Gysi (Left Party) calls for electoral reform to strengthen voter rights
(de-news.net) – Gregor Gysi, a senior figure in the Left Party, has advocated comprehensive reforms to Germany’s electoral framework and justice system, maintaining that democratic…
A range of financial revisions take effect starting this January
(de-news.net) – Germany’s transition into 2026 brings a wide package of fiscal, labor, and social-policy revisions that affect household budgets, employer costs, and energy-related charges:
Amid celebrations, nationwide injuries spur debate on decentralizing fireworks regulation
(Gemini Audio) (de-news.net) – Millions of Germans were reported to have welcomed the start of 2026 in a largely nonviolent manner, as major public events…
Schweitzer calls on SPD to engage in programmatic overhaul
(de-news.net) – Alexander Schweitzer, deputy chair of the SPD, has urged his party to abandon outdated or overly familiar ideas if it wished to maintain…
Call for required economics course as CDU seeks stronger economic literacy in schools
(de-news.net) – To strengthen the nation’s broader entrepreneurial environment, the Christian Democratic Union has advocated for the introduction of a mandatory economics course in German…
New Year’s Address: the Chancellor delivers a call for resilience in an era of geopolitical uncertainty
(de-news.net) – In his New Year’s speech and in view of the growing volatility across the international landscape, Chancellor Friedrich Merz has placed particular emphasis…
Former SPD leader calls for pragmatic shift in party priorities, balancing social protection and economic realities
(de-news.net) – Sigmar Gabriel, the former leader of Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), has urged the party to recalibrate its political agenda so that it…
BDK welcomes tougher sentences for attacks on first responders
(de-news.net) – The head of the German Association of Criminal Police Officers (BDK), Dirk Peglow, has welcomed the Federal Government’s plan to tighten criminal penalties…
Broad backlash mounts against KBV plan for per-visit patient fees
(de-news.net) – Broad resistance has mounted to the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians’ (KBV) proposal to introduce a per-visit fee. The proposal has…
Urgent pressure to reform long-term care amid rising costs and an aging population
(de-news.net) – Simone Borchardt, the CDU/CSU parliamentary group’s spokesperson on health policy, has emphasized the need to set aside ideological considerations in debates over reforms…
