Germany’s fiscal trajectory recalibrated: emphasis on public investment, defense, and climate infrastructure
(de-news.net) – The current fiscal strategy articulated by Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) for the 2025 budget and the medium-term financial framework underscores a paradigm shift toward expansive, debt-financed public investment, aimed at fostering economic growth, modernization, and national security. In this context, the…
How the social insurance system will be stabilized
(de-news.net) In order to stabilize the nation’s social insurance systems, the Federal Government intends to provide significant financial assistance in the form of aid packages worth billions of euros in 2025. A multi-year loan of 2.3 billion euros is to be given to the Health…
Debates on a future Military Service Act
(de-news.net) Germany’s Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) has suggested including a conditional conscription mechanism into the next Military Service Act in response to the existing levels of volunteer military service. He maintained that since it would be impractical to start a fresh legislative procedure at…
Invoices and financial records may have to be retained longer
(de-news.net) – According to proposals advanced by Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD), commercial entities will once again be obliged to retain invoices and financial records for an extended period. As reported by various media outlets citing the chair of the SPD, the ministerial staff…
BDI sees favorable performance of the new German government
(de-news.net) – The President of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), Peter Leibinger, has conveyed a favorable assessment of the current federal coalition, commending its promising initial performance and its commitment to implementing pertinent administrative and fiscal reforms. He emphasized that the government’s efforts to…
Fines for onlookers at accident scenes: support from among coalition factions
(de-news.net) – The President of the German Firefighting Association, Karl-Heinz Banse, has advocated for more severe penalties against onlookers at accident scenes. He argued that despite new legislation criminalizing the recording of accident victims, such incidents continued to pose persistent challenges to emergency personnel. Banse…
Age checks on social media or media literacy initiatives for young people?
(de-news.net) – Federal Education and Family Minister Karin Prien (CDU) has strongly advocated for effective age verification mechanisms to regulate access to social media. She expressed concern over minors’ exposure to violent, pornographic, and extremist content online, suggesting that effective regulation was imperative for youth…
A comprehensive inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic
(de-news.net) – The SPD and the CDU/CSU parliamentary factions have reached a consensus to establish an Enquete Commission, within the Bundestag, for the purpose of conducting an exhaustive inquiry into the outbreak and management of the COVID-19 pandemic. This commission is to be composed of…
Minors and social media: Federal Abuse Commissioner for age restrictions
(de-news.net) – Kerstin Claus, the Federal Government’s Commissioner for the Issue of Abuse, has once again advocated for the establishment of stringent age-related access controls governing use of the internet and social media platforms. She has characterized such regulatory measures as essential structural elements in…
Fair Wages Act: Schulze (CDU) advises caution
(de-news.net) – Sven Schulze (CDU), Minister for Economic Affairs of Saxony-Anhalt and member of the CDU executive committee, has voiced apprehensions concerning the Fair Wages Act, introduced by Federal Labour Minister Bärbel Bas (SPD), cautioning that the legislation could evolve into a disproportionately complex regulatory…
Weimer worried about state of freedom worldwide
(de-news.net) – Claus Weimer, the Federal Minister of State for Culture, has articulated concerns regarding the precarious state of freedom, which he perceives as being imperiled alongside security. Speaking as a guest lecturer at the Berlin CDU Party Convention, Weimer asserted that threats to freedom…
Law on Citizen’s Income reform to be presented in the near future
(de-news.net) – Federal Minister of Labor Bärbel Bas SPD) aims to swiftly implement reforms to the Citizen’s Income system. The SPD politician stated in Berlin that individuals who miss appointments should face stricter penalties. Additionally, she intends to modify the grace period for personal assets,…
