Tag: Health
Germany appoints commission to prepare long-term care reform
(de-news.net) — A 13-person expert commission has been created by Germany to create a comprehensive long-term care reform; recommendations are anticipated by January 2027, and…
Germany plans age restrictions and stronger online protections for children
(de-news.net) – Germany’s Federal Cabinet has advanced measures to strengthen online protections for children and teenagers as efforts to establish uniform European Union rules continue….
Germany advances sugar tax on sweetened beverages
(de-news.net) – Germany’s Federal Cabinet has advanced a proposed tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, scheduled to take effect in mid-2027, pending parliamentary approval. The two-tier levy…
Germany’s social reform agenda with a focus on financing, care, and pensions
(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…
Care reform: Germany debates costs, benefits, and structural change
(de-news.net) – Germany’s planned long-term care reform is facing criticism over the limited relief it would provide to people in residential care, the financial pressure…
German Chancellery halts Klingbeil’s sugar tax draft
(de-news.net) – The Chancellery has temporarily halted Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil’s (SPD) proposed sugar tax, citing concerns that the draft diverges from the coalition’s agreed…
Cabinet approves long-term care reform as bigger overhaul awaits
(de-news.net) – The German Federal Cabinet has approved an initial long-term care insurance reform focused on financial stabilization, including higher contributions for childless members while…
Care reform hits coalition fault line over costs and structural change
(de-news.net) – Germany’s Federal Government is still to overcome divides over the planned long-term care reform, particularly over financing, cost caps and the role of…
