Tag: federal
Berlin CSD attack: federal prosecutors take over investigation
(de-news.net) – German authorities intensified their response after the deadly attack near Berlin’s Christopher Street Day celebrations, transferring the investigation to the Federal Prosecutor General…
Germany weighs political experience, gender, and consensus in Federal Presidential succession
(de-news.net) – The debate over the successor to President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has increasingly focused on two interconnected questions as Germany prepares to elect a new…
Federal and state governments seal broad reform deal on finance, infrastructure, and digital modernization
(de-news.net) – A comprehensive reform package encompassing financial responsibility, infrastructure, justice, pension policy, and administrative modernization has been agreed upon by Germany’s federal and Länder…
Hubertz defends savings policy as Federal Government seeks to revive homebuilding
(de-news.net) – The German administration is pursuing a dual-track housing policy: proposed cuts to housing-benefit spending aimed at budget consolidation, alongside reforms intended to reduce…
German states and federal actors clash over scope of criminal protection for elected officials
(de-news.net) – The Union parties in the Bundestag support a proposal by Germany’s Conference of State Justice Ministers to narrow Section 188 of the Criminal…
Chancellor Merz calls for confidence as Federal Government pursues reforms
(de-news.net) – At a CDU party meeting, Chancellor Friedrich Merz has defended his government’s reform plan, encouraged increased public trust in Germany’s future, and called…
FDP chooses Kubicki as party leader at federal conference
(de-news.net) – In a hotly disputed ballot that revealed internal conflicts and conflicting strategic orientations, the FDP has chosen Wolfgang Kubicki as party leader at…
Debate over expanding federal cyber defense powers in Germany
(de-news.net) – As part of a new political debate over proposed German cybersecurity reforms that would expand the powers of multiple security agencies to respond…