Tag: Technology
Germany’s solar power reaches record share in 2025
(de-news.net) – In 2025, solar power generation in Germany reached a new historic high, supplying roughly 18 percent of the country’s total electricity production. This…
Politically motivated suspected sabotage triggers power outage in Southwest Berlin
(de-news.net) – Authorities assess that a politically motivated act of sabotage is the most plausible cause of the extensive power outage that disrupted electricity supply…
Voigt (CDU) calls for smartphone ban for children under 14 and for youth protections
(de-news.net) – Mario Voigt (CDU), Minister-President of Thuringia, has called for a nationwide ban on smartphones for children under the age of 14, presenting it…
SPD calls for stronger legal response and staffing after New Year’s attacks on emergency personnel
(de-news.net) – Sonja Eichwede, the SPD Bundestag spokeswoman for legal policy, has strongly condemned the recent attacks on emergency personnel during New Year’s Eve celebrations,…
Judges Association urges renewed ‘Rule of Law Pact’ to tackle staffing and digital backlog
(de-news.net) – The German Judges Association (DRB) has urged lawmakers to renew and extend the so-called ‘Rule of Law Pact’ as a means of addressing…
Amid celebrations, nationwide injuries spur debate on decentralizing fireworks regulation
(Gemini Audio) (de-news.net) – Millions of Germans were reported to have welcomed the start of 2026 in a largely nonviolent manner, as major public events…
BKA President calls for expanded legal powers to confront escalating cyber threats
(de-news.net) – Holger Münch, President of the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), has called for a substantial expansion of his agency’s authority in the national…
Schneider wants to keep strict climate conditions for overhaul of heating law
(de-news.net) – Environment Minister Carsten Schneider (SPD) has argued that the fundamental provisions of the so-called “heating law” must remain intact. He indicated that any…
Justice Minister Hubig rejects mandatory online real-name requirement, emphasizing privacy and free expression
(de-news.net) – Responding to renewed calls from Bavarian political leaders and former Constitutional Court President Andreas Voßkuhle, Federal Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig (SPD) has firmly…
Bavaria and Berlin push national debate on real-name rules for online speech
(de-news.net) – Bavaria has joined Andreas Voßkuhle, the former president of the Federal Constitutional Court, in advocating the introduction of legislation that would obligate internet…
