Tag: debate
Debate over youth and social media as German leaders stress regulation and literacy
(de-news.net) – Philipp Amthor (CDU), lawmaker and Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs, has expressed reservations about introducing a comprehensive ban…
Proposal on part-time work triggers broad political and economic debate
(de-news.net) – The proposal to place the possible abolition of the statutory right to part-time employment on the agenda of the Christian Democrats’ forthcoming party…
Debate over CDU business wing’s push to restrict part-time work
(de-news.net) – Criticism has surfaced around a proposal to abolish the general statutory entitlement to part-time employment. The initiative, advanced by the Mittelstands- und Wirtschaftsunion…
Debate over working hours intensifies as CDU calls for higher labor input amongst rising absenteeism
(de-news.net) – Boris Rhein (CDU), the Minister-President of Hesse, has argued that Germany will need to adapt to longer working hours if it intends to…
Debate over income and corporate tax cuts highlights divisions over Germany’s economy
(de-news.net) – Leading figures from the SPD and the CDU/CSU have articulated sharply contrasting priorities in the ongoing tax policy debate within Germany’s governing coalition….
Amid celebrations, nationwide injuries spur debate on decentralizing fireworks regulation
(de-news.net) – Millions of Germans were reported to have welcomed the start of 2026 in a largely nonviolent manner, as major public events unfolded in…
Retirement-age debate deepens as calls for pension reform intensify
(de-news.net) – The CDU’s Economic Council has aligned itself firmly with calls for a later statutory retirement age, asserting that a systematic upward adjustment beyond…
Bavaria and Berlin push national debate on real-name rules for online speech
(de-news.net) – Bavaria has joined Andreas Voßkuhle, the former president of the Federal Constitutional Court, in advocating the introduction of legislation that would obligate internet…
