Tag: Politics
Federal-and-Länder alliance proposed to foster climate resilience
Jochen Flasbarth (SPD), State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, has advocated for a constitutional amendment aimed at strengthening Germany’s capacity for climate…
SPD and Greens oppose economist’s proposed social benefit cuts
(de-news.net)- Senior representatives of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Alliance 90/The Greens have expressed firm opposition to recent assessments made by economist Veronika Grimm…
Economist urges prudence in pension and care systems
(de-news.net) – Economist Veronika Grimm has advocated a reassessment of benefit provisions in response to the increasing financial burden on social insurance systems. She emphasized…
Extended working life: rejection by Civil Servants’ Union and the Police
(de-news.net) – In the ongoing discussion of extending working life for civil servants, divergent positions have emerged between academic institutions and public sector unions. While…
Welfare reform for Ukrainian refugees debated amidst coalition disagreement
(de-news.net) – Municipal and city associations in Germany have called on federal and state governments to fully reimburse local authorities for the cost of transitioning…
Dobrindt announces extension of border controls and deportation measures beyond September
(de-news.net) — Federal Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) has confirmed that temporary border controls at all German national frontiers will remain in effect…
Federal Constitutional Court defines limits of digital surveillance
(de-news.net) – Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has rendered two seminal judgments that impose substantial limitations on the deployment of state surveillance software—commonly referred to as…
Federal Government enacts multibillion-euro pension reform (Update)
(de-news.net) – In order to safeguard the statutory pension level, the Federal Government has enacted a comprehensive pension reform package. A particularly contentious element of…
Klöckner urges electoral reform to restore integrity of direct mandates
(de-news.net) – President of the Bundestag Julia Klöckner (CDU) has reaffirmed her call for a renewed reform of the German electoral law. She emphasized that…
Toward equitable reform: Germany’s Bürgergeld debate between fiscal and social pressures (Update)
(de-news.net) – Amid rising citizen benefit costs, which reached €47 billion last year, the SPD—following the CDU—proposed stricter measures against those allegedly avoiding employment. SPD…
Asylum requests fall over 50% amid ongoing border checks
(de-news.net) – Germany’s continued implementation of systematic border inspections has been reaffirmed by Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU), who characterized recent adjustments to refugee…
Germany moves to adopt Spanish model for electronic tagging in domestic violence cases
(de-news.net) – Federal Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig (SPD) has announced the forthcoming introduction of legislation aimed at adopting the “Spanish model” of electronic monitoring for…
