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Care reform: Germany debates costs, benefits, and structural change

(de-news.net) – Germany’s planned long-term care reform is facing criticism over the limited relief it would provide to people in residential care, the financial pressure…

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Care reform hits coalition fault line over costs and structural change

(de-news.net) – Germany’s Federal Government is still to overcome divides over the planned long-term care reform, particularly over financing, cost caps and the role of…

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Germany faces growing pressure from low water, drought, and climate change (Update)

(de-news.net) – Germany is confronting interconnected pressures from low water, drought and climate change, prompting demands for investment in inland shipping, agriculture and climate adaptation….

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Pension reform debate intensifies with trade unions resisting change

(de-news.net) – Instead of an Austrian-style occupational model, the Pension Commission favors targeted hardship provisions allowing earlier retirement when physical limitations prevent workers from continuing…

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CDU/CSU rejects constitutional change, calls for stronger measures against extremist threats

(de-news.net) – Germany’s conservative bloc has called for tougher security measures after the Berlin CSD attack, rejecting constitutional changes in favor of expanded police powers,…

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Wüst and Schulze dismiss rumors of conservative leadership change (Update)

(de-news.net) – CDU leaders Hendrik Wüst and Sven Schulze have publicly rejected speculation about a possible replacement of Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU), describing the reports…

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Over one quarter of students have an immigration background, reflecting demographic change

(de-news.net) – More than one quarter of Germany’s population has an immigration background, a demographic pattern that is partially reflected within the country’s education system,…

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Chancellor Merz confirms change in climate measures

(de-news.net) – Chancellor Friedrich Merz has formally disclosed the outcomes of the latest coalition committee meeting during a press conference held at his official residence….

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