Category: Politics
Fatal assault on Deutsche Bahn employee in Rhineland‑Palatinate
(de-news.net) – An attack on a regional train in the German state of Rhineland‑Palatinate resulted in the death of a train conductor. During a routine…
Chancellor Merz signals paradigm shift in pension policy
(de-news.net) – Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) has indicated an intention to fundamentally recalibrate Germany’s long-standing old-age security framework by announcing plans to launch a comprehensive…
Government rejects proposal to shift dental costs
(de-news.net) – The proposal advanced by the CDU-Wirtschaftsrat to shift the costs of dental treatment onto individuals insured under the statutory health system has been…
Transforming German domestic intelligence into a fully operational security service
(de-news.net) – Germany’s Interior Minister, Alexander Dobrindt (CSU), has outlined plans for a far-reaching reform of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution,…
Rita Süssmuth, pioneering voice for equality and parliamentary reform, dies at 88
(de-news.net) – Rita Süssmuth, one of the most influential women in postwar German politics and a senior figure of the Christian Democratic Union, has died…
CDU Economic Council pushes employee plan combining tax cuts and benefit reductions
(de-news.net) – The CDU Economic Council has advocated the adoption of a comprehensive ‘Plan for Employees,’ combining substantial tax relief with a firm cap on…
Minister of the Environment defends climate goals and social balance in heating reform
(de-news.net) – Carsten Schneider (SPD) has called on the governing coalition to move rapidly toward agreement on revised rules for the replacement of heating systems,…
Hacking of our articles
Dear Readers, In recent months, we have been subject to attacks by hackers affiliated with a Middle Eastern intelligence service. The perpetrators have been changing…
