Tag: Coalition
EU windfall tax proposal highlights coalition preferences over fuel price relief
(de-news.net) – To combat high fuel prices, Germany and a number of EU allies are pushing for a windfall tax on oil companies. However, differences…
Coalition overhauls private pensions with higher subsidies and lower fees
(de-news.net) – Germany’s governing coalition has agreed on revisions to its planned private pension reform, expanding subsidies for low-income savers and the self-employed while tightening…
Voter choice determines future coalition alignment in Rheinland-Pfalz
(de-news.net) – In the 2026 state parliamentary election in Rheinland-Pfalz, turnout reached approximately 50 percent by midday. Alexander Schweitzer (SPD) is running for the first…
Coalition moves to tighten law as debate intensifies over legal definition of femicide
(de-news.net) – Citing persistently high levels of gender-based lethal violence, Germany’s governing parties have signaled their intention to pursue stricter criminal penalties for so-called femicides….
Coalition agrees to replace renewable heating requirement with gradual green gas quota
(de-news.net) – A far-reaching revision of the Building Energy Act has been agreed upon by Germany’s federal conservative–social democratic coalition, composed of the CDU and…
Coalition leaders suggest higher tobacco tax for the purpose of health finances
(de-news.net) – A number of members of Germany’s governing coalition have reiterated calls for an increase in the tobacco tax, linking the proposal both to…
SPD against early coalition renegotiations, stresses ongoing social-security reforms
(de-news.net) – The SPD has responded with marked skepticism to Chancellery Minister Thorsten Frei’s suggestion that the governing coalition agreement should be revisited in light…
Frei signals openness to revising coalition pact amid Germany’s economic downturn
(de-news.net) – Chancellery Minister Thorsten Frei signaled a willingness to reconsider and substantially revise the coalition agreement binding the CDU/CSU and the SPD, framing this…
