Category: Politics
Germany weighs tax relief alongside new levies on sugar, plastics, and tobacco
(de-news.net) – Germany’s governing coalition is advancing a broad tax agenda that combines income tax relief for households with new levies intended to raise government…
Germany increases growth projection as investment and exports boost prospects
(de-news.net) – Germany has raised its 2026 growth forecast to 1.3 percent, citing stronger exports and public investment in infrastructure and defense. The Government expects…
Coalition seeks to revive reform agenda amid internal disagreements
(de-news.net) – Germany’s coalition is seeking to move forward with its July reform agenda as disagreements over pensions, taxation, labor policy and long-term care continue…
Federal Government advances rules against digital violence and AI-related risks
(de-news.net) – Germany is moving to strengthen its legal response to digital violence, with new rules targeting sexualized deepfakes, digital voyeurism, rape videos, identity abuse…
Germany’s social reform agenda with a focus on financing, care, and pensions
(de-news.net) – Germany’s forthcoming social reforms are increasingly being framed not as a collection of temporary budget cuts, but as a broader restructuring of the…
AfD politician Rausch elected Saxony-Anhalt Parliament President
(de-news.net) – Tobias Rausch of the right-leaning AfD has been elected president of Saxony-Anhalt’s state parliament, marking the first time the party has secured such…
Germany’s new North-South Commission sets out to strengthen global cooperation
(de-news.net) – The Federal Government’s new North-South Commission will be co-chaired by former Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and former Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla, bringing…
Pension reform faces coalition tensions and mounting fiscal pressure
(de-news.net) – Germany’s coalition government faces growing pressure to advance its pension reform. Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) has called for a decision this quarter and…
