Category: Politics
Merz calls state election results a turning point for the CDU
(de-news.net) – CDU Chairman and Chancellor Friedrich Merz has described the Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania election results as a political turning point requiring a broad…
Election results prompt SPD to pressure for changes
(de-news.net) – While keeping its commitment to the governing coalition, the SPD is pushing for changes to the reform agenda of the German Cabinet in…
German state elections bring about changes to political landscape (Update)
(de-news.net) – Elections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin have complicated coalition calculations. The AfD closely defeated the SPD in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, while the Left gathered…
Fuel relief measures spark debate over broad and targeted support
(de-news.de) – Reactions to Germany’s proposed fuel rebate and price cap have been sharply divided. While critics question the measures’ targeting and caution that fuel…
CDU figures challenge AfD firewall as some German states want constitutional review
(de-news.net) – The conflict between political participation, exclusion, and the potential for a formal party ban is becoming more and more central to Germany’s discussion…
German pension reform with contested length of transition
(de-news.net) – According to economic estimates, the proposed five-year transition to phase out penalty-free retirement after 45 years of contributions could enable up to several…
German government unveils fuel relief measures (Update)
(de-news.net) – After discussions with representatives of Germany’s states, the Federal Government has agreed on measures intended to ease the burden of elevated fuel prices….
Trade unions, parties, and business groups push competing energy-cost relief plans (Update)
(de-news.net) – As energy and fuel prices rise, various forms of relief are being proposed by German unions, business representatives, the ADAC, the Greens, and…
