Category: Politics
Germany records stable export volume in H1 2025
(de-news.net) – According to data released by the Federal Statistical Office, Germany’s exports amounted to 786.0 billion euros in the first half of 2025, representing…
Emergency Services Association calls for mandatory helmet use of pedelec users
(de-news.net) – In light of the increasing incidence of severe cranial injuries among pedelec users, Frank Flake, Chair of the German Professional Association for Emergency…
Frei (CDU) reaffirms coalition discipline in fiscal policy in response to taxation proposal
(de-news.net) – In the context of renewed deliberations on fiscal policy, prompted by Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) and his suggestion of potential tax…
A call for structural reform to reach fiscal sustainability of Germany’s statutory health insurance
(de-news.net) – Germany’s statutory health insurance system (GKV) is currently facing mounting financial pressures that threaten its long-term viability. In response to this escalating fiscal…
Social assistance expenditures escalated in Germany in 2024
(de-news.net) – According to data published by the Federal Statistical Office, Germany’s net expenditures on social assistance under the Social Code Book XII (SGB XII)…
Contested fiscal strategy: political and economic responses to indication of tax increases
(de-news.net) – Opposition parties and representatives of economic interest groups have expressed strong disapproval of Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil’s (SPD) proposal to explore the possibility…
Grimm proposes social sector reform to strengthen fiscal sustainability
(de-news.net) – Veronika Grimm, a member of the German Council of Economic Experts, has advocated for extensive fiscal consolidation measures, proposing annual budgetary reductions of…
Tax policy cleavage within Germany’s governing coalition
(de-news.net) – Federal Finance Minister and SPD Chairman Lars Klingbeil has suggested that tax increases remain a plausible instrument for addressing the nation’s 30-billion-euro budget…
DIHK President calls for structural reforms to safeguard Germany’s social security systems
(de-news.net) – In light of mounting fiscal and demographic pressures, Peter Adrian, President of the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), has…
Berlin counters calls for regional division of power pricing
(de-news.net) – According to the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs, the German government intends to uphold the unified electricity price zone. A spokesperson for the…
Federal Government defends civil servant appointments
(de-news.net) – In light of the civil service’s pivotal role in safeguarding national stability, Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) has expressed opposition to discussions…
Heatwaves and homelessness: German authorities pressed to expand protective measures
(de-news.net) – Institutional representatives in Germany have called for enhanced protective measures for homeless individuals in response to escalating temperatures and a growing homelessness crisis….
