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Task force to be established to monitor rising fuel and energy costs

(de-news.net) – Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Affairs, Katherina Reiche (CDU), has announced that a cartel law review will investigate the recent sharp increases in…

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Germany unveils second part of rent law reforms to rein in rising housing costs

(de-news.net) – The German Federal Ministry of Justice has outlined the rationale and technical framework for a second package of rental law reforms in response…

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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…

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Rising carbon prices propel Germany’s emissions trading

(de-news.net) – According to the German Emissions Trading Authority (DEHSt) in Berlin, Germany generated a record 21.4 billion euros in revenue from the sale of…

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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…

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Physicians call for contact charge amid rising insurance deficits

(de-news.net) – The National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KBV) has advanced a proposal for the introduction of a per-visit patient fee and has…

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Nahles cautions of deepening labor market stagnation and rising mismatch risks

(de-news.net) – The president of the Federal Employment Agency, Andrea Nahles (SPD), has asserted that unemployed individuals currently face some of the weakest prospects for…

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Homelessness advocates warn of rising winter risks as support systems lag

(de-news.net) – Around this Christmas season, the Federal Working Group on Assistance for the Homeless has contended that the need for safe and reliably heated…

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