(de-news.net) – Germany’s forthcoming social reforms are increasingly being framed not as a collection of temporary budget cuts, but as a broader restructuring of the…

(de-news.net) – The future of early retirement without benefit reductions for employees with 45 years of pension contributions has emerged as one of the most…

(de-news.net) – The retirement of large birth cohorts and demographic aging are the main causes of the increased contribution rates anticipated under the German statutory…

(de-news.net) – Germany’s long-term care insurance system is facing severe financial strain, prompting consideration of higher contribution surcharges for childless adults as part of a…

(de-news.net) – The debate over Germany’s pension reform has intensified as labor representatives, government officials, and economists disagree on the role of retirement age increases…

(de-news.net) – Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil has outlined a tax reform aimed at easing the burden on low- and middle-income earners by 2027, though…

(de-news.net) The Social Democratic Party (SPD) has outlined a package of measures to restructure the financing of health care and long-term care following a two-day…

(de-news.net) – The transport ministers of Germany’s federal states intend to endorse a nationwide increase in the Deutschlandticket fare, effective January 2026. Saarland’s Minister Petra…