Day: December 18, 2025
12 posts
East German Business Rejects AfD Ties
East German Business Associations Largely Reject Engagement with the AfD A survey conducted by the Handelsblatt reveals a…
Berlin Honors Holocaust Remembrance with New Street
A proposal to rename a section of Dorotheenstraße in central Berlin, directly adjacent to the Reichstag building, after…
Drone Sightings Alarm German Officials
A confidential paper circulated among German state interior ministers has raised serious concerns over a marked increase in…
Weber Urges EU to Unlock Frozen Russian Assets for Ukraine
Pressure mounts on EU leaders to seize and repurpose Russian assets frozen within the bloc, a move championed…
Germany Defends GMO Labeling
The German Justice Minister, Stefanie Hubig of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), has voiced strong opposition to a…
Think Before You Gift A Pet
Ahead of the holiday season, Germany’s Federal Minister of Agriculture, Alois Rainer of the Christian Social Union (CSU),…
Benefit Overhaul Faces Strong Opposition
The proposed overhaul of Germany’s Bürgergeld (citizen’s allowance) is drawing fierce criticism, with concerns mounting over its potential…
Social Security Rethink Proposed
The debate surrounding Germany’s impending pension reform is undergoing a significant shift, with SPD General Secretary Tim Klüssendorf…
Weekend Holiday Catch-Up Proposed
The German Green Party is spearheading a push for legislative changes to compensate for public holidays that fall…
East Germany Boosts Childcare Spending
A new study by the Institute for German Economy (IW) in Cologne has revealed significant disparities in public…
Airport Upgrade Bill Soars
The planned modernization of the government terminal at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) has spiraled into a cost overrun…
Germany to Resettle Hundreds More Afghans
The German interior ministry, under Minister Alexander Dobrindt, is planning to bring an additional 535 Afghan individuals to…