Category: Politics
CDU and CSU among parties proposing Steinmeier for re-election
(GermanPolicy.com) – The three governing parties, together with the CDU and CSU, have proposed Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier for re-election, in a letter to the…
Friedrich Merz succeeds Armin Laschet as CDU leader
(GermanPolicy.com) – Friedrich Merz will become the new CDU chairman and successor to Armin Laschet. During a, mainly virtual, federal party conference, Merz received 94.6…
Czaja becomes CDU general secretary
(GermanPolicy.com) – The former health senator of the state of Berlin, Mario Czaja, has secured the position of general secretary of the largest German opposition…
Armin Laschet: Merz is “just right” for the CDU
(GermanPolicy.com) – The outgoing CDU chairman Armin Laschet thanked the delegates at his party’s virtual CDU party conference and called for self-confidence and unity. You…
Merkel does not wish to become honorary chairwoman of the CDU
(GermanPolicy.com) – Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel does not wish to become honorary leader of the CDU. Instead, she wants to show her attachment to…
Greens: Nouripour would like to restructure his party
(GermanPolicy.com) – According to Omid Nouripour, the second largest governing party, the Greens, are to be restructured. This is to be discussed by the new…
Wiese: vaccination to be enforced as mandatory
(GermanPolicy.com) – On Wednesday, the German Bundestag debated various group proposals for compulsory vaccination against the coronavirus. In the coming weeks, a model for and…
Caritas President: vaccination compulsory from the age of five or 50
(GermanPolicy.com) – The President of Caritas sees a vaccination requirement for residents over the age of 18 as insufficiently justified. The vaccination approval applies to…
Vaccination register unnecessary, Lauterbach
(GermanPolicy.com) – Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach considers a vaccination register unnecessary. The introduction of such a database would take too long to help prevent…
Lauterbach: current corona measures are to be maintained
(GermanPolicy.com) – The measures against the corona pandemic should be maintained and not tightened. Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach is committed to this: “An easing…
