Taxpayers call for a leaner federal administration
(de-news.net) – The Taxpayers’ Association has advocated for a comprehensive reassessment of one-third of the positions within federal ministries, urging the Union and SPD to implement significant reductions in staffing levels across these institutions. Media reports indicate that the association’s president, Rainer Holznagel, has called…
Trade unions to organize public-sector strikes
(de-news.net) – Following Monday’s airport strikes, the Verdi union has announced further public sector walkouts in the coming days. The peak of these strikes is expected on Wednesday in North Rhine-Westphalia, where federal and municipal employees will temporarily halt work. While airports are excluded this…
Special fund rejected by the Green Party
(de-news.net) – The Green Party has rejected the CDU/CSU and SPD’s proposed financial package under current circumstances. Members are advised by the party’s leaders to oppose the special fund as well as the constitutional amendment. The Greens call on the CDU/CSU and the SPD, most…
Merz: coalition agreement with SPD the only option
(de-news.net) – Friedrich Merz, the Union’s chancellor candidate and CDU chairman, anticipates a coalition government comprising CDU, CSU, and SPD, citing the singular parliamentary majority in the democratic center of the Bundestag. Both SPD and CSU leaderships have endorsed initiating coalition negotiations for a black-red…
CDU/CSU and SPD conclude exploratory talks
(de-news.net) – The Union parties and the SPD have successfully concluded their exploratory discussions. Pending approval from party committees, formal coalition negotiations are anticipated. Principal agreements have been made. “We have reached consensus on a wide range of substantive issues,” stated CDU leader Friedrich Merz….
Exploratory talks between Union parties and SPD on a good way
(de-news.net) – The Union parties and the SPD have resumed exploratory talks, convening at the Jakob-Kaiser-Haus in Berlin’s government district under a confidentiality agreement. CSU Bundestag leader Alexander Dobrindt described the discussions as being in their “final stages,” in a positive and constructive atmosphere. SPD’s…
Reintroduction of conscription or voluntary military service?
(de-news.net) – Debates are underway about different models to increase troop strength of the Bundeswehr. Inspector General Carsten Breuer has expressed the necessity of enhancing the military’s capacity to sustain operations with at least 460,000 soldiers. He emphasized that achieving this goal would require a…
Calls to bolster the German intelligence services
(de-news.net) – In the context of the upcoming government coalition, there are emerging calls to reform and expand the German intelligence services. Sebastian Hartmann, the SPD’s spokesperson for internal affairs, emphasized the need for enhanced personnel, financial resources, legal frameworks, and authority. He argued that…
SPD politicians caution against stricter migration policies
(de-news.net) – Ahead of continued coalition talks with the CDU/CSU, SPD co-chair Lars Klingbeil has rejected the option of de facto border closures. He argued that such closures were neither feasible at the national level nor prudent in terms of European policy. Germany should not…
Green Party still for a comprehensive reform of the debt brake
(de-news.net) – Following the agreement between the Union and SPD on a new financial package for defense and infrastructure, the Green Party has expressed its intention to review the proposals while emphasizing the necessity of a comprehensive reform of the debt brake. Green Party leader…
Constitutional amendments as to infrastructure soon to be confirmed, reforms to planning laws proposed
(de-news.net) – Following the agreement between the Union and SPD on a 500-billion-euro special fund for infrastructure modernization, additional demands have emerged from the Union. Christoph Ploß, a CDU/CSU parliamentary representative on the Bundestag’s Transport Committee, emphasized that reforms to planning laws would be essential…
Huge financial package agreed upon by the Union parties and the SPD
(de-news.net) – The CDU/CSU and SPD have agreed on a multi-billion-euro financial package during coalition talks, as announced by party leaders Friedrich Merz (CDU), Markus Söder (CSU), Lars Klingbeil and Saskia Esken (both SPD) in Berlin. The plan includes exempting defense expenditures exceeding 1 percent…
