Category: Economy
Call for required economics course as CDU seeks stronger economic literacy in schools
(de-news.net) – To strengthen the nation’s broader entrepreneurial environment, the Christian Democratic Union has advocated for the introduction of a mandatory economics course in German…
Federal Network Agency projects stable electricity prices in 2026
(de-news.net) – Klaus Müller, president of the Federal Network Agency, announced that he did not expect electricity prices to rise in the coming year, offering…
Steinbrück calls for bold pension and welfare-state reforms
(de-news.net) – The SPD has come under intensified pressure from Peer Steinbrück to adopt a far more assertive posture on pension reform. The former Finance…
Retirement reform: cross-party momentum grows for linking pension age to work history
(de-news.net) – Chancellery Minister Thorsten Frei (CDU) has expressed support for a policy approach that would more closely link the statutory retirement age to the…
Frei signals openness to revising coalition pact amid Germany’s economic downturn
(de-news.net) – Chancellery Minister Thorsten Frei signaled a willingness to reconsider and substantially revise the coalition agreement binding the CDU/CSU and the SPD, framing this…
Nahles cautions of deepening labor market stagnation and rising mismatch risks
(de-news.net) – The president of the Federal Employment Agency, Andrea Nahles (SPD), has asserted that unemployed individuals currently face some of the weakest prospects for…
Minister weighs higher drug co-payments as health insurers warn of escalating pharmaceutical pricing
(Gemini Audio) (de-news.net) – Higher co-payments for prescription medications have been proposed by Germany’s health minister, Susanne Warken (CDU), as a possible instrument to alleviate…
Unions and tenants back rent‑cap initiative while property owners object
(de-news.net) – Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig’s proposal to restrict the permissible annual increases in index‑linked rents has been described by both the German Tenants’ Association…
