Tag: Calls
Attack on Berlin power grid prompts calls for federal takeover of investigation
(de-news.net) – Iris Spranger (SPD), Berlin’s interior senator, has urged the Federal Prosecutor General to examine whether responsibility for the investigation should be transferred to…
Supplemental health insurance contributions rise again, prompting calls for systemic reform
(de-news.net) – The National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV) has reported that supplemental contribution rates within Germany’s statutory health insurance system increased again…
Voigt (CDU) calls for smartphone ban for children under 14 and for youth protections
(de-news.net) – Mario Voigt (CDU), Minister-President of Thuringia, has called for a nationwide ban on smartphones for children under the age of 14, presenting it…
SPD calls for stronger legal response and staffing after New Year’s attacks on emergency personnel
(de-news.net) – Sonja Eichwede, the SPD Bundestag spokeswoman for legal policy, has strongly condemned the recent attacks on emergency personnel during New Year’s Eve celebrations,…
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…
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(de-news.net) – Alexander Schweitzer, deputy chair of the SPD, has urged his party to abandon outdated or overly familiar ideas if it wished to maintain…
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…
BKA President calls for expanded legal powers to confront escalating cyber threats
(de-news.net) – Holger Münch, President of the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), has called for a substantial expansion of his agency’s authority in the national…
