Category: Politics
7.7 percent more new apartments in the first half of the year
(GermanPolicy.com) – In the first half of the current year, the authorities recorded an increase in permits for the construction of apartments of 7.7 percent….
Lindner (FDP) wants to form a coalition with the Union parties
(GermanPolicy.com) – The chairman of the FDP, Christian Lindner, would like to form a coalition with the Union parties after the Federal Election in September…
Laschet for less bureaucracy, Scholz for solidarity – both opt for tax relief
(GermanPolicy.com) – The two candidates for the office of Federal Chancellor, from the CDU and the SPD, have affirmed their different positions in tax policy….
Constitutional Court: reform of the electoral law for the Bundestag election is valid
(GermanPolicy.com) – The changes that have been made with regard to the Federal Government’s reform of the electoral law remain in place after the Federal…
Laschet for extended suspension of bankruptcy filings
(GermanPolicy.com) – The candidate for the office of Federal Chancellor, Armin Laschet (CDU), would like to see the obligation to file for insolvency for companies…
Commemoration of the division of Germany
(GermanPolicy.com) – Several events took place in Berlin on Friday commemorating the construction of the Wall some 60 years ago. Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said…
Unconditional basic income cannot be financed
(GermanPolicy.com) – According to the Scientific Advisory Board at the Federal Ministry of Finance, an unconditional basic income would not be financially feasible. If all…
Hofreiter (Greens): SPD election program leads “into the climate crisis”
(GermanPolicy.com) – The leader of the Greens in the German Bundestag, Anton Hofreiter, has criticized the SPD candidate for Chancellor, Olaf Scholz (SPD), for the…
More women will move up in corporate management
(GermanPolicy.com) – According to the so-called Second Management Positions Act, more women than before are to work in top positions in large companies. This is…
Germany and Saudi Arabia to cooperate in the field of hydrogen production
(GermanPolicy.com) – Germany and Saudi Arabia want to work together as to hydrogen production. The Cabinet of the Kingdom has approved a letter of intent…
Consumer advocates want tax cuts on fruits and vegetables
(GermanPolicy.com) – The possible price increases for meat products to enable better animal keeping should be compensated for, according to a proposal by the consumer…
Tax relief would cost 39 billion Euros
(GermanPolicy.com) – According to a study by the German Institute for Economic Research, lowering taxes for the middle class would cost 39 billion Euros per…