(de-news.net) – German health care organizations broadly welcomed incoming Health Minister Carsten Linnemann (CDU) while urging him to pursue structural reforms, stabilize financing, and ease…

(de-news.net) – Germany’s proposed sugar tax has sparked debate over how its revenue should be used, with consumer advocates and municipalities calling for dedicated funding…

(de-news.net) – Germany’s planned nationwide alcohol ban at railway stations has drawn broad political support but also raised questions over enforcement responsibilities, police resources, and…

(de-news.net) – By the middle of October, Deutsche Bahn intends to implement a national ban on alcohol at all German train stations, aiming to improve…

(de-news.net) – Germany’s Health Minister has unveiled a prevention-focused healthcare strategy that combines increased screening and public health initiatives with cost-cutting measures, tighter oversight of…

(de-news.net) – In addition to outlining the coalition’s legislative agenda for the rest of 2026, Chancellor Friedrich Merz defended the coalition’s first six months in…

(de-news.net) – Germany’s governing coalition plans to raise tobacco taxes more than previously proposed, increasing cigarette prices to nearly 12 euros by 2030. The revised…

(de-news.net) – Significant changes to statutory health insurance, energy policy, federal policing, and parliamentary remuneration have been passed by the German Bundestag. Political and industry-wide…