Category: Politics
Dobrindt announces extension of border controls and deportation measures beyond September
(de-news.net) — Federal Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) has confirmed that temporary border controls at all German national frontiers will remain in effect…
Federal Constitutional Court defines limits of digital surveillance
(de-news.net) – Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has rendered two seminal judgments that impose substantial limitations on the deployment of state surveillance software—commonly referred to as…
Federal Government enacts multibillion-euro pension reform (Update)
(de-news.net) – In order to safeguard the statutory pension level, the Federal Government has enacted a comprehensive pension reform package. A particularly contentious element of…
Klöckner urges electoral reform to restore integrity of direct mandates
(de-news.net) – President of the Bundestag Julia Klöckner (CDU) has reaffirmed her call for a renewed reform of the German electoral law. She emphasized that…
Toward equitable reform: Germany’s Bürgergeld debate between fiscal and social pressures (Update)
(de-news.net) – Amid rising citizen benefit costs, which reached €47 billion last year, the SPD—following the CDU—proposed stricter measures against those allegedly avoiding employment. SPD…
Asylum requests fall over 50% amid ongoing border checks
(de-news.net) – Germany’s continued implementation of systematic border inspections has been reaffirmed by Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU), who characterized recent adjustments to refugee…
Germany moves to adopt Spanish model for electronic tagging in domestic violence cases
(de-news.net) – Federal Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig (SPD) has announced the forthcoming introduction of legislation aimed at adopting the “Spanish model” of electronic monitoring for…
Push for safe digital environments and scalable innovation in Germany
(de-news.net) – Karsten Wildberger (CDU), Federal Minister for Digital Affairs, has emphasized the imperative of safeguarding children and adolescents from potentially harmful content disseminated via…
Group of scientists propose changes to the pension system
(de-news.net) – A comprehensive reform of the pension system is deemed unavoidable. This assessment is based on a policy paper authored by a group of…
No tax increases, Spahn contradicts Klingbeil
(de-news.net) – Jens Spahn, Chair of the CDU/CSU faction in the Bundestag, has sharply criticized Lars Klingbeil, Federal Minister of Finance and leader of the…
Germany terminates thousands of asylum proceedings due to non-compliance
(de-news.net) – In the first half of 2025, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Bamf) discontinued 7,264 asylum proceedings, citing applicants’ failure to engage…
Seasonal factors lead to unemployment rate of 6.3 percent in July
(de-news.net) – In June 2025, approximately 45.9 million individuals were employed in Germany. According to preliminary estimates by the Federal Statistical Office, seasonally adjusted employment…
