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Werding Warns SPD That Pulling Civil Servants Into the Statutory Pension Scheme Risks Long‑Term Financial Stability
Economist Martin Werding warns that incorporating civil servants into the statutory pension system would threaten the financial sustainability of…
German Hospitals Seek 13,400 Civil Service Positions Ahead of Zivildienst Reinstatement
Hospitals across Germany are expressing strong interest in restarting the civil service program. According to a recent survey…
Medico International Warns of New Syrian Civil War Amid Kurdish‑North Offensive
In light of the Syrian government’s offensive in the Kurdish‑controlled northeast, the aid organisation Medico International has warned…
Bavarian Education Minister Stands Firm Against Proposal to End Teacher Civil Service Positions
Bavarian Minister of Culture and new president of the Education Ministers Conference, Anna Stolz of the Free Voters, dismissed…
Civil Servants Demand Pay Rise Threaten Strikes
German civil servants are demanding substantial wage increases to combat soaring living costs, escalating tensions with state governments…
Lawmaker Urges Civil Defense Training
A growing chorus within Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is advocating for widespread civil defense training programs, a…
Red Cross Eyes Civil Service Revival
The German Red Cross (DRK) is signaling a potential shift towards reinstating a form of mandatory civilian service,…
Incentive Pensions Now for Civil Servants
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) is advocating for the introduction of incentives mirroring the forthcoming “active retirement” scheme…
Berlin Civil Service Pay Ruled Unconstitutional
Berlin’s Civil Servants Face Backlash as Constitutional Court Declares Decades of Pay Unlawful A landmark ruling by Germany’s…
Germany Eyes Civil Service Prep
Contingency Planning for Potential Reintroduction of Civilian Service Sparks Debate in Germany Berlin – Amidst burgeoning discussions surrounding…
No Pension Shakeup for Civil Servants
The debate surrounding potential reforms to Germany’s pension system has intensified, with the head of the German Civil…
Civil Service Spotlight Gains Traction
The recently unveiled conscription alternative in Germany is drawing criticism for its perceived neglect of vital civil defense…
Germany Revamps Civil Defense
The recent shift in Germany’s defense posture, commonly referred to as the “Zeitenwende” (period of change) initiated with…
Public Backs Civil Servant Privilege Cuts
A recent Allensbach Institute study, commissioned by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, reveals a complex public perception of the…
Civil Servants Warn Against Pension Cuts
The leadership of the German Civil Servants’ Association (DBB), Volker Geyer, has cautioned the current coalition government against…
Germany Boosts Civil Defense
The German government is planning a significant expansion of civil protection and disaster response capabilities. Interior Minister Alexander…
Civil Service Cuts Plan Faces Union Backlash
The German Civil Service Federation has strongly reacted to a proposal from CDU General Secretary Carsten Linnemann to…
Civil Servants Get Cheaper Loan Deals Than Workers
A recent analysis by the comparison portal Verivox reveals a significant disparity in lending terms between public sector…
German Minister Eyes Civil Servant Pensions Reform
North Rhine-Westphalia’s Minister for Labour and Social Affairs, Karl-Josef Laumann, has called for a reassessment of Germany’s pension…
Dobrindt Defends Civil Service Pay Costs
Germany’s Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has voiced opposition to a debate regarding potential cost savings through adjustments to…
Teacher Strike Threat Looms Over Civil Service Debate
The German Civil Service Federation (DBB) has cautioned that industrial action in schools could occur if the civil…
Civil Service Union Rejects Extended Working Life Proposal
The head of the German Civil Service Federation (DBB), Volker Geyer, has rejected a proposal to extend the…
Civil Servants Should Work Five Years Beyond Retirement Age
The Pestel Institute has entered the debate surrounding working life and retirement age with a proposal aiming for…
Civil Service Union Flags Reform Concerns
Concerns are mounting over proposals to restrict the status of civil servants in Germany, with the German Civil…
Civil Servants Sue Pay Dispute Mounts
Concerns are mounting regarding the strain on Lower Saxony’s administrative courts due to a surge in legal challenges…
Germany Demands Urgent Civil Defense Plan
German districts have urged the federal government to develop a comprehensive civil protection strategy, highlighting gaps in preparedness…
SPD Leader Praises AfD Exclusion from Civil Service
A leading figure within the Social Democratic Party (SPD) has voiced strong support for a recent decision by…
East Germany Civil Society Faces Tipping Point
A Leipzig-based sociologist is raising concerns about a potential tipping point in eastern Germany, highlighting what he describes…
Integration of Civil Servants into Statutory Pension Scheme Would ‘Kill the Teaching Profession’
A leading figure in the German education sector has expressed concerns over a proposed plan to integrate civil…
Inclusion of Civil Servants in Pension Insurance a Recipe for Disaster?
Rent Expert Warns of Financial Consequences of Inclusive Pension Plan Axel Börsch-Supan, a renowned pension expert, has expressed…
German County Council Slams Bas’ Plan to Make Civil Servants Contribute to Pensions
The German County Association has rejected the proposal by Federal Minister of Labor Bärbel Bas (SPD) that civil…
Teachers and Professors Shouldn’t Be Civil Servants, Says Economist Veronika Grimm
In the ongoing debate about the pension system, economist Veronika Grimm has proposed that teachers and professors should…
Self-Employed and Civil Servants to Pay Contributions
In the ongoing debate about long-term financing of the pension system, Federal Minister of Labor Bärbel Bas (SPD)…
Monika Schnitzer: Civil Servants’ Pension Integration is ‘Meaningful’ for Future Generations
Monika Schnitzer, one of the “economic sages” of the German government, has called for the integration of civil…
Union and FDP Reject Bas’ Pension Plan Inclusion of Self-Employed and Civil Servants
The Union and FDP have rejected plans by the newly appointed Federal Minister of Labor, Bärbel Bas (SPD),…
DBB Defends Civil Servants Linked to AfD Despite Extremist Label
Ulrich Silberbach, the president of the German Civil Service Association (DBB), has welcomed the statement made by Federal…
Civil Rights Under Coalition Remain Dire
The CDU and CSU asked a question about NGOs just before the Bundestagswahl, but it was clearly a…
Gorchakov’s Support for Lincoln’s Federal Government in the American Civil War
On April 9, 1865, the American Civil War was effectively ended with the surrender of General Lee’s army.…
Young Entrepreneurs Demand Civil Servant Apocalypse
A German entrepreneurs’ association, “Die Jungen Unternehmer”, is calling for the abolition of nearly all civil servants in…
NGO Mafia: The Shadow Over Germany’s Civil Society?
A recent development in the coalition negotiations has sparked controversy, with some parties accusing the CDU of attempting…
BREAKING: Union’s ‘Cultural War’ on Civil Society Exposed!
A German politician, Felix Banaszak, has strongly criticized the inquiry by the Union’s parliamentary faction into the non-profit…
CDU’s Shocking Attack on Civil Society Exposed!
Berlin, Germany – The Green and Left parties have sharply criticized the Union for a parliamentary inquiry into…
Civil Rights Organizations Sound the Alarm
Several human rights organizations and professional associations of lawyers have criticized the increasing questioning of constitutional mechanisms in…
SHOCKING TRUTH: ‘Free Ukrainian Civil Society’ Crumbles as Trump Freezes Funds, Exposing NGO Scam
The enthusiasm over every “Pup” of the US President seems to be the hallmark of the “independent” media.…
Disaster Warning: Civil Defense in Shambles!
German disaster researcher Martin Voss believes a fundamental re-evaluation of Germany’s civil defense is necessary in the face…
EU Diplomat Warns of Imminent Civil War!
EU Foreign Affairs Committee Chief Warns of New Syrian Civil War and Urges EU Vigilance The chief of…