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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…
Young Union Leader Johannes Winkel Calls CDU Coalition a Fork in the Road Ahead
After the CDU party conference, Johannes Winkel, chairman of the party’s youth wing, warned that both the state and…
Steffen Bilger Declares CDU and CSU More United Than Ever After Stuttgart Congress
Following the CDU party conference in Stuttgart, Steffen Bilger – the parliamentary manager of the Union faction in…
Merz Cheers Merkel Appearance at CDU Party Conference in Stuttgart
Friedrich Merz, the CDU’s party chief and former chancellor, welcomed Angela Merkel’s visit to the party congress in Stuttgart, calling…
Jens Spahn Praises Merz‑Led Gains Urges Optimism at Stuttgart CDU Party Conference
At the CDU federal convention in Stuttgart, deputy chair Jens Spahn praised what he called the government’s achievements under…
CDU Continues Party Congress in Stuttgart as Friedrich Merz Reconfirmed as Leader
The CDU is continuing its federal convention in Stuttgart on Saturday, following a day in which party leader…
Ataman Blasts CDU Part-Time Reform, Warns Women Face Hardship
Ferda Ataman, the federal anti‑discrimination commissioner, has issued harsh criticism of the CDU‑economic wing’s proposed reforms to part‑time work.…
Friedrich Merz Re‑Elected CDU Leader With 91.2 Percent at Stuttgart Party Conference
Friedrich Merz was re‑elected as the chairman of the CDU at the federal party conference in Stuttgart. According to…
Merz Admits Overpromising in CDU Speech
Chancellor and CDU leader Friedrich Merz admitted during his opening address at the national party meeting that he had…
Merz Calls for Stronger US Ties Yet Pushes for Greater Independence at CDU Party Conference
At the opening of the federal party conference in Stuttgart, Chancellor and CDU leader Friedrich Merz invoked the transatlantic…
Merz Hopes Breakthrough Decisions at CDU Party Congress in Stuttgart
The CDU began its two‑day federal party congress in Stuttgart on Friday morning. Chief of the party and…
Spahn Revives Upward Promise at CDU Party Conference
Jens Spahn, chairman of the CDU parliamentary group in the Bundestag, highlighted the special significance of the CDU federal…
Schwerdtner Challenges CDU Incompatibility Vote Against the Left
Before the Stuttgart party conference of the CDU began, the chairwoman of the Left Party, Ines Schwerdtner, challenged the…
Young Union Demands Clear Reform Decisions Ahead of CDU Party Congress in Stuttgart
As the CDU’s party conference in Stuttgart approaches, Johannes Winkel, the chairman of the Young Union, is calling on…
Koch and Linnemann Urge Friedrich Merz for More Reforms Ahead of CDU Congress in Stuttgart
Before the CDU’s federal party conference, scheduled to begin this Friday in Stuttgart, several party members backed Chairman…
Former CDU Hamburg Leader Ploß Launches Anti‑SPD Health Plan Petition at Party Conference
Former Hamburg CDU chairman Christoph Ploß is preparing a motion for the upcoming CDU party conference that would formally…
CDU Party Proposal Lowers Juvenile Crime Age to 12 in Germany
A proposal presented at the CDU’s national conference in Stuttgart calls for lowering the age at which children…
Steffen Bilger Urges Unity Ahead of CDU Party Conference in Stuttgart
Before the beginning of the CDU’s federal party conference in Stuttgart on Friday, the parliamentary manager of the…
CDU Economic Council Urges Stricter Debt Brake
The economic council of the CDU is urging a stricter debt‑breake system. Economist Lars Feld, chair of the scientific…
Rhein Urges CDU to Prioritize Election Workers in Reform Debates
Hessian Minister-President Boris Rhein (CDU) urged his party to give more consideration to its own candidates during the current…
CDU Urges Discipline Ahead of Merz Re‑Election as Party Leader
Dennis Radtke, the head of the CDU’s workers wing, cautioned the party delegates at the Christian Democratic congress…
Rhein Urges Early Corporate Tax Cut Ahead of CDU Congress
Before the CDU federal party congress, Hessian Minister‑President Boris Rhein asked for a premature implementation of the planned corporate‑tax…
CDU Workers’ Wing Urges Social Debate Shift Ahead of Merz Re‑Election
Dennis Radtke, chairman of the CDU’s employee wing, told a German media outlet that CDU leader and federal…
German Mid‑Size Union Pushes Tax Reform to Ease Middle and Upper Income Burden Ahead of CDU Party Conference
The Mittelstands- und Wirtschaftsunion (MIT) has submitted a motion for the CDU party congress that begins this Friday…