Tag: limits
Coalition weighs limits, exceptions in pension reform dispute
(de-news.net) – Changes to Germany’s pension law that permit deduction-free retirement following 45 years of contributions are being negotiated by the CDU/CSU and SPD. Reducing…
Heatwave and wildfires push Germany’s emergency systems to operational limits
(de-news.net) – Concurrent wildfires and an intensifying heatwave that resulted in three consecutive national temperature records put a great deal of pressure on infrastructure, emergency…
Germany’s social-media ban debate confronts legal and constitutional limits
(de-news.net) – Germany’s debate over restricting minors’ access to social media has intensified amid competing arguments over youth protection, parental responsibility, constitutional rights, and EU…
All-share offer for Commerzbank tests limits of cross-border banking consolidation
(de-news.net) – UniCredit has formally launched an all-share takeover bid for Commerzbank, but the offer’s below-market valuation, political resistance, and internal opposition make majority control…
Merz pushes back on SPD fiscal plans, signals limits of coalition compromise
(de-news.net) – Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz has urged the SPD to moderate its stance amid rising CDU/CSU dissatisfaction, rejecting tax increases proposed by social democratic…
Germany debates youth social media limits and tougher laws on digital sexualized violence
(de-news.net) – German policymakers are debating two types of digital harms: youth exposure on social media and AI-enabled sexualized violence. While one group cautions against…
Bilger (CDU) says more energy-price measures under review as fuel price limits considered
(de-news.net) – Steffen Bilger, First Parliamentary Secretary of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the German Bundestag, stated that additional measures to address rising energy costs…
Streeck and Günther call for binding social media age limits to safeguard children’s development
(de-news.net) – Ahead of the CDU’s national convention, Hendrik Streeck, the federal government’s commissioner for drug and addiction policy, renewed and further clarified his call…
