Tag: Politics
CDU convention approves coalition agreeement
(de-news.net) – The CDU has approved the coalition agreement with the SPD, which was endorsed on Monday at a small party convention in Berlin with a significant majority. The result paves the way for a new black-red federal government and CDU leader Friedrich Merz’s chancellorship,…
Appointments among the CDU/CSU to new federal government
(de-news.net) – The CDU has outlined appointments for the new federal government, receiving strong approval from its presidium. Thorsten Frei is set to lead the Federal Chancellery, while Karin Prien will oversee Education, Family, Seniors, Women, and Youth. Katherina Reiche is designated for Economy and…
Frei (CDU): coalition will deliver on four key initiatives
(de-news.net) – According to Thorsten Frei, who serves as the Parliamentary Secretary of the CDU/CSU faction in the Bundestag, the forthcoming coalition government comprising the two Union parties and SPD intends to implement four key initiatives by the parliamentary summer recess. A primary focus will…
Lang (Greens) calls on politicians to focus more on social media
(de-news.net) – Ricarda Lang, a politician from the Green Party, has emphasized the necessity for greater political engagement on social media in order to connect with younger voters. She argued that democratic parties often oversimplify by claiming that detailed explanations of complex topics remain ineffective…
Rise in expenditure for government and businesses could be lessened by a decrease in bureaucracy
(de-news.net) – Rising public expenditures have resulted in a significant increase in Germany’s government expenditure ratio over the past year. According to the Federal Statistical Office, the ratio reached 49.5 percent in 2024, representing an increase of 1.1 percentage points compared to 2023. The government…
Schweitzer advocates for new role models within the SPD
(de-news.net) – Alexander Schweitzer, the Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate and a prominent member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), has proposed, alongside significant reforms to the party’s programmatic framework, a reconfiguration of its leadership. “When changes are implemented, yet the same individuals remain in place, it…
Debate around the increase of the minimum wage
(de-news.net) – The discourse surrounding the proposed, politically defined increase of the minimum wage to 15 euros per hour, as suggested by the SPD, has elicited significant criticism from employer associations. The President of the Central Association of German Crafts, Jörg Dittrich, expressed disapproval, emphasizing…
Condolences following the death of Pope Francis (Update)
(de-news.net) – Leaders of politics and the religious realm in Germany have expressed their condolences following the passing of Pope Francis. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier extended his condolences to Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, observing that Catholics, alongside numerous Protestants in Germany, lamented the loss of a…
Debates about the Bundeswehr: voluntary service or conscription?
(de-news.net) – Former Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces, Hans-Peter Bartels (SPD), as well as the head of the German Reservists, Prof. Patrick Sensburg, support the reintroduction of conscription, while the vice-chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag, Johann Wadephul, sees this model…
Klingbeil does not exclude tax increases
(de-news.net) – Lars Klingbeil, SPD chairman, does not rule out tax increases under the anticipated CDU/CSU-SPD government. He emphasized the importance of financial resources to strengthen Germany and Europe, advocating for openness in addressing the current financial situation. Klingbeil highlighted the coalition’s ambitious investment program…
Police checks on car tuners
(de-news.net) – Police have announced operations in several federal states today to inspect vehicles belonging to the car tuning scene. Large-scale operations by officers were previously announced for the federal states of Baden-Württemberg, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Saxony-Anhalt, among others. The police want to…
Rejections at the German border imminent
(de-news.net) – Migrants who are fit and able to work and who are not impaired in health may be deported to Greece, according to a ruling by the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig. While there are deficiencies in the Greek reception system due to the…
