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German Poll Backs TikTok Instagram Ban For Under 16s
A majority of Germans favor restricting access to social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram for children and…
SPD Backs Tax Hike Plan For Top Earners
Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) is defending considerations raised by Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil regarding potential tax increases…
German MP Backs Partial Israel Arms Halt
A leading figure within Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) has publicly supported Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s decision to partially…
Defense Agency Backs Tax Cuts For Arms Industry
The President of the Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support of the German Armed Forces…
German Regulator Backs EU Oversight of Crypto Exchanges
Germany’s financial regulator, BaFin, is advocating for the inclusion of cryptocurrency firms within the scope of direct oversight…
SPD Backs Dobrindt’s Border Control Costs
Members of Germany’s governing and opposition parties are sharply divided over the escalating costs associated with increased border…
CDU Official Backs Asylum Loans Idea
A prominent member of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Philipp Amthor, has voiced support for the concept of…
Klingbeil Backs Merz Push Ahead of Trump-Putin Talks
Germany’s Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil has voiced strong support for Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s diplomatic initiative…
Minister Backs Merz’s Israel Arms Decision
Germany’s Minister of State for Culture, Wolfram Weimer, has defended Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s decision to scale back arms…
Ex-Israeli Ambassador Backs Arms Halt Proposal
Former Israeli Ambassador to Germany, Jeremy Issacharoff, has indicated support for the pause in arms shipments to Israel,…
Ukraine Conflict Majority Backs Territorial Concessions For Peace
A recent survey indicates a significant proportion of the German public believe Ukraine may need to consider ceding…
German Minister Backs Limited Arms to Israel
Germany’s Labor Minister Bärbel Bas has defended the federal government’s decision to limit arms deliveries to Israel, emphasizing…
Merz Backs Israel Arms Export Halt
Chancellor Friedrich Merz has defended the decision to halt certain arms exports to Israel, explaining the move as…
Zelenskyy Backs European Call For Just Ukraine War End
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has voiced support for a joint statement released by European leaders regarding the ongoing…
Expert Backs Raising Retirement Age
A prominent German economic advisor has voiced support for a proposal gaining traction within the government – the…
Ex-Israeli Spy Chief Backs Egypt’s Gaza Proposal
A former head of Israel’s Shin Bet security agency, Ami Ayalon, is urging Germany to actively support a…
Minister Backs Abortion Law Reform
The German Federal Minister of Justice, Stefanie Hubig (SPD), has outlined potential changes to abortion law, emphasizing a…
Public Backs Military Build Up
A recent study by the Ifo Institute reveals a significant rise in public support for increased military spending…
Pharmacy Group Backs Crackdown on Online Discounts
Concerns are mounting over the impact of online pharmacies offering discounts on prescription medications in Germany. The Federal…
Berlin Mayor Backs Pride Flags Defies Hate
Berlin’s Governing Mayor Kai Wegner of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) participated in the Christopher Street Day (CSD)…
Austria Backs Gaza Statement Defends Israel
Austria has reaffirmed its commitment to a statement signed by 28 nations calling for an immediate cessation of…
Public Opinion Backs Brosius-Gersdorf
A recent survey indicates strong public opposition to calls for Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf to withdraw her candidacy for the…
Conservative Party Backs Debt Brake Reform
Negotiations surrounding a reform of Germany’s debt brake (Schuldenbremse) remain on track, according to leading figures from the…
Left Party Backs Wealth Tax for Pensions
The debate surrounding a proposed “Boomer Solidarity Contribution” has spurred renewed calls for a broader approach to funding…
Wüst Backs Reform Drive
North Rhine-Westphalia’s Minister President, Hendrik Wüst, is advocating for a broad-ranging state reform aimed at streamlining processes and…
Steinmeier Backs State Reform Possibility
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has affirmed the feasibility of a wide-ranging state reform, mirroring proposals put forth by the…
Germany Backs EU Counter Tariffs Against US
Following a recent announcement by US President Donald Trump regarding the imposition of a 30% tariff on EU…
Merz Backs Spahn Amid Leadership Questions
Following a failed election for a judge on the German Federal Constitutional Court, Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) has…
Hoffmann Backs Constitutional Court Candidate
A prominent figure within the Christian Social Union (CSU) has publicly defended the candidacy of Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf, nominated…
Patient Advocate Backs Universal Healthcare
The Federal Government’s Patients’ Advocate, Stefan Schwartze, has publicly voiced his support for a citizen’s insurance model within…
Germany’s Top Diplomat Backs Israel’s Nuke Strike
German Politician Expresses Understanding for Israeli Attack on Iranian Nuclear Sites The Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee…
SPD Backs Restrictions in ‘Certain Zones’!
A senior official from the German Social Democratic Party’s parliamentary faction has expressed support for the head of…
Police Union Backs Electroshock Devices for Trains
Police Union Welcomes Plans for Electric Shock Devices The German Police Union (GdP) has expressed support for the…
BOMBSHELL: US Turns on Ukraine, Backs Russia in Nuclear Dispute!
The US has reminded Ukraine that the nuclear weapons it had inherited after the collapse of the Soviet…
Majority Backs Union-SPD Government in Shock Survey!
A majority of Germans hope for the formation of a government comprising the Union and the Social Democratic…
Majority Backs Ukraine Weapon Supplies
A majority of Germans support Germany’s weapons deliveries to Ukraine, according to a survey conducted by the Mannheim-based…
Maurer’s Mischief: Swiss Solidarity Shocks Germany as Ex-Bundesrat Backs AfD
Alt-Bundesrat Ueli Maurer has once again demonstrated that he is a politician who won’t be intimidated by media…
Germany’s Parliament in Shock as MPs Turn Backs on AfD’s Auschwitz Remarks
As the Berlin House of Representatives marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the SPD, Green…
CDU’s Karin Prien Backs Radical Asylum Overhaul
German politician Karin Prien, vice-chair of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has expressed her support for the plan…
Majority Backs Smart Charging
According to a recent survey by Yougov, commissioned by the energy company Eon, a majority of Germans can…
Ifo Backs Revival of Nuclear Power?
A Munich-based think tank, the Ifo-Institut, has expressed interest in re-examining the possibility of reviving nuclear power in…
Union Backs Berlin’s Bid for 3-Year-Olds in Pre-School, But With Strings Attached
Germany’s Union Party Supports Berlin’s Education Senator’s Proposal for Mandatory Pre-School for Children Aged Three and Above, with…
Scholz Backs Climate-Friendly Steel
In the debate over the future of CO2-free steel production with green hydrogen, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) has…
Göring-Eckardt Backs Capital Gains Levy
German Vice President of the Bundestag, Katrin Göring-Eckardt, defended a proposal by Economics Minister Robert Habeck to introduce…
Faeser’s Masterstroke: Germany Backs Plan to Welcome Syrian Returnees
German Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser (SPD) receives backing from the SPD parliamentary group for her…
Backs McCarthy Over Johnson in House Speaker Showdown?
US President-elect Donald Trump has assured the Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, of his support. “Mike has…