Tag: Politics
Local governments endorse CDU proposal to accelerate administrative procedures
(de-news.net) – Municipalities across Germany have aligned themselves with efforts to accelerate public administration by endorsing the Christian Democratic Union’s proposal to introduce automatic approvals…
Employment in retirement gains ground in Germany, data shows
(de-news.net) – In the past, retirement transitions were usually characterized by a total cessation of paid employment prior to receiving a pension. This established pattern…
Women’s Union pushes to classify child influencer content as child labor under youth protection law
(de-news.net) – The CDU’s Women’s Union has called for more stringent regulation of so-called “child influencers,” maintaining that children’s appearances on social media platforms should…
Health Minister signals reassessment of pandemic-era sick leave rules
(de-news.net) – A possible reassessment of a policy instrument introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic has been signaled by Germany’s Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU), who…
Schneider (SPD) unveils social-equity subsidy program to boost electric mobility (Update)
(de-news.net) – The Federal Minister for the Environment, Carsten Schneider (SPD), has presented the finalized agreement on a new incentive program designed to accelerate the…
Debate over working hours intensifies as CDU calls for higher labor input amongst rising absenteeism
(de-news.net) – Boris Rhein (CDU), the Minister-President of Hesse, has argued that Germany will need to adapt to longer working hours if it intends to…
CDU seeks to accelerate administratrive approvals through ‘silence-means-consent’ rule
(de-news.net) – In an effort to accelerate administrative decision-making and reduce bureaucratic complexity, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has put forward a proposal introducing a…
Union resistance persists as SPD pushes overhaul of inheritance tax
(de-news.net) – Senior figures within the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) have continued to resist the Social Democratic Party’s (SPD) proposals for reforming the inheritance tax,…
Hesse demands reform of of federal fiscal equalization mechanism as debt pressures mount
(de-news.net) – Boris Rhein (CDU), the Minister-President of Hesse, has argued that Germany’s current system of interstate fiscal equalization requires a fundamental overhaul, explicitly linking…
Major electric-vehicle incentives prepared amid dispute on combustion-car taxation
(de-news.net) – The Federal Government’s forthcoming subsidy program for private electric vehicle purchases is expected, according to German media reports, to provide financial support ranging…
