Category: Finance
Bundesrat confirms 2025 federal budget prioritizing infrastructure, climate, and security
(de-news.net) – In a move marking the transition from provisional fiscal management to formal budgetary governance, the Bundesrat has officially ratified Germany’s federal budget for…
Health Finance Commission Begins Work
(de-news.net) – Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) has convened the Health Finance Commission, which held its inaugural meeting in Berlin to initiate the development…
Chancellor Merz defends fiscal policy and signals structural reform (Update)
(de-news.net) – In response to criticism from the opposition, Chancellor Friedrich Merz has defended the coalition’s financial planning during the Bundestag’s budget discussion. He claimed…
Federal budget 2026: Klingbeil advocates structural reform in the midst of rising debt
(de-news.net) – Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) has presented the 2026 federal budget. This marks the commencement of the German Bundestag’s second consecutive budget deliberation…
Frei (CDU) rejects moves to increase inheritance tax
(de-news.net) – Thorsten Frei (CDU), Head of the German Chancellor’s Office, has unequivocally rejected proposals—some originating within his own party—that seek to increase the tax…
Political debate over primary care reform and medical specialist access
(de-news.net) – As part of ongoing deliberations concerning the restructuring of Germany’s statutory healthcare system, members of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group have reportedly proposed the…
Education Minister announces reform of student financial aid
(de-news.net) – Federal Research Minister Judith Bär (CSU) has announced a comprehensive reform of the Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG), scheduled to take effect by…
Development Ministry pursues structural reform amid budgetary constraints
(de-news.net) – In response to significant fiscal reductions, Federal Development Minister Reem Alabali Radovan has initiated a series of structural adjustments within her ministry, aimed…
Transport expansion budget: minister flags funding shortfall
(de-news.net) Federal Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder (CDU) has drawn attention to substantial financial constraints amid ongoing deliberations concerning the expansion of Germany’s motorway and trunk…
Germany’s nationwide transit pass to rise in price – long-term funding secured
(de-news.net) – At a special session convened in Munich, Germany’s state transport ministers resolved to increase the monthly price of the Deutschlandticket from 58 to…