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Chancellor Merz urges strategic autonomy, calls for renewal of transatlantic partnership (Update)
(de-news.net) – Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) has outlined a comprehensive foreign policy strategy at the opening of the Munich Security Conference, placing particular emphasis…
Body cameras and 200 new guards: Deutsche Bahn strengthens protections for frontline staff
(de-news.net) – Following the fatal assault on a train conductor in early February, Deutsche Bahn has set out a series of enhanced safety measures directed…
Spahn signals higher retirement age as life expectancy rises
(de-news.net) – Jens Spahn, chair of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, has indicated that a substantial increase in the statutory retirement age should be expected and…
NRW Health Minister calls for systemic overhaul of long-term care
(de-news.net) – Karl-Josef Laumann (CDU), the health minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, has reiterated his call for a comprehensive overhaul of Germany’s long-term care system, arguing…
Health advocates press sugar tax as CDU leadership pushes back
(de-news.net) – Foodwatch, a consumer advocacy group, has reiterated its call for the introduction of a sugar tax ahead of the CDU’s federal party convention,…
Cabinet adopts AI implementation law to align rules with EU digital standards
(de-news.net) – The Ministry for Digital Affairs has submitted a draft implementation bill to the Federal Cabinet that is intended to give domestic legal effect…
Government advances accessibility amendment amid human rights concerns
(de-news.net) – In line with the governing coalition agreement, the Federal Cabinet has approved a draft amendment to the Act on Equal Opportunities for Persons…
Nationwide study reveals widespread, largely unreported violence in Germany
(de-news.net) – In an effort to systematically capture forms of violence that do not appear in official crime statistics, the Federal Government has released its…
