New foundational program of the FDP to be highly participatory
(de-news.net) – The FDP intends to utilize its period outside the Bundestag to formulate a new foundational program. As outlined by the Commission for the…
German health spending returns to pre-pandemic levels
(de-news.net) – In 2023, the German Federal Government funded 75.7 billion euros (15.4 percent) of total health expenditures (491.6 billion euros), a 31.1 percent drop…
Number of ATMs in Germany falls below 50,000
(de-news.net) – In 2024, the number of ATMs in Germany fell below 50,000, marking a continued decline with a 3-percent-reduction from the previous year. Though…
Federal Government’s Facebook page may continue to run, court
(de-news.net) – The Administrative Court of Cologne has upheld the legal procedures taken by the Federal Press Office and Meta against a ban imposed by…
Fewer statutory health insurance companies necessary, head of TK
(de-news.net) – Dr. Jens Baas, Chief Executive Officer of Techniker Krankenkasse, has advocated for a considerable diminution in the number of statutory health insurance entities,…
‘Made for Germany’ with projections of multibillion-euro investments
(de-news.net) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz convened prominent corporate leaders affiliated with the ‘Made for Germany’ initiative. The assembled executives articulated projections of multibillion-euro investments…
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CDU/CSU affirms tightened citizenship criteria by autumn
(de-news.net) – The CDU/CSU intends to abolish the possibility of naturalization after three years and thereby reform the immigration law by autumn. According to press…
Association of Judges opts for independence of public prosecutors
(de-news.net) – The German Association of Judges has called for enhanced protection of public prosecutors and advocated for increased institutional independence in light of potential…
Stuttgart 21: circulations from subterranean railway station to begin in a phased manner
(de-news.net) – The subterranean railway station in Stuttgart, the capital of Baden-Württemberg, is scheduled to be inaugurated in a phased manner from December 2026. This…
Germany rallies EU neighbors to toughen asylum rules (Update)
(de-news.net) — Germany, in concert with several neighboring states, has reached a consensus to further intensify the European Union’s asylum regulations beyond the scope originally…
Merz defends migration policy, lauds positive economic indicators
(de-news.net) – Chancellor Friedrich Merz has defended Germany’s temporarily tightened migration policy, emphasizing, at his summer press conference in Berlin, the transitional nature of the…