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States Demand Fair Share of Federal Stimulus
German State Leaders Urge Federal Support for Local Governments Ahead of the minister-presidents’ conference on Wednesday, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern’s Minister-President,…
June 16, 2025
Federal Commissioner Demands Urgent Reform and Equipment Boost
A German Defense Official Urges Faster Military Modernization The German Bundestag’s Defense Commissioner, Henning Otte, has called for…
June 14, 2025
Bavaria’s Interior Minister Joins Forces with Federal Counterpart to Defend Tough Asylum Policies
German Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann, a member of the Christian Social Union (CSU), has aligned himself with his…
June 12, 2025
Federal Prosecution Files Charges Against 7
German authorities have brought charges against seven individuals, including six alleged members and one supporter of a left-extremist…
June 11, 2025
MINISTRY MAKEOVER: Katharina Reiche’s Major Shake-Up at the German Federal Ministry of Economics!
German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche has largely completed the personnel restructuring of her department. According to the “Handelsblatt”,…
June 8, 2025
Federal Government’s Guarantee Plan Sparks Outrage
German healthcare association rejects government’s planned term guarantee for out-patient specialist appointments The Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Nordrhein (KV), a…
June 3, 2025
Federal Aid Demanded Before Summer Break
Germany’s Hospital Association Urges Swift Financial Aid as Summer Break Looms The Die Krankenhausgesellschaft Nordrhein-Westfalen (KGNW), Germany’s hospital…
June 2, 2025
Federal Health Minister Wants to Ban Smoking in Public Places Everywhere.
Federal Health Minister Nina Warken has urged the states to improve the protection of non-smokers, emphasizing that vapes…
May 31, 2025
Border Chaos: Federal Police Seeks Help from Customs – Thousands of Migrants Stopped in Two Weeks
In a move to bolster border controls, the Federal Police has requested additional support from the customs authorities,…
May 30, 2025
‘Who Orders, Must Also Pay’ – States and Municipalities Demand Federal Government Bear the Cost of Commuter Allowance and Value-Added Tax Cuts
Germany’s Federal Government Faces Opposition Over Tax Cuts and Commuter Allowance The German federal government’s plans to increase…
May 27, 2025
Federal Prosecutor Takes Over as Germany Confronts a Growing Terror Threat
Federal Prosecutor’s Office Takes Over Investigation of Bielefeld Stabbing Attack The Federal Prosecutor’s Office (Bundesanwaltschaft) has taken over…
May 20, 2025
Federal Cabinet Extends Full-Day Kindergarten Expansion Program
On Monday, the German Federal Cabinet approved a draft law extending the deadline for the Full-Day Kindergarten Expansion…
May 19, 2025
Klingbeil: Sick & Nursing Insurance to Get Federal Cash Boost
Bundesfinanzminister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) has announced “fundamental and bold” structural reforms of the social insurance systems. However, the…
May 18, 2025
Federal Research Minister Dorothee Bär Pitches Long-Covid Research to Combat Chronic Symptoms and ME/CFS
German Research Minister Dorothee Bär (CSU) sees significant potential in the field of research on chronic diseases and…
May 14, 2025
Kornelius Steps Up as Federal Spokesman
The Federal Press Office has finally handed over the reins to the new government spokesman, Stefan Kornelius, after…
May 12, 2025
Schleswig-Holstein’s Minister President Urges Federal Government to Ease Business Restrictions Before Summer Break
Schleswig-Holstein’s Ministerpräsident Daniel Günther (CDU) urges the new federal government to take initial steps to relieve businesses before…
May 11, 2025
Federal Police’s Afghan Entry Intervention Sparks Political Controversy
The debate over different programs to admit Afghan citizens into the Federal Republic of Germany has been ongoing…
May 10, 2025
Special Tribunal Against Russia Welcomed by Federal Justice Minister
Federal Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig (SPD) has welcomed a statement made in Lwiw regarding the establishment of a…
May 9, 2025
Federal Budget for 2025 to Be Adopted by End of September
Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) is reportedly planning to have the federal budget for 2025 adopted by…
May 9, 2025
SPD Ministers Prioritize Energy Price Reduction, Rent Brake Extension and Secure Pensions in Federal Government Announcement.
SPD Ministers in German Government Announce Priorities Bundesfinanzminister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) has announced his top priorities for the…
May 8, 2025
Federal Police Shifts Focus to Border, Sacrificing Other Tasks?
The Federal Police expects that the increased deployment of officers at the border could cause gaps in other…
May 8, 2025
VZBV: Demand for Lower Electricity Tax and Clarity on 58-Euro Ticket Amidst New Federal Government’s Consumer Protection Agenda
The Consumer Association Federal Association (VZBV) has called on the new federal government to implement a 100-day program…
May 6, 2025
New Federal Government Plans to Eliminate 26 Government Delegate and Coordinator Positions
The new German federal government plans to abolish more than two dozen government and ministerial officials in its…
May 5, 2025
Federal Interior Minister Warns of Risks in Third Country Asylum Procedures.
The Federal Ministry of the Interior has released its final report on asylum procedures in third countries and…
May 4, 2025
AfD to Sue Over Federal Intelligence Service’s Extremist Labeling
AfD leadership announces legal action after Verfassungsschutz decision to classify entire party as right-wing extremist. The leadership of…
May 2, 2025
Federal Intelligence Upgrades AfD to ‘Safe Right-Wing Extremist Tendency’
The Verfassungsschutz has now classified the AfD as a “confirmed extremist right-wing endeavor”. This was announced by the…
May 2, 2025
CDU Lower Saxony Urges Merz to Boost Ties with Federal States
Niedersachsens CDU-Landesvorsitzender Sebastian Lechner has recommended that the newly designated Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) intensively engage with…
April 30, 2025
Schnitzer Calls for Prompt Federal Budget Preparation
Monika Schnitzer, the chairwoman of the Council of Economic Experts, has called on the newly appointed Federal Finance…
April 30, 2025
Federal Court upholds conviction for Holocaust trivialization via Facebook post
The Federal Court has upheld the conviction of a 65-year-old man for incitement due to the publication of…
April 29, 2025
Federal Ministry of the Interior Ignores Police Shootings in Oldenburg
The Federal Ministry of the Interior does not want to interfere with the investigations into the fatal police…
April 28, 2025
Doctor’s Suicide Assistance Conviction Upheld by Federal Court of Justice
The Federal Court of Justice has upheld the conviction of a doctor in NRW for providing medical assistance…
April 28, 2025
Faeser assures smooth transition for new Federal Minister of the Interior Dobrindt
Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) has congratulated her designated successor Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) on his nomination and…
April 28, 2025
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.…
April 11, 2025
Bavaria’s Ultimatum: The Battle for the Federal Budget Begins
Bayern to Support Financial Package in the Federal Council The Free State of Bavaria will support the planned…
March 18, 2025
Crisis Mood Eases, Hope for a New Federal Government
Business climate for self-employed and small enterprises in Germany showed a moderate improvement in February, following a gloomy…
March 18, 2025
FEDERAL BUDGET BOOM COMING?
According to calculations by the Federation of Taxpayers (BdSt), the next federal government will have an additional annual…
March 17, 2025
Halt on Appointments, Zero New Federal Agents and a Freezing of the Chancellor’s Office!
A German coalition agreement is being negotiated, with the SPD’s budget policymakers pushing for cost savings in the…
March 17, 2025
Federal Government’s Secret Funding Exposed?
The CDU has once again made use of its right to ask questions in the Bundestag before the…
March 12, 2025
Martin Pfister Seizes Federal Council Seat in Thrilling Upset!
Martin Pfister, a candidate from the Centre party, was elected as the new President of the Confederation of…
March 12, 2025
BREAKING: Wagenknecht’s Last Stand? Federal Court Showdown in Karlsruhe, Party on the Brink of Collapse in Thuringia?
The Left party, led by Sahra Wagenknecht, missed the 5% threshold by a narrow margin, garnering 4.972% of…
March 11, 2025
SWISS BOMBSHELL: Federal News Service in CHAOS as Director Defies Resignation and Sparks Mass Exodus!
The Swiss Federal Intelligence Service (NDB) is facing a deep crisis. Following a series of controversial reforms and…
March 7, 2025
A Glimmer of Hope for the Party’s Federal Election Chances?
Hamburg’s Mayor Emphasizes Stronger Local Performance of SPD in Recent Election Hamburg’s Mayor Peter Tschentscher of the Social…
March 2, 2025
BOMBshell: Berlin’s Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology Renovation Delayed by Decades
A forthcoming renovation of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology in Berlin is expected to take significantly…
March 1, 2025
Federal Election Boost Ignites Market Optimism?
30 pm, representing a 0.9 percent increase over the Friday close. Vonovia, Rheinmetall and Eon led the list…
February 24, 2025
LEFT’S REVENGE: “Opposition Masters” Take the Reins in Germany’s Federal Government!
German Social Democratic Party’s Left Faction Announces Tough Opposition Stance The German Left Party, or Die Linke, has…
February 24, 2025
BREAKING: Record-Breaking Voter Turnout in German Federal Election?
Preliminary figures from several countries indicate a high voter turnout in the federal election. According to Brandenburg’s state…
February 24, 2025
X Platform Sues Federal Government in Landmark Censorship Case
A social media company, X, founded by Elon Musk, has filed a lawsuit against the German government due…
February 19, 2025
Green-Black Alliance on Federal Level a ‘Dead End’
Thuringia’s Minister-President Mario Voigt (CDU) has spoken out against a coalition between the CDU and the Greens after…
February 15, 2025
Swiss Federal Court Saves Press Freedom in Landmark Ruling
Swiss Federal Court Upholds Secrecy of Ringier CEO’s Emails The Swiss Federal Court has rejected the prosecution’s appeal…
February 14, 2025
Can the ‘Swiss Trump’ Crash the Federal Council?
Die bevorstehende Wahl eines neuen Bundesratsmitglieds am 12. März sorgt für politische Diskussionen. Während die Mitte mit einem…
February 11, 2025
BOMBSHELL: Trump’s USAID Purge Blocked by Federal Judge
A US federal judge has temporarily blocked the US Agency for International Development (USAID) from sending thousands of…
February 8, 2025
Germany’s Federal Police on Verge of Collapse as Migrant Surge Overwhelms Capacity
The Police Union (GdP) has warned of inadequate capacities at the Federal Police in the event of the…
January 30, 2025
Millions of Federal Employees Face Ouster in Shocking Purge
Donald Trump is taking an unusual route to fulfill his campaign promise of downsizing the federal government: on…
January 29, 2025
BOMBSHELL: Germany’s Electoral Districts Exposed: What the New Census Data Reveals About the 2025 Federal Election!
The German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) has published detailed tables on the electoral districts for the 2025 federal…
January 29, 2025
Mayday for Migrants as Local Authorities Demand Federal Takeover
German Municipalities Advocate for Federal Responsibility in Deportations. Cities and municipalities in Germany remain heavily burdened with the…
January 29, 2025
BOMBSHELL: White House Freezes All Federal Funding in Shock Move
Washington’s White House has ordered a halt to all federal funding programs. The federal agencies are required to…
January 28, 2025
SPD Leader Post Fights to Save City’s Federal Presence
The Chairman of the North Rhine-Westphalia SPD, Achim Post, has expressed opposition to the relocation of the remaining…
January 22, 2025
BREAKING: Berlin’s Mayor Demands a Federal Frenzy – Move All Ministries to the German Capital!
Berlin’s Mayor Kai Wegner Plans to Bring All Federal Ministries to Berlin, Calling it the ‘Only Efficient’ Solution.…
January 19, 2025
German Federal Police Crackdown on AFD Supporters?
A scandal has been criticized, as it is reported that members of the Federal Police are threatened with…
January 16, 2025
BREAKING: Swiss Defense Minister Viola Amherd Exits Federal Council, Opens Door to New Era!
Viola Amherd, the Swiss cantonal councillor, announced her resignation from the government on Wednesday. In a brief statement,…
January 15, 2025
Federal Ministry in Her Future?
North Rhine-Westphalia’s Deputy Minister-President and Economics Minister, Mona Neubaur (Greens), doesn’t rule out a move to Berlin after…
January 11, 2025
Federal Government Fails to Act, Nation at Risk of Becoming a Digital Colony
The German Informatics Society, the largest interest group for computer science in the German-speaking region, has condemned the…
December 27, 2024
BREAKING: German Federal Council Votes to Amend Constitution – What’s at Stake for the EU?
Federal Council Approves Constitutional Amendments for Strengthening the Federal Constitutional Court On Friday, the federal states’ chamber achieved…
December 20, 2024
BOMBSHELL: German Chancellor’s Worst Nightmare – ‘Infamous False Reports’ Threaten to Destroy His Reelection Hopes in Upcoming Federal Election!
The German government is concerned about Russian attempts to manipulate the Bundestag elections. In addition to foreign influence…
December 13, 2024