Category: Economy
One quarter of German workforce continue to do their jobs remotely
(de-news.net) – According to the most recent business survey conducted by the Ifo Institute, approximately 24.3 percent of employees in Germany worked at least partially…
Debates on safeguarding EU competitiveness while strengthening carbon emissions reductions
(de-news.net) – Economist Michael Hüther has expressed growing concerns about the increasing skepticism surrounding CO2 pricing, particularly in relation to its role within climate protection…
Public transit services resume across Germany after two-day warning strike
(de-news.net) – Across most of Germany, local public transportation services have resumed normal operations after a two-day wave of warning strikes temporarily disrupted transit networks….
Tenant safeguards become key SPD requirement in Germany’s heating law reform
(de-news.net) – With parliamentary group leader Matthias Miersch underscoring that legislative reform must not impose disproportionate modernization costs on renters, the SPD has defined tenant…
New law links public procurement to fair wages and working conditions
(de-news.net) – With the backing of the CDU/CSU, the SPD, and the Greens, the German Bundestag has formally passed the so-called Tariftreuegesetz, while the AfD…
Coalition agrees to replace renewable heating requirement with gradual green gas quota
(de-news.net) – A far-reaching revision of the Building Energy Act has been agreed upon by Germany’s federal conservative–social democratic coalition, composed of the CDU and…
Chancellor Merz outlines rules-based China strategy ahead of first official visit
(de-news.net) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) has articulated Germany’s objective of pursuing a fair, predictable, and rules-based framework for engagement with China in advance…
Green Party supports CDU’s proposal of minimum age for social media
(de-news.net) – The Green Party has welcomed the decision taken at the recent CDU party conference to establish a minimum age requirement for social media…
