Category: Politics
New investment mandates for streaming giants to boost European film production
(de-news.net) – Television broadcasters and streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime have been mandated to invest in European film productions as part of…
A Union for a boost in police forces after fatal train attack
(de-news.net) – Jochen Kopelke, the head of the German Police Union, has called for a substantial and urgent increase in the number of officers serving…
German Premiers mourn train conductor killed on regional express, call for better protection of rail staff
(de-news.net) – In the wake of the violent death of a train conductor on a regional express service operating between Landstuhl in Rhineland-Palatinate and Homburg…
Nationwide mourning and calls for tougher criminal penalties after fatal attack on train conductor
(de-news.net) – Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) announced plans to substantially reinforce criminal-law protections for employees in service-oriented sectors such as rail transport following…
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,…
