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MIT for a reduction of Germany’s state quota

(de-news.net) – In a resolution adopted by the Federal Executive Board of the Mittelstands- und Wirtschaftsunion (MIT), the economic wing of the Christian Democratic Union…

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Federal Government: public holidays are determined at state level

(de-news.net) – In response to a recent proposal by two prominent economic experts advocating for the elimination of a public holiday as a means to…

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Former Ministers call for comprehensive state reform to address future challenges

(de-news.net) – An initiative of Former Federal Minister Thomas de Maiziere (CDU), former Federal Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück (SPD) and supervisory board member Julia Jäkel…

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State elections in Saxony and Thuringia: CDU and AfD in the lead

(de-news.net) – The populations in the Free State of Saxony and in the Federal State of Thuringia have voted. According to the preliminary final result,…

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Heil: minimum wage required by the welfare state

(GermanPolicy.com) – Federal Minister of Labor Heil described the augmented minimum wage of 12 euros as being required by the welfare state. Raising the lower…

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Walter-Borjans (SPD) warns against a reduction of state benefits

(GermanPolicy.com) – Norbert Walter-Borjans, the outgoing co-chairman of the SPD, has publicly contradicted the FDP. It is impossible to relieve middle incomes without taxing higher…

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The Greens want the state to vouch for rental purchases

(GermanPolicy.com) – As guarantor and intermediate buyer, the state should enable rental purchases, according to the leader of the Greens in the Bundestag, Katrin Göring-Eckart….

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State security files to be located in the Federal Archives

In a vote, the Bundestag decided that the GDR state security files will be transferred to the Federal Archives. They should continue to be accessible…

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