Tag: reform
CDU unveils broad reform agenda targeting state efficiency, social systems, and EU regulation
(de-news.net) – This year, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) intends to launch a far-reaching overhaul of state functions aimed at redefining the scope and effectiveness…
Supplemental health insurance contributions rise again, prompting calls for systemic reform
(de-news.net) – The National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV) has reported that supplemental contribution rates within Germany’s statutory health insurance system increased again…
Schweitzer (SPD) questions legality of full sanctions in new basic income reform
(de-news.net) – Alexander Schweitzer, deputy chairman of the SPD, has raised concerns about the legality of the federal government’s planned implementation of full sanctions under…
Gysi (Left Party) calls for electoral reform to strengthen voter rights
(de-news.net) – Gregor Gysi, a senior figure in the Left Party, has advocated comprehensive reforms to Germany’s electoral framework and justice system, maintaining that democratic…
Urgent pressure to reform long-term care amid rising costs and an aging population
(de-news.net) – Simone Borchardt, the CDU/CSU parliamentary group’s spokesperson on health policy, has emphasized the need to set aside ideological considerations in debates over reforms…
Retirement-age debate deepens as calls for pension reform intensify
(de-news.net) – The CDU’s Economic Council has aligned itself firmly with calls for a later statutory retirement age, asserting that a systematic upward adjustment beyond…
Retirement reform: cross-party momentum grows for linking pension age to work history
(de-news.net) – Chancellery Minister Thorsten Frei (CDU) has expressed support for a policy approach that would more closely link the statutory retirement age to the…
Minister for Economic Affairs calls for expanded reform agenda to revitalize German competitiveness
(de-news.net) – Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Katherina Reiche (CDU) has advocated for a far‑reaching reform agenda that, in her view, must extend well beyond…
