Tag: Politics
Pistorius proposes voluntary military service model with draft contingency
(de-news.net) – German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) has outlined a draft bill proposing a new two-tier system. Initially based on voluntary participation, the model…
German Chamber of Industry and Commerce advocates for structural reforms
(de-news.net) – The Federal Government has been encouraged by business organizations to focus structural reforms in addition to greater investment. The CEO of the German…
Federal-state commission on the reform of long-term care in session (Update)
(de-news.net) – The inaugural session of the federal-state commission on the reform of long-term care was held in Berlin, with the primary objective of safeguarding…
Marked reduction in asylum requests
(de-news.net) – Germany experienced a substantial decrease in asylum applications during the first half of 2025. According to data from the European Union Agency for…
Debates about the future of the Deutschlandticket (Update)
(de-news.net) – Federal Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder (CDU) has proposed linking the price of the Deutschlandicket to inflation as a potential solution for sustainable pricing,…
Coalition defers electricity tax relief for consumers, fast-tracks Mütterrente
(de-news.net) – Electricity tax relief will remain restricted to the industrial sector and agriculture. Following extended negotiations, the coalition of CDU/CSU and SPD failed to…
Germany seeks overhaul of European asylum framework within six-nation alliance
(de-news.net) – Federal Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) has articulated that, in coordination with five fellow EU member states, a strategic initiative is…
Federal Cabinet advances legislation to vurb nitrous oxide misuse and tightens controls on K.o.-Drops
(de-news.net) – In response to escalating societal and medical concerns surrounding the non-medical consumption of nitrous oxide, the Federal Cabinet has adopted a legislative draft…
From entitlement to accountability: budget cuts and a reconfiguration of Bürgergeld sanctions
(de-news.net) – According to recent media accounts referencing senior officials within the Federal Ministry of Finance, the German Federal Government is poised to implement substantial…
Debates about a reform of the electricity tax in Germany
(de-news.net) – The German Federal Government has refined the eligibility criteria for a proposed reduction in electricity taxation, aiming to implement a previously announced fiscal…
Hoffmann (CSU) lauds SPD as to migration policy
(de-news.net) – Alexander Hoffmann, chairman of the Christian Social Union’s parliamentary group, has praised the Social Democratic Party (SPD) for its cooperation on migration policy…
Party congress: SPD accentuates socioeconomic equity amidst leadership renewal (Update)
(de-news.net) – At the 2025 Bundesparteitag of the Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD) convened in Berlin, Lars Klingbeil has been reaffirmed as party chairman, securing 64.9%…
