advanced by Germany’s Minister for Economic Affairs, Katherina…
Divided reactions to SPD’s proposal for new health system levy
(de-news.net) – Reactions to the SPD Federal Executive Committee’s recent proposal for a new fee to fund the national health system have been notably divided,…
Linnemann advocates cutting non-insurance benefits while Reiche calls for accelerated tax reforms
(de-news.net) – The General Secretary of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Carsten Linnemann, has articulated firm reservations about the SPD’s proposal to stabilize statutory health…
