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Former Minister Riester Criticises New Riester Pension Reform Missing Chance to Cut Costs
Former Social Minister Walter Riester-after whom the Riester pension scheme is named-denounced the newly passed reform of private retirement…
March 27, 2026
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…
March 24, 2026
Audit Office Criticises Foreign Ministry’s New Agency Construction
The German Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Auswärtiges Amt) faces a stern review from the Federal Court of…
March 19, 2026
DIHK Criticises CDU’s Top Tax Rate Increase as Growth Threat
The German Association of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) sharply criticized the Union’s intention to increase the top income‑tax…
March 13, 2026
Expert Council Criticises Decision to Cut Ulrike Malmendier’s Tenure
The Expert Council for the Assessment of Economic Development has criticised the federal government’s decision not to extend…
March 1, 2026
Christoph Ploß Criticises Verdi Strikes on Bundesliga Game Days
German transport policy maker Christoph Ploß (CDU) sharply criticized Verdi’s warning strikes on public transport scheduled for Bundesliga matchdays.“Leaving…
February 28, 2026
SPD Criticises Debate Over Health Service Cuts Tim Kluessendorf Speaks Out
Tim Klüssendorf, the general secretary of the SPD, sharply criticized the ongoing debates over cuts to dental prosthesis…
February 9, 2026
Bitkom Criticises Film Funding Reform as Unbalanced
Bitkom, the German IT industry association, sharply criticized the federal government’s compromise proposal on film‑funding reform released on…
February 5, 2026
DGB Criticises Delay by CDU Government in Strengthening Collective Bargaining
The German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB) accuses the CDU‑led federal government of deliberately delaying measures to strengthen…
February 4, 2026
German Judges Union Criticises Justice Minister’s Administrative Court Reform Plans
The German Judges Association (DRB) criticized the reform plans of Federal Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig (SPD) as insufficient to…
February 3, 2026
Welthungerhilfe Criticises Germany’s Development Aid Shift Toward Corporate Interests
Welthungerhilfe criticises the black‑red coalition for wanting to give more weight to commercial interests in development aid.It is…
January 28, 2026
Hessian Premier Criticises Recipient States Over Spending in State Financial Equalisation
The Hessian Minister President Boris Rhein (CDU) criticized how recipient states spend money in the federal budget transfers.“It can’t…
January 26, 2026














