Day: August 25, 2025
20 posts
Doctors to Offer Extended Hours for Patients
Negotiations between Germany’s National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV-Spitzenverband) and the National Association of Statutory Physicians…
Pension System Faces Crisis Warnings
Germany’s leading economic advisor, Monika Schnitzer, has cautioned about the precarious state of the nation’s social security system…
German VP Visits Kyiv Amidst Ongoing Conflict
German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil has undertaken a day-long visit to Ukraine, arriving Monday for discussions focused on…
Lufthansa Plans Centralized Airline Control
Lufthansa Group is poised to implement a significant organizational restructuring starting in early next year, according to an…
Germany Moves To Ban Child-Targeted Vape Flavors
Germany’s federal drug commissioner, Hendrik Streeck, is advocating for stricter regulations regarding the sale of vaping products and…
Germany’s Opposition Demands Changes to Draft Military Service Plan
Germany’s leading opposition party has signaled potential amendments to proposed legislation concerning national service, just prior to a…
Greens Demand Solar Power Boost
Members of Germany’s Green Party parliamentary group are advocating for a significant expansion of solar energy infrastructure across…
German Minister Eyes Civil Servant Pensions Reform
North Rhine-Westphalia’s Minister for Labour and Social Affairs, Karl-Josef Laumann, has called for a reassessment of Germany’s pension…
Coalition Faces Key Weeks Ahead
Following the summer recess, Germany’s governing coalition – comprised of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Christian…
Tax Professor Slams Government Over Cum-Ex Scandal
A leading German tax expert is urging the new federal government to intensify efforts to combat so-called “cum-cum”…
AI Could Boost Productivity With Fewer Workers
Germany’s leading economic advisor, Monika Schnitzer, believes artificial intelligence presents significant opportunities for economic growth and potential wage…
Groups Urge Germany To Protect At-Risk Afghans
Dozens of organizations are urging the German government to take immediate action to protect vulnerable Afghans who have…
German Economic Advisor Criticizes Government Spending Plans
Germany’s leading economic advisor, Monika Schnitzer, has publicly critiqued the current coalition government’s budgetary and economic policies, voicing…
CDU’s Schulze Rules Out Any Coalition With Far-Right AfD
Sven Schulze, the designated leading candidate for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in the upcoming Saxony-Anhalt state election,…
Benefits Cuts Proposed for Jobless Germans
Leading figures within the CDU/CSU and SPD are signaling a potential shift in approach to Germany’s “Bürgergeld” –…
SPD Leaders Warn Merz Against Welfare Cuts
Leading figures within the Social Democratic Party (SPD) are cautioning Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) against downplaying the strength…
Rural Trades Furious At Government Promises Unfulfilled
A promised turnaround in economic sentiment by summer, as suggested by Chancellor Friedrich Merz, appears not to have…
Germany Faces Workforce Gap After Decade of Immigration
Ten years after former Chancellor Angela Merkel’s widely recognized statement “We can do it” during the 2015 refugee…
German Group Pushes For Mandatory Media Literacy In Schools
A leading German social association is advocating for mandatory media literacy education in all secondary schools, arguing that…
Rural Tradesmen Angry at Government Promises Unfulfilled
Germany’s skilled trades sector is reporting a lack of discernible improvement in economic sentiment despite pre-summer pledges from…