Category: Politics
Debate intensifies over youth social media ban after CDU vote on under-14 restriction
(de-news.net) – While acknowledging deficits among parents and educational institutions, media scholar Daniel Hajok argued that stricter regulatory oversight of platform providers had become necessary…
Dobrindt moves to accelerate workforce access for asylum seekers
(de-news.net) – Germany’s Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) has commissioned the development of a policy proposal intended to substantially accelerate asylum seekers’ access to the…
Söder praises Merz’s as reliable “compass” in foreign policy
(de-news.net) – Following the re-election of party leader and Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday, who secured 91.2 percent of the vote—an increase from the 89.8…
Reelection: CDU grants Merz overwhelming support amid calls for accelerated reforms
(de-news.net) – Friedrich Merz has secured a decisive mandate at the federal party convention of the Christian Democratic Union in Stuttgart, thereby reaffirming his leadership…
Merz highlights Europe’s strength, calls for courage and responsibility at CDU congress
(de-news.net) – At the two-day CDU federal party congress in Stuttgart, Chancellor and party chairman Friedrich Merz has emphasized Europe’s strength, arguing that the continent…
CDU balances cohesion and reform ahead of party convention
(de-news.net) – Senior party officials underscored the strategic importance of projecting unity while advancing an agenda framed around structural transformation and economic renewal on the…
Construction approvals rise in 2025, yet housing shortage persists
(de-news.net) – For the first time since 2021, approvals for residential construction in Germany experienced an increase in 2025, signaling a potential reversal of the…
Streeck and Günther call for binding social media age limits to safeguard children’s development
(de-news.net) – Ahead of the CDU’s national convention, Hendrik Streeck, the federal government’s commissioner for drug and addiction policy, renewed and further clarified his call…