Category: Economy
A range of financial revisions take effect starting this January
(de-news.net) – Germany’s transition into 2026 brings a wide package of fiscal, labor, and social-policy revisions that affect household budgets, employer costs, and energy-related charges:
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…
Minister for Economic Affairs calls for expanded reform agenda to revitalize German competitiveness
(de-news.net) – Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Katherina Reiche (CDU) has advocated for a far‑reaching reform agenda that, in her view, must extend well beyond…
