Day: November 13, 2025
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Temu Shein Face Consumer Group Pressure
The German Association of Consumer Organizations (VZBV) is urgently calling on the federal government to take decisive action…
Weber Defends Landmark EU Vote
The recent parliamentary vote on the Supply Chain Act has sparked renewed scrutiny of the European People’s Party’s…
Germany Boosts Long Covid Research Funding
The German coalition government is poised to commit a substantial €500 million investment towards combating Long Covid and…
Stocks Slide After Shutdown Ends
US equity markets experienced a significant downturn Thursday, casting a shadow over investor sentiment despite the formal conclusion…
Aviation Sector Cheers Tax Relief Deal
The German aviation sector has welcomed the agreement reached late Thursday within the governing coalition, signaling a significant…
Coalition Calls for Closer Ties
The fragility of Germany’s governing coalition is facing renewed scrutiny, as Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) issued a…
Industry Gets Power Tax Relief
The German Bundestag has approved legislation extending a significant reduction in electricity tax for businesses in the manufacturing,…
US Labels German Antifa Group Terrorist
The United States Department of State announced Thursday a controversial decision to designate the German group “Antifa Ost”…
Wolfsburg Parts Ways With Sporting Director
The embattled VfL Wolfsburg has undergone a second significant personnel shift this week, announcing the dismissal of Sporting…
Integration Key to Syria Deportations
The German Interior Minister, Alexander Dobrindt of the CSU party, has introduced a controversial new dimension to Germany’s…
Industry Power Price Deal Reached
a planned industrial electricity price and a comprehensive power plant strategy.. The announcements, delivered late Thursday, represent a…
Lawmaker Calls Draft Deal Insufficient
A compromise brokered between Germany’s conservative Union and Social Democrat (SPD) coalition regarding mandatory military service has drawn…
German Parliament Extends Mediterranean Military Missions
The German Bundestag has approved the continuation of armed German forces’ involvement in multiple Bundeswehr operations in the…
Minister Urges Auto Ban to Protect Children
The debate surrounding a nationwide ban on smoking in vehicles when children or pregnant women are present has…
UBS Transfers Swiss Pensions to Germany
UBS Transfers Credit Suisse Pension Obligations to DBR In a move highlighting the ongoing restructuring following the UBS…
Nagel Eyes ECB Top Job
Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel has signaled his interest in potentially succeeding Christine Lagarde as President of the European…
Tech Troubles Drag Down German Stocks
The German stock market benchmark, the DAX, experienced a significant downturn Thursday, closing at 24,042 points – a…
Draft Deal Lacks Drive
The German Green Party leader, Franziska Brantner, has sharply criticized the federal government’s compromise on mandatory military registration…
Tech Billionaire Flags Europe’s US Digital Reliance
Germany and Europe face a rapidly deepening digital dependency on the United States, a situation that carries significant…
Coalition To Decide On Electricity Price Plan
A critical juncture awaits Germany’s governing coalition as leaders from the CDU, CSU and SPD convene late Thursday…
EU Links Combustion Engine Relaxations to Fleet Electrification
The European Commission is reportedly linking a potential easing of its planned combustion engine ban to a significantly…
Democracy Under Strain Minister Warns
A growing tide of authoritarianism is eroding democratic cultures across various governmental systems, prompting concern from German Minister…
Elderly Care Drug Debate Sparks Outcry
The suggestion by CDU health policy spokesperson and addiction commissioner Hendrik Streeck to reconsider the allocation of exceptionally…
Cybercrime Ring Busted Globally
Law enforcement agencies across Germany and internationally have launched a significant operation, “Endgame” crippling two major malware operations…
Germany Restricts Ukrainian Refugee Intake
The Saxon state government is signaling a significant shift in Germany’s approach to Ukrainian refugees, raising concerns about…
Draft Wehrdienst Reform Sparks Debate
The coalition agreement between Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) and Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) on a revised military service model…
Pilot Error Blamed in German Helicopter Crash
A fatal training helicopter crash near Grimma, Saxony, at the end of July, has been attributed to a…
Merz and Zelenskyj Discuss Ukraine Aid
The German Chancellor Friedrich Merz of the CDU engaged in discussions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday,…
Draft Law Eyes Selective Military Service
The German government’s current coalition, comprised of the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has…
Stocks Slide Merck Gains
A late-day reversal saw Germany’s benchmark DAX index retreat into negative territory on Thursday, despite an initially positive…
EU Supply Chain Law Faces Dilution
The European Parliament has significantly weakened the proposed EU Supply Chain Act in a vote Thursday, sparking condemnation…
EU Backs Ambitious 2040 Climate Goal
The European Parliament has approved a significant climate milestone for 2040, setting the stage for fraught negotiations with…
Public Backs Stronger Climate Action
A new report from the Institute for Social Cohesion (FGZ) has illuminated a complex and potentially pivotal shift…
Protesters Lose Court Challenge Over Blockade
The Federal Constitutional Court has rejected a constitutional complaint challenging a criminal conviction stemming from the Assembly Act,…
Wirecard Investors Lose Court Appeal
The German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) has issued a ruling that significantly diminishes the prospects of recovery…
AfD Leaders Seek Unity After Russia Dispute
The leadership of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) issued a brief, carefully worded statement on Thursday, seemingly aimed…
Investment Plans Lack Clarity
A significant degree of ambiguity surrounds the projected investment expenditures outlined in Germany’s 2026 federal budget, according to…
Stocks Rise Amid Shutdown Deal Hope
The German DAX index opened marginally higher Thursday, reflecting a cautious optimism stemming from the resolution of the…
Germany Reaches Draft Service Agreement
The German coalition government has reached an agreement regarding potential changes to military service, a development hailed by…
Repair Costs Surge Insurers Warn
Automobile insurance premiums are poised for a sharp increase, driven by a confluence of factors largely attributable to…
Germany Plans Cyber Defense Sparks Debate
The German government is facing a complex and contentious debate following Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt’s announcement of a…
Climate Action Urgency Soars
A new report from the Global Carbon Project (GCP), involving researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) and the Alfred-Wegener…
Legal Experts Question Bundestag Committee Decision
The exclusion of Left Party (Die Linke) parliamentary member Clara Bünger from the Bundestag’s parliamentary oversight committee (PKGr)…
Germany Weighs AI Copyright Ruling
The German government has adopted a conspicuously cautious stance following a Munich regional court’s decision to grant the…
Lechner Urges Coalition Action
The German coalition government faces mounting internal pressure to deliver tangible policy changes, according to escalating calls from…
Government Reopens After Historic Shutdown
The protracted impasse over US federal funding has finally concluded, with President Donald Trump signing a bipartisan spending…
Public Disappointment Fuels AfD Surge
A recent survey conducted by Infratest dimap and published by ARD’s “Deutschlandtrend” indicates a deepening sense of disappointment…
Industry Power Price Decision Looms
The German coalition government is poised to unveil a new package of economic stimulus measures this Thursday, intended…
Berlin Mayor Eyes Citizen Polls Before Election
Berlin’s governing mayor, Kai Wegner of the CDU, is pushing for the formal inclusion of citizen referendums within…
Berlin Court Rejects Palestinian Arms Export Challenge
Berlin Administrative Court Dismisses Palestinian Legal Challenges to Arms Exports to Israel on Procedural Grounds A Berlin Administrative…
No Car Smoking Ban For Now
The German federal government is obstructing a push by regional states to implement a nationwide ban on smoking…
AfD Risks Backlash Over Putin Ties
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) is facing a growing internal dilemma regarding its relationship with Russia, potentially undermining…
Energy Policy Moves Forthcoming
The German coalition government, comprised of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD), is…
Minijobs Axed Economy Risks
A prominent voice within Germany’s economic policy landscape is cautioning against the proposed elimination of “Minijobs” the country’s…
Police Unions Demand More Crime-Fighting Funds
The newly elected president of EU.Pol (European Federation of Police Unions), Jochen Kopelke, is issuing a direct challenge…
Union Faces Pressure on Pension Vote
The political landscape in Lower Saxony is escalating tensions as state premier Olaf Lies, of the Social Democratic…
Election Recount Sparks German Debate
A significant portion of the German population is deeply divided over whether a recount should be ordered for…
Election Recount Divides German Public
The possibility of a re-count of the recent Bundestag election, triggered by the razor-thin margin by which the…
Business Groups Urge Pension Plan Halt
A growing wave of discontent is sweeping through the German business community regarding the pension package proposed by…
Court Backlogs Hit Record High
Germany’s judicial system is facing a deepening crisis as the backlog of unresolved criminal cases reaches unprecedented levels,…
Economist Urges Employment Law Reform
Germany’s economic stagnation is prompting a significant push for labor market reforms, spearheaded by influential economic advisor Veronika…
Industry Leader Urges End to Combustion Engine Ban
The debate surrounding the European Union’s planned ban on new combustion engine vehicles in 2035 is intensifying, with…
Business Groups Urge Pension Plan Halt
Growing discontent is brewing within Germany’s business sector over the pension package proposed by the governing SPD and…
Union Must Unite For Pension Vote
The political maneuvering surrounding Germany’s contentious pension reform package has intensified, with Lower Saxony’s Minister President Olaf Lies…