Category: Politics
Marked reduction in asylum requests
(de-news.net) – Germany experienced a substantial decrease in asylum applications during the first half of 2025. According to data from the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA), approximately 65,500 applications were submitted between 1 January and 30 June. This represents a 43 percent decline compared…
Debates about the future of the Deutschlandticket (Update)
(de-news.net) – Federal Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder (CDU) has proposed linking the price of the Deutschlandicket to inflation as a potential solution for sustainable pricing, suggesting this would eliminate the need for annual renegotiations. While federal and state governments appear unwilling to exceed the existing…
Coalition defers electricity tax relief for consumers, fast-tracks Mütterrente
(de-news.net) – Electricity tax relief will remain restricted to the industrial sector and agriculture. Following extended negotiations, the coalition of CDU/CSU and SPD failed to reach consensus on a comprehensive reduction of electricity taxes for all consumers. Broader reductions for households and other economic sectors…
Germany seeks overhaul of European asylum framework within six-nation alliance
(de-news.net) – Federal Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) has articulated that, in coordination with five fellow EU member states, a strategic initiative is to reinforce the structural coherence of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS). This multilateral endeavor, expected to commence in July,…
Federal Cabinet advances legislation to vurb nitrous oxide misuse and tightens controls on K.o.-Drops
(de-news.net) – In response to escalating societal and medical concerns surrounding the non-medical consumption of nitrous oxide, the Federal Cabinet has adopted a legislative draft designed to impose stringent restrictions on access to the substance. The primary objective of the proposed measure is the mitigation…
From entitlement to accountability: budget cuts and a reconfiguration of Bürgergeld sanctions
(de-news.net) – According to recent media accounts referencing senior officials within the Federal Ministry of Finance, the German Federal Government is poised to implement substantial fiscal retrenchments within the framework of its social welfare program, commonly referred to as Bürgergeld. Specifically, it is projected that…
Debates about a reform of the electricity tax in Germany
(de-news.net) – The German Federal Government has refined the eligibility criteria for a proposed reduction in electricity taxation, aiming to implement a previously announced fiscal relief measure. According to a spokesperson for the Federal Ministry of Finance, the measure is designed to encompass the entire…
Hoffmann (CSU) lauds SPD as to migration policy
(de-news.net) – Alexander Hoffmann, chairman of the Christian Social Union’s parliamentary group, has praised the Social Democratic Party (SPD) for its cooperation on migration policy within the coalition, according to German media. He noted the SPD’s current pragmatic stance deserved recognition. Hoffmann also pointed to…
Party congress: SPD accentuates socioeconomic equity amidst leadership renewal (Update)
(de-news.net) – At the 2025 Bundesparteitag of the Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD) convened in Berlin, Lars Klingbeil has been reaffirmed as party chairman, securing 64.9% of delegate support — a marked decline from his 2023 approval rating of 85.6%. In parallel, Federal Minister of Labour…
Minimum wage: commission endorses gradual increase amid economic headwinds and inflationary stabilization
(de-news.net) – The German Minimum Wage Commission has promulgated a unanimous resolution mandating a two-tiered augmentation of the statutory minimum wage—from 13.90 euros effective in early 2026 to 14.60 euros at the commencement of 2027. This determination was rendered notwithstanding the recent stabilization of inflation,…
Bundestag suspends family reunification for subsidiary protection holders
(de-news.net) – The German Bundestag has enacted a legislative measure suspending the right to family reunification for individuals accorded subsidiary protection status for a provisional period of two years, thereby permitting such reunification exclusively under narrowly defined conditions of extraordinary hardship. This statutory amendment was…
CDU/CSU committed to further stabilizing the pension system
(de-news.net) – The CDU/CSU parliamentary group has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing reforms within the statutory pension system, emphasizing the imperative of expedient implementation over continued empirical examination. Stefan Nacke (CDU), chair of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group’s labor wing, underscored that the informational groundwork laid…
