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Schulze Announces Tax Relief for Single Parents Challenging Traditional Family Models
The Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt, Sven Schulze (CDU), has announced the intention to introduce a Bundesrat initiative aimed at…
Pro Bahn Slams New Family Ticket Rules Changes
The passenger association “Pro Bahn” has criticized the details of the new family ticket, stating that while the…
Deutsche Bahn Announces Budget Family Travel Pass for Summer Holidays
Deutsche Bahn is promoting a special, highly affordable summer family rate for the upcoming holidays. For a flat…
Family Sociologist Slams Government Austerity Cuts Neglecting Social Needs
Family expert Michaela Kreyenfeld expressed concern that the government’s austerity measures are causing important social issues and policies…
Most Family Businesses Will Not Pay the 1000 Euro Tax-Free Employee Bonus
According to a recent poll conducted by the Association of Family Entrepreneurs, the majority of medium-sized family businesses…
Family Business Leaders Challenge Merz To Answer Confidence Vote Over SPD Reform Demand
The Federation of Family Entrepreneurs has urged Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) to challenge the coalition partner, the Social…
Family Business Foundation Slams Government Fears of Economic Bleeding
The Foundation for Family Businesses and Policy has sharply criticized the federal government after the coalition formed by…
Family Minister Slams Low Employment Rate of Mothers
The Minister for Families, Karin Prien (CDU), criticized the low employment rate of women with young children. Speaking…
US Investors Target German Single Family Home Market
Major US investors are making an entrance into the German market for terraced and detached single-family houses. Following…
German Rail Unveils Special Family Packages for Summer Getaways
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is preparing for a predicted surge in customer numbers during the upcoming holiday season. Michael…
German Family Doctors Warn Inflationary Cuts Could Collapse Primary Care System
Primary care physicians in Germany are sounding the alarm about the planned primary care system, warning that proposed…
Family Ministry Upset Over Cuts to Democracy Funding
There is currently disagreement within the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, headed by Karin Prien (CDU), regarding planned…
Bavarian Family Allowance Challenged For Violating EU Law
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in a judgment published on Thursday that the structure of the…
Warkens Savings Plan Family Insurance Gains Smaller Than Expected
The financial benefits expected from Health Minister Nina Warken’s (CDU) planned austerity package for statutory health insurance funds…
SoVD Slams Proposed Cut to Free Family Health Coverage
The German Social Association (SoVD) criticized the planned significant restriction of free supplementary insurance coverage for married individuals…
Family Business Leader Demands Merz Show Stronger Leadership Against Economic Slump
Given the slowing growth and declining investments, Marie-Christine Ostermann, president of the “Die Familienunternehmer” association, called on Federal…
Father Stabs Family In Witten House 12-Year-Old Son Dies
In a multi‑family building in Witten, North Rhine‑Westphalia’s Ennepe‑Ruhr district, a man stabbed his wife, son and daughter…
German Family Minister Supports Women’s Strike Drawing on Island’s Legacy
German Federal Minister of Family Affairs Karin Prien, a CDU member, expressed support for the International Women’s Strike scheduled…
Police Shocked By Four-Body Family Found Dead In Strullendorf Upper Franconia
In a residential building in Strullendorf, a town in the Bamberg district of Upper Franconia, police discovered the…
AfD to Probe Family Member Employment as Parliamentary Staff
The AfD intends to review the employment of relatives of its politicians as parliamentary faction staff – a…
German Family Businesses Alarmed by Rising Social Contribution Costs
“We would like to start 2026 on an optimistic footing. Yet, the fact that an increase in wage‑based…
Kampl Departs Leipzig Family First
The departure of Kevin Kampl from RB Leipzig, announced Saturday, marks the end of an era for the…
Heirs of Family Businesses Face Tax Pressure
The influential Council of Economic Experts (Sachverständigenrat) is advocating for a significant overhaul of Germany’s inheritance tax system,…
Family Reunions See Record Visa Approvals
Despite government restrictions aimed at curbing immigration, over 100,000 foreign nationals have already entered Germany this year through…
Court Orders Swift Visa Action for Afghan Family
The Federal Constitutional Court has issued a forceful directive, compelling the German government to promptly process the visa…
Family Business Group Faces Renewed Pressure
The controversy surrounding the Family Businesses Association’s (Familienunternehmerverband) recent and subsequently retracted, decision to lift a ban on…
Family Firm Alliance Loses Key Member
The influential German family-owned businesses association, “Die Familienunternehmer” is facing a growing exodus of members following a controversial…
Family Tragedy Shakes German Town
A profound sense of shock and concern grips the region following the discovery of five family members deceased…
Greens Urge Family Businesses to Reject AfD
The Association of Family Businesses’ recent decision to engage in dialogue with members of the Alternative for Germany…
Family Business Group Faces Backlash Over AfD Dialogue
The leadership of the Green Party in the German Bundestag has sharply condemned the recent shift by the…
Family Law Overhaul Proposed
The German Justice Minister, Stefanie Hubig of the SPD, has announced a forthcoming legislative overhaul of family law,…
Family Policy Urged Amid Depression Research
The Promise and Pitfalls of Genetic Depression Research A recent study originating from Australia has ignited discussion surrounding…
No Family Seats Return Planned
The incoming CEO of Deutsche Bahn, Evelyn Palla, has confirmed that the recent elimination of family seat reservations…
Berlusconi Family Firm Gains Control of ProSiebenSat.1
Media For Europe (MFE), the holding company of the Berlusconi family, has secured a controlling interest in ProSiebenSat1,…
New Train Boss Eyes Return of Family Seat Reservations
Following the departure of Deutsche Bahn CEO Richard Lutz, both the CDU/CSU and Green parties are outlining priorities…
Rail Cuts Family Discounts Quietly
Deutsche Bahn is undergoing personnel changes and facing continued criticism regarding the elimination of family reservations, while simultaneously…
Family Returns After Deportation Row
The Brandenburg State Ministry has confirmed intervention in the case of a family of six deported to Iraq…
Jesid Family Return Demand Grows
The deportation of a six-member Yazidi family from Brandenburg to Iraq, occurring despite a prior ruling by the…
Bahn Family Reservations Shelved
The possibility of reinstating family reservations on Deutsche Bahn (German Rail) appears to have been shelved, at least…
Court Orders Germany to Grant Visas to Afghan Family
A German administrative court has ordered the federal government to grant visas to an Afghan citizen and her…
Bahn Accuses Customers of Abusing Family Reservations
Deutsche Bahn Revises Stance on Family Reservations Amidst Renewed Criticism The German railway company, Deutsche Bahn, is adjusting…
One in Four Kids Now Lives in a Large Family!
New Article: Germany’s demographic trends, as revealed by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), show that in 2024, nearly…
‘Wrong Signal’ on Family Reservations
Berlin, Germany – The German Federal Minister of Transportation, Patrick Schnieder, remains critical of the Deutsche Bahn’s decision…
Germany’s Family Minister Blasts Own Party, Calls for End to Polarization in Election Campaign
Minister of Education and Family Affairs Karin Prien Criticizes Party Behavior in Election Campaign In a recent interview,…
Abolishing Family Reservations Sparks Outrage
Environmental Minister Urges Reversal of Family Reservation Cancellation Germany’s Federal Environment Minister, Carsten Schneider of the Social Democratic…
Deutsche Bahn Abolishes Family Reservation, Parents Left in the Lurch
German Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder has announced that he will not intervene in the decision to abolish the…
German Railways Abandons Family Reservations, Leaving Parents to Foot the Bill
German Greens’ Leader Criticizes Deutsche Bahn’s Decision to Scrap Discounted Family Booking The chair of the German Greens’…
UN Report: Family Planning Under Pressure Worldwide.
Global Fertility Crisis: UN Report Highlights Barriers to Family Planning A new report by the United Nations Population…
Germany’s New Family Minister Sounds the Alarm
A newly appointed German federal family minister has expressed concerns over the lack of quality time parents spend…
Love vs. Law: The Unbridgeable Gap in Family Reality?
German Minister of Justice Stefanie Hubig Announces Family Law Reform In a speech on International Children’s Day, German…
Migrant Flood Looms as Germany’s Family Reunification Freeze Takes Effect
German Government’s Plan to Suspend Family Reunification of Refugees with Subsidiary Protection Status Raises Concerns of Irregular Migration…
Three More Suspects Nabbed in Deadly Family Feud
Frankfurt Prosecutors Arrest Three More Suspects in Connection with Hauptbahnhof Shooting The Frankfurt State Prosecution has arrested three…
Families of Refugees in Jeopardy as Churches Unite Against Family Reunification Ban
Churches Speak Out Against Proposed Family Reunification Ban for Refugees The Catholic and Evangelical churches in Germany have…
Family Reunions to Halt and Naturalization to Change
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt hopes that the family reunification for refugees with subsidiary protection status, which has…
MIGRATION SHOCK: Germany’s Secret Plan to Cut Off Family Reunions of Migrants!
German government officials are set to discuss a proposal to suspend family reunification for asylum seekers without a…
Miele’s CEO Abandons Family Legacy, Opens Door to Outsiders in a Shocker!
In a recent interview, Miele-Co-Chef Reinhard Zinkann did not rule out the possibility of external management for his…
Bodies of a Tragic Family Found in a Car of Doom
Multiple Bodies Found in Search for Missing Family in the Netherlands A tragic discovery has been made in…
Will Germany’s Care Allowance Plan Secure a Better Future for Family Caregivers?
Germany’s Social Organizations Welcome Plan to Support Caregivers Financially Germany’s social organizations have welcomed the government’s plan to…
New Allowance to Revolutionize Family Care?
New Social Benefit to Be Introduced, Says German Minister of Family Affairs In a bid to address the…
No More Stages, More Time for Family
Jasmin Wagner, a musician known by the stage name Blümchen, who has had several successful Technopop hits (“Herz…
Helicopter Crash Kills Entire Family, Including Three Children
15 local time. Unfortunately, all six passengers, including the pilot and the CEO of a Spanish Siemens subsidiary…
Helicopter Crash in Hudson River Kills Entire Spanish Family
15 local time. All six passengers, including the pilot and a Siemens manager with his family, lost their…
Bavarian Politician’s Family Terrorized by Eco-Warriors
A German politician, Günther Felßner, the president of the Bavarian Farmers’ Association (BBV), has withdrawn his candidacy for…
Mike Pence’s Family in Fear as Pro-Ukraine Mob Targets Him!
US Vice President J.D. Vance has faced backlash and personal harassment from pro-Ukrainian supporters in the United States,…
‘A Central Family and Equal Opportunities Policy Achievement’
A German parliamentary faction has rejected a proposal to abolish the parental benefit, also known as the “Elterngeld”…
Only 5 Local Police, 22 Family Members Allowed In
A charter flight carrying 155 Afghans, who were to be granted protection in Germany, landed in Berlin on…
$1B Family Firm Seeks Minority Partner for Stock Market Debut
Essen-based technology provider IFM is seeking a minority partner and plans to list on the stock exchange in…
Integration in Jeopardy if Asylum Seeker Family Reunification is Stopped
Ahead of the Bundestag’s vote on the asylum cap law on Friday, Pro Asyl has warned of a…
Breaking: Germany’s Minister of Family Affairs Demands Legal Right to Protection for Violence Victims
In an effort to provide a legal right to protection and help for women and girls who have…
No More Secret Fees for Family Doctors!
Berlin, Germany – In a recent agreement, the former traffic light coalition of the Social Democratic Party, the…
Clan War Erupts in Neukölln, Family Ties Revealed
New Year, Familiar Routine in Berlin’s Neukölln Neighborhood Turns into Chaos In the early evening of the first…
German Family Fun Train to Ground to a Halt by 2025, Warns Greenpeace!
For families with two or more children, the Germany ticket will no longer be worth it as of…
BOMBSHELL: German Family Law Overhaul to Rock the Vote!
The FDP parliamentary group plans to submit a comprehensive family law reform to the Bundestag this session and…
4 Found Dead in Family Home, Shockwaves Ripple Through Small German Town
Four bodies were found in a multi-family house in the Saxon town of Meißen on Sunday evening. The…
Family locked up the 8-year-old in a room for 7 years
An 8-year-old girl has been rescued after her mother, grandmother and grandfather locked her in Cologne in western…
Ukrainian prisoner meets her daughters after five months
A video released shows the touching moment when an Azovstal prisoner was reunited with her daughters. Emine Dzheppar,…
Five dead, including three children in a home in Maryland
A man, a woman and three children were found dead Friday morning in a home in Elk Mills,…
Brazilian held his wife and children captive for 17 years
Brazilian held his wife and children captive for 17 years. Luiz Antonio Santos Silva from Brazil was arrested…
Family of six, including three children, killed in France
Family of six, including three children, killed in France. A young man has been shot dead after allegedly…
Kovalenko talks about his family situation in Ukraine
Kovalenko talks about his family situation in Ukraine. Viktor Kovalenko’s family is in Ukraine, while a friend of…