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German Cities Critique Federal Government Strategy on Heating Law Demanding Clarity and Support
The German Association of Cities (Der Deutsche Städtetag) has sharply criticized the federal government’s handling of the heating…
Federal Reserve Keeps Key Interest Rate Unchanged for Economy
The Federal Reserve has kept its key interest rate unchanged, maintaining the target range between 3.5% and 3.75%,…
German Cabinet Approves Major Digital Powers Boost for Federal Police
The federal cabinet has approved expanded digital investigative powers for the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and the…
German Stocks Rise Anticipating Federal Reserve Decision
The German DAX index began trading positively on Wednesday morning. The main index was calculated around 9:30 a.m.…
Federal Court Dismisses Appeals from Empire Group Members
The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) confirmed the previous sentence handed down by the Higher Regional Court in…
CSU Leader Details Health Reform Plan Demanding Federal Funding for Citizens Health Costs
Alexander Hoffmann, the CSU’s group leader in the Bundestag, has demanded that the federal government assumes greater responsibility…
Federal Budget Committee Halts Defense Ministry Diesel Tank Container Procurement
Budget politicians representing the Union (CDU/CSU) and SPD in the Bundestag have temporarily blocked the Ministry of Defence’s…
Federal Council Approves Gas Price Cut Boosting Car Owner Savings
The Federal Council (Bundesrat) has given its approval to the fuel discount measure passed by the Bundestag. In…
Rehlinger Demands Disciplined Approach From Federal Government Reform
The Saarland Minister-President, Anke Rehlinger of the SPD, has publicly urged the federal government to approach necessary reform…
Health Insurance Leaders Pitch Gradual Federal Funding for Unemployed Care Costs
Health insurers are pressing the federal government for a structured, phased plan to assume the costs associated with…
German Municipalities Demand 32 Billion Euro Emergency Aid From Federal Government
More than 50 local officials from various German cities and districts have issued an urgent appeal to the…
Security Agency Reviews Nearly 400 Groups And Individuals Funded By Federal Government
According to the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI), the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution…
SPD Politician Bettina Hagedorn Named New State Secretary in Federal Environment Ministry
Bettina Hagedorn, a Member of Parliament from Kiel and a member of the SPD party, has been appointed…
Federal Prosecutors Focus Investigations Heavily on Islamist Terror Threats
The federal public prosecutor’s office is primarily focusing its investigations on Islamism and foreign terrorism, according to a…
DAK Slams Federal Health Minister’s Reform Plan as Inherently Unfair
Andreas Storm, the CEO of the statutory health insurance provider DAK-Gesundheit, has sharply criticized the plans put forward…
Rehlinger Supports Extraordinary Federal Council Session Over Fuel Tax Cut
Sarre’s Minister-President, Anke Rehlinger (SPD), has expressed openness to an extraordinary session of the Bundesrat to advance the…
Niedersachsen Minister Demands Gas Price Cap Slams Federal Government
Lower Saxony’s Minister-President, Olaf Lies of the SPD, sharply criticized Chancellor Friedrich Merz of the CDU and the…
Municipalities Slam Federal Aid Calling Old Debt Relief Insufficient
The German Local Governments Association has sharply criticized the federal finance minister’s proposed plans aimed at alleviating the…
NRW Cities Find Federal Old Debt Aid Insufficient Despite Government Action
The large cities in North Rhine-Westphalia are pleased that the federal government has finally presented the long-promised core…
Schensch Schulze Demands State Involvement in Social Reforms Warns Against Wavering Federal Plans
The Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt, Sven Schulze (CDU), called for the federal government to ensure that the state’s…
German Minister Proposes Federal Corporation for Affordable Housing
Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) plans to tackle the severe housing market issues by establishing a “Federal Company…
Patient Advocate Calls for Federal Ban on Commercial Assisted Suicide
Eugen Brysch, chair of the Stiftung Patientenschutz, urges the German government to outlaw commercial euthanasia. “More and more…
Germany’s Federal Government Chooses Not to Regulate Commercial Rents
The federal government has no plans to regulate commercial rents, according to a reply from the Ministry of…
US Federal Judges Halt Trump’s Cuts to NPR, PBS and Stop Construction of Trump Ballroom
Federal judges halted two actions ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday. A federal judge in the District…
Bethe Foundation Doubles Federal Education Funding for Youth Remembers Trips
The Bethe Foundation has doubled the federal education ministry’s (BMBFSFJ) funding for the “Youth Remembers” program. The ministry…
Three Quarters Oppose Federal Plan to Abolish Holiday Amid Economic Hopes
The proposal by the federal government to abolish a public holiday in order to stimulate the economy is…
Verena Hubertz Announces New Federal Housing Company to Address Shortage
Germany’s housing sector has fallen behind, prompting Federal Building Minister Verena Hubertz to propose creating a federal housing company of…
Foodwatch Urges Sugar Tax Ahead Of Federal Council Debate
Before Friday’s meeting of the Federal Council, where a proposal from Schleswig‑Holstein to discuss a sugar tax will…
Germany’s Federal Government Pushes Rapid Chemistry Measures by 2027
The new German government chemistry agenda, called Chemieagenda 2045, contains several short‑term “immediate measures” that should be implemented by…
German Housing Minister Hubertz Acknowledges Federal Role in Nationwide Dissatisfaction
Verena Hubertz, Germany’s Federal Minister for Housing, acknowledged that the federal government shares responsibility for the country’s growing…
Germany’s Federal Cabinet Approves 2026 Climate Protection Plan
Germany’s federal cabinet has approved the 2026 Climate Protection Programme, which contains 67 measures intended to cut more…
Ansgar Heveling to Become President of Germany’s Federal Court of Auditors
The CDU member of the Bundestag, Ansgar Heveling, is slated to become the new president of the Federal…
Federal Police Slam Afghanistan Resettlement Program Over Security Shortcomings
The Federal Police have repeatedly documented shortcomings in the 2022‑initiated national resettlement program for especially vulnerable people from…
German Federal Government Announces Campaign to Warn About Social Media Perils
Bundesfamilienministerin Karin Prien (CDU) announced that the federal government will launch a nationwide awareness campaign highlighting the dangers and…
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…
Grit Tüngler Named New Head of Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance
Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) has named Grit Tüngler as the new head of the Federal Office for Civil…
Malte Graßhof Set to Become President of Germany’s Federal Administrative Court
Malte Graßhof, who has been the president of the Mannheim Administrative Court for almost three years, is set to…
TK CEO Baas Blames Federal Government For Hospital Reform
The head of Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) has criticized the hospital reform that the Bundestag approved last week. By…
Bundesrechnungshof Warns of Gigantic Shift‑Exchange Scam Targeting Federal Budget
President Kay Scheller of the Federal Court of Auditors warned the federal government that a new “gigantic shift factory”…
German Federal Budget Future Ratio Hits Record High at 22.3 Percent in 2025
The ZEW’s calculated “future quota” for the German federal budget reached a new peak in 2025.According to ZEW…
Banaszak Hears Winds of Momentum for Federal Greens After Ödemir Baden Württemberg Victory
After the Green Party’s success in the Baden-Württemberg state election, party leader Felix Banaszak sees fresh momentum for the…
Federal Police Report 60 Percent Failure Rate in Deportation Attempts Last Year
Last year, 60 % of all deportation attempts failed. According to the Federal Police, as reported by “Welt am…
Municipal Companies Applaud Federal Council’s Decision on Critical Infrastructure Protection Law
The Association of Municipal Enterprises (VKU) welcomed the Federal Council’s approval of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, the…
Logistics Association Warns of Bankruptcy Wave as Diesel Prices Soar Calls for Immediate Investigation by Federal Cartel Office
The Bundesverband Güterverkehr, Logistik und Entsorgung (BGL) has issued an urgent warning following a sharp rise in diesel…
German Federal Council Approves Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill
The Federal Council approved the Kritis umbrella law, which is intended to better protect critical infrastructure. On Friday,…
German Government Spokesperson Plans Total Overhaul of Federal Press Office
After a multi‑month reform process, the Federal Press Office (BPA) announced on Thursday that it will restructure its…
Former SPD MP Sönke Rix Named New President of German Federal Agency for Civic Education
Former SPD member of the Bundestag Sönke Rix is expected to be named by the federal cabinet as the…
German Federal Police on High Alert at Train Stations and Airports Amid Rising Iran Conflict
The Federal Police are on heightened alert at German train stations and airports amid the expanding conflict in…
Trump Bans Federal Agencies From Partnering With Anthropic
President Donald Trump announced on Friday that all U.S. federal agencies must end any collaboration with the AI…
Federal and States Agree on Key Hospital Reform Changes
The federal government and the states reached an agreement on changes to the hospital reform on Thursday, confirmed…
Police Commissioner Demands Gender Parity in Federal Police and BKA High Ranks
Uli Grötsch, the federal police commissioner at the German Bundestag, called for parity in the appointment of senior officers…
Dobrindt Rejects Criticism Over Racial Bias Study in Federal Agencies
Bundesminister Alexander Dobrindt (CDU) dismissed criticism that the publication of a study on racism in federal agencies had been…
Metalworkers Union Criticizes New Federal Wage Loyalty Law as Impractical and Costly
The Employer Association Gesamtmetall sharply criticized the coalition’s agreement on the new federal wage‑faithfulness law. Oliver Zander, the association’s…
German Federal Agencies See Record Sick Leave Surpassing National Average
Employees in Germany’s most important federal agencies are sick more often than the national average. According to data…
Schleswig-Holstein Premier Günther to Push Sugar Tax Through Federal Council After Party Conference Setback
After his unsuccessful bid for a sugar‑tax proposal at the CDU party conference, Schleswig‑Holstein’s Minister‑President Daniel Günther is looking…
German Government Declines Deep Dive into Digital Dependencies in Federal Administration
The German federal government has decided not to conduct a comprehensive assessment of digital dependencies within the federal…
Federal Government Lacks Data on Overdue Child Support Payments as States Pour Billions into Subsidy
The federal government and the states are injecting billions of euros into the child‑support advance scheme, but the…
Berlin SPD Candidate Demands More Federal Support for Capital City
Berlin’s SPD lead candidate Steffen Krach has called for a stronger federal commitment to the capital. He told the…
CDU Employee Wing Urges Party to Shift Course at Federal Congress
Dennis Radtke, the chief of the CDU’s employee wing (CDA), urged his party to change course ahead of…
Greens Keep Possible Lawsuit Against Federal Budget Open
Katharina Dröge, the Green parliamentary group leader, keeps the option of taking the federal budget to the Federal…
German Federal Government Pays Up To €3,500 Per Participant For Integration Course
The total cost the German federal government bears for one person who enrolls in a general integration course…
Haselmann Rejects Merkel Federal President Bid as Greens Deny Claims
The Greens have denied that they intend to propose former Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) for the post of Federal…
Federal Interior Ministry Halts Integration Courses Without SPD Agreement
The Interior Ministry’s decision to halt integration courses was apparently made without consulting the SPD. “There was no…
Greens Claim Child Welfare Threatened by Stricter Basic Income Sanctions as Federal Government Refutes Risk
The German federal government considers the tougher sanctions introduced with the new basic security law to pose no…
German Cabinet Approves 2045 Barriers-Free Deadline for Federal Buildings
The federal cabinet adopted a draft law on Wednesday to reform the German Disability Equality Act (BGG). According…
Statutory Health Insurers Sue Federal Government to Cover More Costs for Citizen Benefit Recipients
The umbrella association of statutory health insurers (GKV) is campaigning to force the federal government to increase its…
BSW Pushes Federal Constitutional Court to Order Bundestag Election Recount
The Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) plans to file a lawsuit with the Federal Constitutional Court demanding a complete…
Dobrindt Grants Federal Intelligence Agency New Powers To Combat Hybrid Threats
Bundesminister Alexander Dobrindt announced that he intends to arm the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz)…
Federal Drug Commissioner Streeck Warns Of Deadly New Designer Opioid Cychlorphin In Germany
Hendrik Streeck, the federal government’s drug commissioner, has issued a warning about a newly identified designer drug known…
SPD Demands Nationalization of DB Security and Consolidation of Security Duties Under Federal Police
The SPD’s domestic‑policy group in the Bundestag has put forward a proposal to nationalise DB Sicherheit GmbH and to concentrate…
Thousands of Empty Federal Apartments Put Pressure on Left Politicians
The federal government’s own housing stock contains 3,192 vacant apartments, according to the ministry’s response to an inquiry…
German Federal Government Grants €14.5 Billion in Export Credit and Investment Guarantees for 2025 International Trade and Investment Deals
In 2025 the German federal government provided export‑credit and investment guarantees that covered €14.5 billion of export transactions and…
Germany’s Federal Budget Ramps Up Social and Interest Costs Drive Growing Deficit
German federal spending has outpaced revenue from 2014 to 2024 by a wide margin. According to a report…
CDU Revises Part‑Time Application Ahead of Federal Party Congress to Probe Misaligned Incentives
After the debate about a “lifestyle” type of part‑time work, the union is now set on testing whether…
Germany Lags Behind EU In Sexual Harassment Protection According to Federal Anti‑Discrimination Office Report
A legal assessment from Germany’s Federal Anti‑Discrimination Office shows that people in most European countries enjoy stronger protection…
Federal Government Declines to Comment on Nationwide Public Transport Strike
The German federal government said it would not comment on the nationwide strike in public transport that caused…
CSU Demands SPD Concessions on Federal Wage Loyalty Act
Alexander Hoffmann, the head of the CSU state groups, has called on the social democrats to make concessions…
German Federal Government Welcomes Syrian‑Kurdish Agreement to Foster Peaceful Integration and Stable, Inclusive Syria
The German government welcomed the agreement reached on Friday between the Syrian government and the Greek alliance Syria’s…
East Germany Ombudsman Criticizes Söder, Threatens to Rattle Federal Solidarity
The Federal government’s East Commissioner, Elisabeth Kaiser (SPD), has sharply criticized Bavarian Minister President Markus Söder (CSU) amid the ongoing dispute…
South German States Form Three Lions Alliance to Strengthen Federal Council Collaboration
Prime ministers from Bavaria and Hesse, together with the CDU leader of Baden-Württemberg, announced the creation of a…
German Justice Minister Rejects Palantir Deployment Across Federal Security Agencies
Federal Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig (SPD) has declined to allow the use of Palantir software by Germany’s federal security…
US Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rate Steady After Three Cuts Ends Tightening Cycle
The Federal Reserve announced a pause after three interest‑rate cuts, keeping the federal funds target range at 3.50 %-3.75 %…
629 German Citizens Send Six-Figure Donation to Reduce Federal Debt
Last year, 629 citizens transferred money into the federal debt-repayment account. The total amount was €123,107.69-about €49,000 more…
DAX dips to pre‑session level as markets await US Federal Reserve decision
The DAX slipped into the negatives after a cautious start that afternoon. By roughly 12:30 p.m., the index stood…
Prien Expands Review of Democracy Promotion Projects Under Federal Democracy Live Programme
The review of organizations receiving funding from the federal “Democracy Living” programme is set to be expanded, said…
Germany Pushing More People Away Than Before Revealed by Federal Police Data
According to the German federal government, the number of people being deported has risen more than in recent…
SPD Blames German States for Iran Deportation Ban Rejects Nationwide Stop Cites Lack of Federal Powers
Emmerich also called for increased protection options for politically persecuted individuals. “The federal government should be asked to…
Justice Minister Rules Out Palantir Use in Germany’s Federal Courts
Regarding regional adoption, Baden-Württemberg police authorities are expected to begin using Palantir’s “Gotham” platform around mid‑this year. A…
German Federal Government Launches New Electric Car Subsidy
The income ceiling for eligibility is set at €80,000 of taxable household annual income, rising by €5,000 for…
Local Governments Seek Federal Aid Amid Record Shortfall
A deepening fiscal crisis is gripping Germany’s municipalities, with municipal deficits reaching a record low in the third…
Federal Theater Prize Opens to All
The German Federal Ministry of Culture has announced a significant overhaul of the prestigious Federal Theater Award, a…
Berlin Power Grid Attack Spurs Federal Probe
The Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office has assumed control of the investigation into the coordinated arson attack that crippled…
Berlin Seeks Federal Help After Power Grid Attack
Following a deliberate attack on Berlin’s southwestern power grid, Senator for Economics Franziska Giffey (SPD) is publicly demanding…
Berlin Power Grid Attack Sparks Federal Probe Call
The suspected left-wing extremist attack on Berlin’s power grid over the weekend has triggered calls for heightened scrutiny…
Hamburg Slams Federal Funding Allocation
Hamburg’s finance senator Andreas Dressel has launched a sharp critique of the federal government’s historical distribution of infrastructure…
Minister Deflects Rumors Remains Federal Health Chief
Amid swirling speculation and mounting pressure within the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Health Minister Nina Warken has emphatically…
Germany Demands Federal Funding Boost for Early Childhood Care
The upcoming specialized ministerial conference on youth and families, chaired by Hamburg, is being overshadowed by growing pressure…
Voigt Demands Federal Funds Shift
The escalating dispute over the principle of “Veranlassungskonnexität” – essentially, ensuring financial compensation for subnational entities when the…
Greens Demand Federal Drone Defense Control
Germany’s Green Party is pushing for the federal government to assume sole responsibility for drone defense, raising concerns…
Schweitzer Urges Federal Funding for Reform
The upcoming meeting of state premiers in Berlin is poised to become a flashpoint in the ongoing debate…