Welfare reform for Ukrainian refugees debated amidst coalition disagreement
(de-news.net) – Municipal and city associations in Germany have called on federal and state governments to fully reimburse local authorities for the cost of transitioning…
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…
From linear to on-demand: structural shifts in German leisure behavior
(de-news.net) – The ‘Freizeitmonitor 2025,’ issued by the Hamburg Foundation for Future Studies, reveals a marked transformation in leisure behavior among over 3,000 German citizens…
A surge in electric car registrations signals a new era for the German auto industry
(de-news.net) – In Germany, a discernible and sustained upward trend has emerged in the proportion of vehicles powered exclusively by electric motors. Data recently published…
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…
SPD pushes for higher drinking age as CDU urges caution
(de-news.net) – Dr. Christos Pantazis, health policy spokesperson for the SPD, has formally proposed an increase in the legal drinking age from 16 to 18…
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…
