Health insurance contributions will only increase minimally
(GermanPolicy.com) – The increase in health insurance contributions will be minmal. Federal Health Minister Lauterbach (SPD) ensured that there will be a “small” increase only….
Trade Union Confederation in favor of social reforms without delay
(GermanPolicy.com) – The German Trade Union Federation has issued a warning that the planned social reforms should not be called into question in the aftermath…
Ukraine refugees: Bavaria calls for registration without exception
(GermanPolicy.com) – To date, the Federal Police have registered 266,975 refugees from Ukraine to have arrived in Germany. The Federal Ministry of the Interior announced…
Increased prices: Lindner (FDP) presents relief package
(GermanPolicy.com) – A relief package with a temporary reduction in fuel prices and with one-off payments is intended to cushion the rise in prices. Federal…
Financial benefits for changing heating technology
(GermanPolicy.com) – From 2024, every new heating system should be operated with 65 percent in renewable energy. The deadline was previously set for January 1,…
Relief package: praise and criticism from economic experts
(GermanPolicy.com) – Ifo President Clemens Fuest described the energy price relief package as “fiscally expensive.” However, it is positive that the petrol price reduction has…
Associations criticize relief package
(GermanPolicy.com) – The Federation of German Consumer Organizations (VZBV) finds that the relief package presented by the traffic light coalition to be insufficient. According to…
High costs due to increased disability pensions
(GermanPolicy.com) – The Federal Government wants for people with reduced earning capacity to be better off. According to media reports, this should cost around 1.3…
Union parties demand that nuclear power and coal-fired power be reevaluated
(GermanPolicy.com) – A longer operation of nuclear power plants should be examined with an open mind. This is what the energy policy spokesman for the…
Federal funds for farmers
(GermanPolicy.com) – Farmers in Germany are to receive higher crisis aid in view of the conflict in Ukraine. The 60 million Euros provided through EU…
Negotiations with the SPD: Union parties for a compromise on compulsory vaccination
(GermanPolicy.com) – The CSU-CSU in the German Bundestag is “not optimistic” that the forthcoming negotiations with Chancellor Scholz (SPD) will lead to an agreement on…
Minister of the Interior: coordination of refugee distribution working
(GermanPolicy.com) – Interior Minister Faeser (SPD) has defended herself against criticism that the coordination with regard to the distribution of refugees from Ukraine arriving in…
