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Greens Slams Heating Law Reform Demanding SPD Reject CDU Proposal
Felix Banaszak, the leader of the Greens, has sharply criticized the draft heating law reform proposed by Federal…
Krings Urges CDU Increased Clarity Against SPD Stability Concerns Mount
Günter Krings, the CDU’s Deputy Group Leader, welcomed Jens Spahn’s re-election as the CDU parliamentary group leader, viewing…
Baden-Württemberg Greens and CDU Want to Loosen Ban on Combustion Engines
The new black-green state government in Baden-Württemberg plans significant revisions to the European Union’s requirement that prohibits the…
Wirtschaftsweise Accuses CDU of Flawed Diagnosis Citing Reformitis Problem
Achim Truger, a CDU economist, has leveled severe criticisms against the CDU-CSU coalition government in its first year…
Journalist Kicked Out Of Joint CDU SPD Party Meeting
Journalist Gordon Repinski was ejected on Monday from a joint gathering involving members of the CDU/CSU and SPD…
CDU Chief Frei Open to Wealth Tax Boost
Thorsten Frei, the CDU head of the Federal Chancellery, indicated that he is fundamentally open to discussing higher…
CDU Economic Council Demands Faster State Modernization Action Now
The CDU-affiliated interest group Wirtschaftsrat der CDU is calling for the Federal Digital Minister, Karsten Wildberger (CDU), to…
CDU Chief Wüst Says Kein Black Red Alliance No Alternative Government
North Rhine-Westphalia’s Minister-President, Hendrik Wüst (CDU), indicated that he anticipates the continuation of the coalition government, despite the…
Lindner Slams Merz Criticizes CDU Over Coalitions and Conservative Politics
Christian Lindner, the former Federal Finance Minister and leader of the FDP, believes that Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz…
CDU SPD Seal Deal for New Governing Coalition in Rheinland-Pfalz
The CDU and SPD have paved the way for a joint governing coalition in Rhineland-Palatinate, nearly six weeks…
US Troop Departure Not Punishment For Merz Claims CDU Politician
The announced withdrawal of 5,000 US soldiers from Germany, according to the CDU’s foreign policy expert, Peter Beyer,…
US Troop Withdrawal Targets Germany Claims CDU Politician
CDU foreign policy expert Roderich Kiesewetter suggested that the recently announced partial withdrawal of US troops from Germany…
CDU Expert Demands Stronger Stance Against Israel Hate
Alexander Throm, the interior spokesperson for the CDU/Union parliamentary group, is demanding tougher measures against those exhibiting anti-Jewish…
Gauck urges CDU openness to Left as electoral math changes
Former Federal President Joachim Gauck recently stated that, in the event of potential election outcomes in Saxony-Anhalt, he…
CDU SPD Unveil Coalition Agreement After Rheinland-Pfalz Election
Following the state election in Rhineland-Palatinate, coalition talks between the CDU and SPD have reached a successful agreement,…
Spahn Dismisses Miersch Criticisms of CDU Leader Merz
Jens Spahn, the head of the CDU unions parliamentary group, dismissed the recent criticisms of Chancellor Friedrich Merz…
CDU Business Council Pushes Income Tax Reform Target 2026
The CDU’s affiliated interest group, the CDU Economic Council, has urged the federal government to advance the planned…
CDU Economy Council Slams Merz Over Weak Leadership Failure
Astrid Hamker, the President of the CDU Business Council, stated to Focus magazine that she expects significantly greater…
CDU and SPD Form Coalition Government in Rhineland-Palatinate
Just six weeks after the state election in Rhineland-Palatinate, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Social Democratic…
CDU Business Wing Rejects Planned Sugar Tax
The CDU’s economic wing has strongly opposed the federal government’s plan to introduce a sugar tax on sweetened…
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…
CDU Won’t Ignore Top Tax Rate Debate Ready to Discuss Funding Needs
Steffen Bilger, the CDU/CSU’s Managing Director in the Bundestag, stated that he is prepared to discuss raising the…
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…
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…
CDU Minister Defends Hikes in Patient Out-of-Pocket Costs
Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) defended the planned increases in patient contributions and associated costs. According to her…
Aigner Candidacy Debate Slows As CDU Questions Former CSU Presidential Candidate
The idea of Ilse Aigner, currently the president of the Bavarian State Parliament and affiliated with the CSU,…
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…
SPD Slams CDU Tax Plan as Unfair and Undermfunded
Wiebke Esdar, the Deputy Chairwoman of the SPD parliamentary group, has strongly criticized a financial concept proposed by…
Major German Union Threatens Protests Against Potential Pension Cuts Slams CDU Leader’s Remarks
The head of Germany’s largest union severely criticized Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) regarding his statements about the…
CDU Leader Julia Klöckner Targeted in Signal Phishing Scam
Julia Klöckner, the President of the German Bundestag and a CDU member, has reportedly been targeted by the…
CDU CSU Union Threatens Health Reform Rejection Over Citizen Benefit Funding
The health policy figures from the CDU/CSU parliamentary faction are insisting that the federal budget must cover the…
CDU Warns Spahn Against Adopting AfD’s Decline Narrative
Dennis Radtke, the chairman of the CDU’s Social Wing, warned Jens Spahn, the leader of the CDU parliamentary…
Ex CDU Chancellor Candidate Laschet Breaks Shoulder in E-Scooter Accident
Former CDU chancellor candidate Armin Laschet reportedly broke his shoulder in an e-scooter accident. This was reported on…
Experts Slam CDU Minister’s Rehaul of Key Democracy Program
Partner organizations involved in the “Alliance Education for a Democratic Society” have strongly criticized the planned restructuring of…
SPD Slams CDU Merkel Says Pension Must Remain Solid Guarantee
Dirk Wiese, the parliamentary head of the SPD parliamentary group, contradicted Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) during an interview…
Health Reform Backlash Union Workers Demand Changes From CDU Minister
Members of the CDU parliamentary faction are calling for changes to the reform plans proposed by Federal Health…
Parents Need More Support For Online Child Safety Say CDU Minister
Federal Minister of Family Affairs Karin Prien (CDU) is calling for increased support for parents following the findings…
Greens Accuse CDU SPD of Poor Work Ethic
The Green party has accused the “black-red” coalition of acting in a manner bordering on work refusal. This…
CDU Chief Whips Beamte Out Of Million Dollar Tax Break
According to CDU General Secretary Carsten Linnemann, federal and state civil servants should not be included in the…
Winkel Seeks CDU Youth Wing Leadership Renewal Despite Age Limit Hit
Even though he will cross the age threshold of 35 for membership in the Young Union this autumn,…
CDU Wing Leader Opposes Extending Employee Relief Bonus to 2027
Johannes Winkel, the chairman of the Young Union (CDU), opposes the planned extension of the relief subsidy for…
CDU Advisory Board Demands Pension Cuts Amid Rising State Debt
In a discussion concerning rising public debt, the CDU’s economic council has called for cuts to civil servant…
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…
CDU Sees Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Blockade Plan As Merely Negotiation Tactic
Foreign policy expert Jürgen Hardt (CDU) views the suggestion of a US naval blockade in the Strait of…
CDU Wing Demands Weekend Relief Signal Amid Skyrocketing Gas and Energy Costs
Amid rising fuel and energy prices, the socio-democratic wing of the CDU has called upon the black-red federal…
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…
CDU Demands Mandatory Military Drills for Reserves Involving Employers
The chairman of the Defence Committee in the Bundestag, Thomas Röwekamp (CDU), has called for mandatory participation in…
CDU SPD Negotiate Coalition Talks in Rhineland-Palatinate
A little over two and a half weeks after the state election in Rhineland-Palatinate, the CDU and SPD…
CDU Ex-Politician Skeptical of Iranian Power Shift
Jürgen Hardt, the spokesperson for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group on foreign policy, expressed skepticism about the possibility of…
CDU Social Wing Slams Economics Minister Over Cost of Living Debate
During discussions about financial relief amid rising fuel costs, the CDU’s social wing has sharply criticized Federal Minister…
Lower Saxony Womens Union Demands Stronger Deepfake Protections After Alleged CDU Incident
The Women’s Union in Lower Germany has expressed alarm over an alleged deep‑fake incident involving a member of the…
German CDU MP Demands Fixed Fuel Price Cap as Gas Prices Soar
Facing rising fuel prices, drastic measures are already being considered to protect consumers. Saxon CDU parliamentarian Florian Oest…
CDU Workers Wing Criticizes Merz’s Reform Direction
In the CDU there is growing discontent over how Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government is approaching the planned major reforms.…
CDU CSU Edge Ahead Of AfD In Forsa Survey
The Forsa survey for RTL and ntv shows the Union (CDU/CSU) still slightly ahead of the AfD, with…
Schulze Demands Real Results From Merz Over CDU Performance
Sven Schulze, the premier of Saxony‑Anhalt and a member of the CDU, voiced a cautious assessment of the current…
CDU Urges EU to Further Ease Rules on Combustion Engine Cars
Leading EU politicians are pushing to further relax the European Union’s planned ban on combustion‑engine cars. Sources cited…
CDU Challenges SPD Plan for State Housing Company
Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) and Federal Housing Minister Verena Hubertz (SPD) have proposed establishing a state-run residential construction company. The…
Top CDU SPD Politicians Fight Back Against Proposed VAT Increase in Germany
BundesChancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) said in a government survey on Wednesday that he has not ruled out a rise…
CDU Social Wing Voices Doubt Over Planned VAT Rise
The CDU’s social policy wing expressed scepticism over the black‑red coalition’s proposal to raise the value‑added tax. “An…
Merz Rejects Tax Hikes Again in CDU Session
Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz (CDU) rejected the proposal to raise taxes once more during Tuesday’s session of the Union parliamentary…
Schweitzer Leads SPD in Coalition Talks with CDU After German Exit
The former Rhineland‑Palatinates premier, Alexander Schweitzer of the SPD, will act as his party’s chief negotiator in talks with…
Merz Urges Bold Reforms After CDU Victory in Rhineland‑Palatinate
After the CDU’s victory in the Rhineland‑Palatinate state election, Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz reaffirmed the joint reform agenda with…
CDU Wins Rheinland‑Pfalz State Election With Clear Majority
The CDU emerged as the clear winner of the state election in Rhineland‑Palatinate. According to the provisional official…
Schweitzer Praises CDU Efforts, Promises Ordinary Government After SPD Collapse in Rheinland‑Pfalz
After the SPD’s dramatic slump in the Rhineland‑Palatinate state election, Minister‑President Alexander Schweitzer officially accepted the core defeat. During…
SPD Suffers Worst State Result as Schweitzer Switches to CDU in Mainz
The forecasts from ARD and ZDF for the Rhineland‑Palatinate state election point to a clear defeat for the…
CDU Claims Top Spot in Rheinland Pfalz as Gordon Schnieder Celebrates Comeback
According to the first projections, the CDU has emerged as the strongest force in the Rhineland-Palatinate state election.…
CDU Tops Rhineland‑Palatinate Election as Linnemann Cheers Authentic Triumph
The first polling forecasts have shown the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to emerge as the strongest force in…
CDU Leads Ahead of SPD in Rhineland Palatinate Forecasts
In the Rhineland-Palatinate state election the CDU emerged as the strongest party, according to the 6 p.m. forecasts from…
CDA Leader Denounces CDU for Poisoning Social Reform Debate
Dennis Radtke, the chairman of the Christian Democratic Employees’ Union (CDA), slammed the CDU for tainting discussions about…
CDU Holds Edge Ahead of Rhineland‑Palatinate Election with 29% vs SPD 27%
A few days before the state election in Rhineland‑Palatinate, the CDU remains ahead. According to the ZDF Politbarometer released…
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…
CDU Holds Slight Edge Over SPD 28 Percent Five Days Before Rhineland Palatinate Election
Four days before the Rhineland-Palatinate state election, the CDU remains slightly ahead in voter favourability according to the…
SPD and CDU Sign New Coalition Deal in Brandenburg
Two months after the break-up of the SPD‑BSW coalition, the SPD and CDU in Brandenburg have formally sealed…
CDU Wins Frankfurt Lead After Hessen Municipal Vote, Greens Face City Power Loss
After the local elections in Hesse, the Greens risk losing their dominant standing in Frankfurt am Main, the state’s…
SPD Approves CDU Coalition in Brandenburg With Clear Majority
The planned coalition between the SPD and CDU in Brandenburg has cleared its final hurdle. At a state…
Brandenburg CDU Approves SPD Coalition Agreement With Overwhelming Majority
Members of the CDU in Brandenburg voted overwhelmingly in favour of the coalition agreement with the SPD for…
CDU NARROWLY LEADS IN RINELAND-PALATINE BEFORE STATE ELECTION ACCORDING TO POLITBAROMETER POLL
A new ZDF political barometer released a week before the Rhineland‑Palatinate state election finds the CDU just ahead…
Dröge Defends Colleague Amid Controversy Over 8‑Year‑Old CDU Hailing Video
Katharina Dröge, chairwoman of the Green parliamentary group, defended her colleague Zoe Mayer after criticism over a repost of an…
Rhineland Palatinate Race Heats Up with ARD Poll Showing Narrow CDU SPD Lead
The ARD poll suggests the outcome of the Rhineland‑Palatinate state election on 22 March could be very close.Using data…
CDU Urges Hard Debt Brake as Finance Spokesman Warns of Endless Borrowing Loop
During the debate over revising Germany’s debt‑breach rule, the CDU cautions against softening the existing regulation. “I do…
German CDU Vice‑Chair Sees Chance for Nuclear Power Comeback
Sepp Müller, the deputy chair of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, says that nuclear power could see a comeback in…
CDU Economic Council Urges Electricity Tax Cut Amid Iran War Energy Price Surge
In light of rising energy prices caused by the Iran conflict, the CDU’s Economic Council reminds the government…
German CDU Stands Ahead of AfD in Latest Forsa Poll 26% versus 24%
The Forsa poll, conducted for RTL and ntv, shows that the governing Union (CDU/CSU) remains slightly ahead of…
CDU Calls for Competition Authority Action Against Fuel Pump Price Gouging
Deputy of the union parliamentary group, Sepp Müller (CDU), has called on the competition authority to step in…
JU Leader Criticizes CDU After Narrow Loss in Baden-Württemberg Election
Johannes Winkel, the chairman of the Junge Union (JU), which belongs to the CDU, sharply criticised the party after…
CDU Slashes Taxes to Sweeten Loss After Narrow Baden-Württemberg Election
After a narrow defeat in the Baden-Württemberg state elections, the CDU aims to win back disappointed voters by…
German Greens Reject Power‑Sharing Plan with CDU in Baden-Württemberg
The Greens have rejected the Union’s proposal that their leading candidate, Cem Özdemir, and the CDU’s top candidate, Manuel Hagel,…
Merz Blasts Greens Over “Stormy” Campaign After Narrow CDU Loss in Baden-Württemberg
After the CDU’s narrow defeat in Baden‑Württemberg’s state election, Chancellor Friedrich Merz publicly targeted the Green Party. He said…
Linnemann Rejects CDU Loss in Baden‑Württemberg Election
Carsten Linnemann, the CDU’s secretary‑general, told ARD that he would not yet admit his party’s defeat in the…
Greens Advance Ahead of CDU in Baden-Württemberg State Election Polls
00 forecasts by ARD and ZDF..On average they are projected at 31.8 percent, followed by the CDU at 29.8 percent.…
CDU Pledges 2027 Tax Relief for Small and Medium Incomes
Steffen Bilger, the parliamentary manager of the CDU/CSU group in the Bundestag, has announced plans to provide tax…
CDU and Greens Tied in Baden-Württemberg Ahead of State Election Poll
Three days before the state election in Baden Württemberg, the ZDF “Politbarometer” poll shows the CDU and the Greens…
CDU Economic Council Calls for New Federalism Commission as Municipal Finances Crumble
The CDU Economic Council has called for a new federalism commission amid severe financial problems faced by local…
CDU in Saxony‑Anhalt Sticks to No‑Deal with Left After Reform Collaboration
The CDU in Saxony‑Anhalt has worked out a parliamentary reform package in cooperation with The Left, yet it…
SPD and CDU unveil Brandenburg coalition pact following BSW departure
Just under two months after the SPD‑BLG coalition in Brandenburg dissolved, the Social Democrats and the CDU presented…
CDU Edge Over Greens in Baden-Württemberg Poll As Election Looms
In a new Insa poll released by “Bild” in its Wednesday edition, just four days before the state…
Green Party Nears CDU in Baden-Württemberg Ahead of March 8 State Election
In a recent Infratest survey of voters in Baden‑Württemberg ahead of the March 8 state election, the Greens narrowed…
CSU blasts CDU demand for child social media ban says symbolic politics do nothing
The CSU has sharply criticized the CDU’s proposal for a ban on social media for children and young…
Former Council Head Lars Feld Defends Ulrike Malmendier Amid CDU Exodus
Former head of the Wirtschaftsweisen research institute, Lars Feld, publicly backs Ulrike Malmendier, who is set to resign from…
Greens Narrow Gap With CDU Ahead Of Baden-Württemberg State Election
Two weeks before the Baden-Württemberg state election on March 8, a poll conducted by Insa shows the Greens are…