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SPD Leader Calls for Broad Social Consensus on Major Reform Package
SPD General Secretary Tim Klüssendorf has called for a renewed focus on developing a large-scale reform package for…
Rasmussen Calls For Militarily Independent Europe Boosting NATO’s Role
Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen recently argued that Europe must achieve stronger military self-sufficiency. While maintaining…
Röttgen Calls Trump Peace Truce Meaningless Between Russia And Ukraine
According to CDU foreign affairs expert Norbert Röttgen, the three-day ceasefire in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine,…
Rasmussen Calls for New European Military Alliance After US Troop Withdrawal
Following the announced partial withdrawal of US troops, former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has called for…
Coalition Party Calls For Profit Cap On Fossil Fuel Giants
The Left Party is advocating for capping the profit margins of companies in the fossil fuel sector. According…
Spahn Calls for Joint Effort With Klingbeil on Income Tax Reform
CDU faction leader Jens Spahn advised Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) that the tax reform proposal should not…
SPD Chief Calls For Coalition To Pull Together Showing Shared Resolve
Bärbel Bas, the SPD leader, has addressed recent internal conflicts within the ruling coalition, appealing to both the…
Schnieder Rejects Speed Limits Despite Energy Crisis Calls
Despite recommendations from the International Energy Agency (IEA) to lower highway speed limits by at least 10 km/h…
Russia Calls Truce for Victory Day Commemoration May 8 and 9
Russia unexpectedly declared a one-sided ceasefire for May 8th and 9th. Russian state media reported on Monday, citing…
Sachsens Interior Minister Calls Leipzig Incident a Spree Drive
According to reports from Saxony’s Interior Minister, Armin Schuster (CDU), and the responsible public prosecutor’s office, the incident…
SPD Calls for EU Mission Expansion to Address Hormuz Strait Security Risks
Adis Ahmetovic, the SPD parliamentary group’s spokesman for foreign policy, has publicly indicated support for expanding the current…
Merz Slams SPD Calls for Caution Among Coalition Partners
Friedrich Merz of the CDU recently used markedly sharp language, calling upon his coalition partners to show moderation.…
SPD Calls for Digital Tax Countermeasure Against US Tariffs
Sebastian Roloff, the spokesperson for economic policy within the SPD parliamentary group, has urged the European Union to…
German Politician Calls for Russian Arms Talks Amid US Missile Concerns
SPD foreign policy spokesman Rolf Mützenich has urged for a more robust debate concerning new diplomatic disarmament initiatives,…
Wadephul Calls Iranian Foreign Minister Over Critical Issues
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (CDU) spoke by phone with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, on Sunday. During…
Wagenknecht Demands US Missiles Leave Germany Calls for New Eastern Policy
BSW politician Sahra Wagenknecht has criticized the planned withdrawal of 5,000 US soldiers from Germany and specifically demanded…
German Foreign Minister Calls for Patience Amid Iran Negotiations and Near East Crisis
At his visit to Rabat, Morocco, Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (CDU) focused on the need for patience and…
SPD Leader Slams Union Over Tax Reform Blockade Calls for Democratic Unity
In a recent letter to his party members, SPD parliamentary group leader Matthias Miersch has called on members…
Verdi Calls Strike at ARD Broadcasters This Thursday
The union Verdi has called for a strike at several ARD broadcasters this Thursday. Verdi stated that the…
SPD Defends Solidarity Surcharge Calls for Higher Rich Tax
The SPD is considering raising the wealth tax rate and is firmly opposing the scrapping of the Solidarity…
CDU Calls for Compromise on Tax Reform Embracing Flexibility in Wealth Redistribution
During a debate concerning income tax reform, Fritz Güntzler, the financial policy spokesperson for the CDU parliamentary group…
Minister Calls To Freeze Deutschlandticket Price Amid Energy Crisis
Amid current energy difficulties, there is a growing push to freeze the price of the Deutschlandticket at €63,…
King Charles Calls for Unity and Shared Values Before US Congress
During his speech to the US Congress on Tuesday, King Charles focused extensively on the enduring bond and…
Greens Advocate Calls for Luxury Tax on Wealthy Germans
Karl Haeusgen, the head of the Green party’s economic association, has advocated for implementing a minimum tax on…
Verdi Calls for Warning Strikes at Postbank Branch Network
The service union Verdi has called for preliminary warning strikes at Postbank branch sales locations. These planned work…
Former CDU Leader Calls for Direct Payments During Energy Crisis
Digital politician and former CDU parliamentary group leader Ralph Brinkhaus advocated for the establishment of a direct state…
Russian Ministry Calls In German Ambassador Over Aid to Chechen ‘Terror Group’
The German ambassador in Moscow, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, was called in by Russia on Monday. The Russian Foreign…
CDU Politician Amthor Calls for Feminism Beyond Left Politics
CDU politician Philipp Amthor has called on his own party to claim feminism as a cause, asserting that…
Kiesewetter Calls for European NATO Replacement and US Partnership Departure
Foreign and security policy expert Roderich Kiesewetter (CDU) has called for a strategic overhaul, proposing that Europe develop…
CDU Taskforce Leader Calls for Targeted Aid Against Energy Crisis During Bundestag Debate
The governing coalition plans to cut the energy tax on gasoline and diesel by 17 cents per liter…
IStGH Judge Calls for European Resistance Against US Sanctions
Beti Hohler, a judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC) who is also sanctioned by the United States,…
Steinbrück Calls Current Challenges Unprecedented Blames Past Government Role
Former Federal Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück (SPD) described the current state of Germany as unprecedented, a reflection that…
Child Abuse Statistics Shocking Beauftragte Calls Data Terrifying
Kerstin Claus, the Independent Commissioner for Issues of Sexual Child Abuse, described the latest figures on child abuse…
Health Insurance Reform Calls For Shrinking Number Of German Providers
Carsten Linnemann, the party secretary for the CDU, suggested that the number of health insurance funds in Germany…
Spahn Calls For Renewed Energy Debate On Nuclear Power Return
The CDU parliamentary group leader, Jens Spahn, has advocated for a renewed public discussion regarding the return to…
Economist Calls for Two Percent Wealth Tax on Ultra-Rich Millions
The French economist Gabriel Zucman has called for the implementation of an annual wealth tax, suggesting a minimum…
Health Insurance Leaders Reject Calls to Slash Mandatory Health Funds
The recent call from CDU General Secretary Carsten Linnemann to drastically reduce the number of statutory health insurance…
CDU Chief Calls For Abolishing Most Health Insurance Funds
The CDU’s General Secretary, Carsten Linnemann, advocates for eliminating the majority of the currently existing 93 statutory health…
Coalition Leaders Approve Measures Reiche Calls Good Foundation for Citizens Relief
Federal Economics Minister Katherina Reiche (CDU) expressed her approval regarding the decisions made over the weekend by the…
German Government Calls Hungarian Election Result Historically Significant
The German government responded with a sense of relief to the outcome of the parliamentary elections in Hungary.…
Röttgen Calls US Blockade of Strait of Hormuz Long Overdue
CDU foreign policy expert Norbert Röttgen believes that the announced blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by the…
Germany’s Space Potential Minister Calls Nation a Space Power After Artemis II Success
The Federal Minister for Research, Technology, and Space, Dorothee Bär (CSU), expressed great satisfaction following the successful landing…
IEA Warns of Diesel Kerosene Shortages Calls for Speed Limits
Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency, expressed concerns about potential shortages of diesel and kerosene across…
VdK Calls for End of Spousal Tax Splitting Citing Outdated System
Verena Bentele, the president of the VdK social association, considers the potential abolition of the spousal tax split…
Economist Calls for European Gas Buying Cartel Amid Price Spikes
Faced with sharply rising procurement costs for natural gas, economist Gabriel Felbermayr is calling for European and Asian…
CDU Leader Calls for Green Inclusion in Coming Reform Discussions
Nathanael Liminski, the head of the North Rhine-Westphalia state chancellery (CDU), suggested that the Green Party should also…
Nouripour Calls for Central German Role in Middle East Peace Efforts
Deputy President of the Bundestag Omid Nouripour (The Greens) emphasized that Germany must take a proactive and central…
Ramelow Calls for Stronger Holocaust Remembrance Amid Antisemitism Concerns
Deputy President of the Bundestag, Bodo Ramelow, attributes the root cause of antisemitism, both within and outside his…
Veteran News Anchor Calls for Strict Social Media Regulations
Veteran “Tagesthemen” moderator Ulrich Wickert has called for strict regulation of social networks, questioning their importance in his…
Berlin Left Calls For Fuel Subsidies To Aid Small Businesses
Elif Eralp, the leading candidate for the Berlin Left party, is calling for targeted relief measures to offset…
Justice Minister Calls For Ending Penalties For Fare Evasion
Given the increased strain on courts and prisons, Federal Minister of Justice Stefanie Hubig (SPD) advocates for ending…
Hofreiter Calls Outcalling EU Veto Rule Call Naive
European Green politician Anton Hofreiter has labeled the demand by Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (CDU) to abolish the…
Israeli Ambassador Calls For Mandatory Holocaust Museum Visits To Fight Anti-Semitism
To combat antisemitism in Germany, the Ambassador of Israel, Ron Prosor, suggests mandatory educational visits to former concentration…
EU Calls For Ending Unanimity Rule To Boost Foreign Policy Action
Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (CDU) is strongly advocating for the swift elimination of the consensus principle within the…
High Gas Prices Fuel Growing Calls For Speed Limits
Amid high fuel prices, calls for speed limits are growing louder in political Berlin. Katharina Dröge, the Greens’…
Norbert Rottgen Rejects Macron Hormuz Negotiation Plan Calls Control Key War Factor
Norbert Röttgen, the CDU foreign‑policy spokesman and deputy chairman of the Union parliamentary group, criticised French President Emmanuel…
Former German Green Leader Ricarda Lang Calls Deepfake Porn The Worst Modern Hate
Former Green Party leader Ricarda Lang has herself experienced digital sexualised violence. She told “Der Spiegel” that she’s seen at…
Patient Advocate Calls for Federal Ban on Commercial Assisted Suicide
Eugen Brysch, chair of the Stiftung Patientenschutz, urges the German government to outlaw commercial euthanasia. “More and more…
SPD Calls for Legal Review of US Bases’ Role in Iran War
The foreign‑policy spokesman for the SPD parliamentary group, Adis Ahmetovic, has called for a judicial review of the…
Former Saxony‑Anhalt Premier Haseloff Calls for Weakening Climate Goals
Former Saxony‑Anhalt premier Reiner Haseloff (CDU) has called for a relaxation of Germany’s climate targets. “The ambitious goal of…
Warken Calls for Compromise on Health Insurance Savings Plan
Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) urged the governing coalition to demonstrate willingness to compromise on the planned…
Wagener Calls for Germany to Lead Ukraine War Crime Tribunal
The chair of the German‑Ukrainian Parliamentary Group, Green Party member Robin Wagener, is urging German participation in a special…
Consumer Advocate Ramona Pop Calls Off Fuel‑Price Cap After One‑Size‑Fits‑All Discount Favors Big Oil
Ramona Pop, chairwoman of the Federal Consumer Association, has cautioned against a fuel‑price brake amid rising gasoline costs.…
German Foreign Office Calls Out Israel’s Death Penalty Expansion Plans
The German Foreign Office still hopes that the joint appeal against Israel’s plans to expand the death penalty…
GDL Calls Deutsche Bahn Money Washing Machine Over Opaque Finance
Mario Reiß, chairman of the Transport Workers’ Union (GDL), has sharply criticised Deutsche Bahn’s (DB) opaque and inefficient…
Linke Calls for Comprehensive Strategy to Protect Women After Mass Protest Against Violence
After thousands of people took to the streets over the weekend to protest violence against women, the Left…
Kramp‑Karrenbauer Calls for a Female Bundespräsident in Germany
Annegret Kramp‑Karrenbauer, chairwoman of the Konrad‑Adenauer‑Stiftung and former chair of the CDU, made it plain that she supports the…
Former German Audit Chief Calls Govt a Shift Station Over 500 Billion Euro Climate Infrastructure Fund
Kay Scheller, the outgoing president of Germany’s Federal Court of Auditors, has criticised the federal government for its handling…
German Minister Launches New Lebanon Aid, Calls Out US-Israel Attack on Iran
Development Minister Reem Alabali Radovan of the SPD sharply criticized the attack by the United States and Israel on Iran.…
Former CSU Chief Huber Calls on Söder for Team Spirit, Warns of Government Blockade
Erwin Huber, the former chairman of Bavaria’s CSU, cautions his successor Markus Söder that the federal government could turn into…
German Employer Leader Calls for Health Budget Freeze amid Financial Crisis Concerns
A few days before the government commission on health insurance is set to hand over its reform proposals,…
Wissing Calls on FDP to Clarify Its Policy Direction
Former FDP member Volker Wissing has called on the party to clarify its substantive direction, saying the crucial question…
SPD Leader Calls on CSU for Constructive Collaboration on Reforms
SPD parliamentary group leader Matthias Miersch urged CSU chairman Markus Söder to work constructively on the reform agenda set by…
DB’s New CEO Must Overcome Resistance as Expert Calls for More Reforms
Before the Deutsche Bahn’s balance‑sheet press conference on Friday, Professor Christian Böttger, a railway expert at the Berlin University of…
Environmental Group Calls for Speed Limit Instead of Car-Free Sundays Amid Oil Crisis
a nationwide speed limit.. Dorothee Saar, a traffic expert at the DUH, told the “Rheinische Post” (Friday edition)…
Manuela Schwesig Rejects VAT Increase – Calls It Tax Poison
The Minister-President of Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern, Manuela Schwesig (SPD), said she is firmly against raising the value‑added tax to pay for…
SPD Warns Union After Klingbeil Reform Speech Calls for Compromise
After SPD leader and finance minister Lars Klingbeil’s reform proposal, the Social Democrats urged the Union to demonstrate a…
Green Party Mulls Nationwide Speed Limit as Chair Katharina Dröge Calls for Action
Green Party parliamentary group leader Katharina Dröge is calling for a nationwide speed limit in Germany. “A speed…
Schröder Calls on SPD to Embrace a Bold New Agenda Program After Election Setbacks
After a streak of painful election defeats, former chancellor Gerhard Schröder urges the SPD to adopt a bold reform…
Steinmeier Criticises US-Israel War on Iran, Calls It a Violation of International Law
President Frank‑Walter Steinmeier sharply denounced the war that the United States and Israel has launched against Iran. He…
German Interior Ministry Calls for Erasing Internet Anonymity and Mandatory Identity Checks
The German Federal Ministry of the Interior has openly welcomed the idea of a legal requirement to identify…
German Finance Minister Reiche Calls EU 2050 Climate Target Into Question at Houston Energy Summit
On Monday, German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche (CDU) raised questions about the EU’s 2050 climate target while speaking…
Juso Leaders Demand Office Split for Bas and Klingbeil Amid Growing Calls for Accountability
Following the remarks of Juso federal chair Philipp Türmer, state chairpersons are now demanding clear personnel and substantive…
Steffen Krach Calls on SPD to Deliver Real Relief for Low and Middle Earners After Rhineland‑Palatinate Loss
After the Social Democrats lost the state election in Rhineland‑Palatinate, Berlin’s SPD candidate Steffen Krach has asked his national…
Ricarda Lang Calls on Merz to Speak on Fernandes Case
Former Green Party leader Ricarda Lang urged Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) to take a clear stance on the case…
Merkz Calls Trump for Good Half‑Hour Conversation on Global Issues
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) told the German news agency dpa that he had spoken for a “good half‑hour”…
Rehlinger Calls SPD to Break Free from Bureaucratic Image After Election Loss
The Minister-President of Saarland and SPD deputy Anke Rehlinger called for decisive action within her party after the party’s…
Calls Surge for SPD Leaders Klingbeil and Bas to Resign After Rhineland‑Palatinate Election Defeat
Calls for the resignation of SPD leaders Lars Klingbeil and Bärbel Bas grew louder after the party’s disastrous result in…
German Chancellor Merz Calls Trump Over Iran War
German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) told reporters that he had spoken on the telephone with U.S. President Donald Trump…
Vice Premier Calls Deepfake Rules Lax While Praising Collien Fernandes
Colin Fernandes, a German activist who has exposed the use of deep‑fake technology that targets women, received public praise…
Top Economist Peter Bofinger Calls for New Fuel Subsidy Amid Skyrocketing Energy Prices
Former economist Peter Bofinger argues that the state should intervene in the energy market as prices rise sharply. He…
Verdi Calls All-Day Strike at dpa, 800 Workers Protest Today
Verdi, the German service‑trade union, called its roughly 800 employees at the Deutsche Presse Agentur (dpa) to a…
German Teacher Union Calls Messaging App Ban for Kids Unlikely
The president of the German Teachers’ Association, Stefan Düll, has criticised proposals to ban messenger services such as WhatsApp…
Schleswig-Holstein Minister Günther Calls for Bold Taboo-Free Reforms Without Fear of Elections
Schleswig‑Holstein’s Minister President Daniel Günther (CDU) is demanding that the federal government pursue reforms without taboos and without fearing…
Former CDU Secretary‑General Calls for Lawsuit Against Federal Budget Over Alleged Infrastructure Fund Abuse
Reports of massive misuse of funds from the federal special infrastructure account have led former CDU general secretary…
SPD Secretary Calls for Over‑Profit Tax on Oil Firms to Reduce Fuel Costs
During the debate over how to effectively lower fuel prices, SPD general secretary Tim Klüssendorf reinforced calls for…
Former Transport Minister Volker Wissing Calls FDP Libertarian Course Questionable and Declines Return to Leadership
Former Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing has sharply criticised the present direction of his former party, the Free…
Gysi Calls Left Party Racism Allegations Absurd, Declares No More to Say
German left‑wing Bundestag member Gregor Gysi has rejected accusations of racism issued by the Federal Association of Migrant Left…
Woidke Calls for Unity as New Brandenburg Cabinet Comes to Order
Seeing the swearing‑in of the new ministers in Brandenburg, Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke (SPD) said that the coming…
DGB Speaks Out Against Health Fund Cuts Calls Reform Unfair
DGB chief Yasmin Fahimi has warned against raising contributions and cutting benefits in the health and long‑term care…