Category: Politics
Dobrindt orders continuation of border checks
(de-news.net) – Germany’s Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) has ordered the continuation of temporary controls at all German land borders for an additional six…
SPD proposes social media ban for children under 14 with mandatory age verification
(de-news.net) – The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) has proposed draft legislation that would prohibit children under the age of 14 from accessing social…
Linnemann (CDU) calls for tax cuts to ease middle-income burden (Update)
(de-news.net) – General secretary of the CDU Carsten Linnemann has called for income taxes to be reduced in a clearly perceptible manner and emphasized that…
Health Minister advocates billing overhaul to improve efficiency in chronic patient management
(de-news.net) – Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) has emphasized her intention to secure a swift consensus on introducing a legislative reform designed to spare…
Rail bodycam plans gain political backing amid calls for legal safeguards
(de-news.net) – While civil liberties advocates and privacy campaigners have voiced sustained criticism of the planned deployment of body cameras among railway personnel, several senior…
Chancellor Merz urges strategic autonomy, calls for renewal of transatlantic partnership (Update)
(de-news.net) – Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) has outlined a comprehensive foreign policy strategy at the opening of the Munich Security Conference, placing particular emphasis…
Body cameras and 200 new guards: Deutsche Bahn strengthens protections for frontline staff
(de-news.net) – Following the fatal assault on a train conductor in early February, Deutsche Bahn has set out a series of enhanced safety measures directed…
Spahn signals higher retirement age as life expectancy rises
(de-news.net) – Jens Spahn, chair of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, has indicated that a substantial increase in the statutory retirement age should be expected and…
