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Hospital reform and debates on financing the German nursing care insurance

(de-news.net) – Health Minister Lauterbach (SPD) has announced that the proposed hospital reform is set to pass in the Bundestag by the end of the…

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Broadcasters Arte and 3sat to be merged

(de-news.net) – The TV channels Arte and 3sat are planned to be merged, according to a vote by the Federal States. Instead of ten channels,…

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A new law to reduce bureaucracy

(de-news.net) – A measure aimed at cutting bureaucracy was enacted by the German Bundestag. The SPD, Greens, FDP, and Union were in favor of the…

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Pension reform debated in the Bundestag

(de-news.net) – During the first reading of the Pension Package II bill in the German Bundestag, Labor Minister Heil (SPD) emphasized the need to renew…

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Collective resignation of the Green Party’s federal executive board

(de-news.net) – A liberating move: the Green Party’s executive board surprisingly announced its collective resignation on Wednesday. A “fresh start” with new faces is needed,…

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Brandenburg SPD to hold exploratory talks with the CDU and the BSW

(de-news.net) – The SPD wants to hold initial exploratory talks with the CDU and the BSW at the end of the week in order to…

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Discussions about the minimum wage

(de-news.net) – Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD) has once again stressed that the minimum wage must rise significantly in 2026. A week ago, Heil…

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Deutschlandticket will cost more

(de-news.net) – From January 1, 2025, the Deutschlandticket for local public transport will cost 58 Euros per month. The transport ministers of the Federal States…

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State elections in Saxony and Thuringia: CDU and AfD in the lead

(de-news.net) – The populations in the Free State of Saxony and in the Federal State of Thuringia have voted. According to the preliminary final result,…

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Citizen’s income reforms meet different positions

(de-news.net) – Politicians, business and welfare associations have spoken out in the discussion about reforms to citizen’s income. Saxony’s Prime Minister Kretschmer (CDU) went to…

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