Tag: Economy
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…
Chancellor Merz outlines rules-based China strategy ahead of first official visit
(de-news.net) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) has articulated Germany’s objective of pursuing a fair, predictable, and rules-based framework for engagement with China in advance…
Green Party supports CDU’s proposal of minimum age for social media
(de-news.net) – The Green Party has welcomed the decision taken at the recent CDU party conference to establish a minimum age requirement for social media…
Debate intensifies over youth social media ban after CDU vote on under-14 restriction
(de-news.net) – While acknowledging deficits among parents and educational institutions, media scholar Daniel Hajok argued that stricter regulatory oversight of platform providers had become necessary…
Dobrindt moves to accelerate workforce access for asylum seekers
(de-news.net) – Germany’s Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) has commissioned the development of a policy proposal intended to substantially accelerate asylum seekers’ access to the…
Merz highlights Europe’s strength, calls for courage and responsibility at CDU congress
(de-news.net) – At the two-day CDU federal party congress in Stuttgart, Chancellor and party chairman Friedrich Merz has emphasized Europe’s strength, arguing that the continent…
CDU balances cohesion and reform ahead of party convention
(de-news.net) – Senior party officials underscored the strategic importance of projecting unity while advancing an agenda framed around structural transformation and economic renewal on the…
Government backs tighter renewable support framework to address grid bottlenecks and consumer costs
(de-news.net) – Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Katherina Reiche (CDU) has backed her proposal to reduce certain support mechanisms and impose tighter constraints on the…