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German Construction Head Slams Government Over Slow Infrastructure Fund Progress
Olaf Demuth, the designated president of the German construction industry’s main association, criticized the federal government for insufficient…
SPD Leader Klingbeil Taps High Earners to Fund Middle Class Relief Plans
Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil of the SPD announced that he plans to introduce concepts aimed at easing…
Experts Warn Retirement Fund Cut Could Hike Insurance Contributions
Pension experts have strongly criticized Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) for proposing a reduction in the federal subsidy…
DGB Chief Supports Critics Over Special Fund Usage Concerns
Yasmin Fahimi, the chief of the DGB trade union federation, has echoed the concerns of economists regarding the…
Klingbeil Defends Use of Special Fund Against Misappropriation Claims
Economist Achim Steinbach, Chief Economist for Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD), has strongly challenged analyses from several…
Junge Union Demands Government Fund Health Costs for Benefit Recipients
Johannes Winkel, Chairman of the Young Union, is demanding that the costs associated with the health insurance of…
Top Judge Slams 500 Billion Euro Fund For Constitutional Flaws
The former President of the Federal Constitutional Court, Hans-Jürgen Papier, considers both the establishment law for the 500…
Industry to Fund Water Treatment for Pharmaceutical Chemical Runoff
Environmental Minister Carsten Schneider, a member of the SPD party, advocates that the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries must…
Former German Audit Chief Calls Govt a Shift Station Over 500 Billion Euro Climate Infrastructure Fund
Kay Scheller, the outgoing president of Germany’s Federal Court of Auditors, has criticised the federal government for its handling…
VDV Urges German Government to Channel Special Fund into Public Transport Modernisation and Decarbonisation
Ingo Wortmann, president of the Association of German Public Transport Companies (VDV), has urged the federal government to…
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…
Germany’s Finance Ministry Denies Misuse Allegations of Infrastructure Special Asset Fund
The German Federal Ministry of Finance has rejected claims that the infrastructure special fund (SVIG) has been misused.…
DGB Speaks Out Against Health Fund Cuts Calls Reform Unfair
DGB chief Yasmin Fahimi has warned against raising contributions and cutting benefits in the health and long‑term care…
Greens Slam Misuse of 500 Billion Euro Special Fund for Infrastructure and Climate
The Green parliamentary group has issued a sharp criticism of how the €500 billion special fund’s investment money has…
Young Union Leader Demands Stricter Oversight of Finance Minister Over Special Fund Misuse
Faced with new data indicating the misuse of the special fund, Johannes Winkel, chair of the Young Union (JU),…
Left Party Calls for Surplus Profit Tax on Oil Giants to Fund 9‑Euro Ticket and Energy Crisis Cash
The Left party (Die Linke) has filed an application with the Bundestag calling on the federal government to draft…
Harald Christ Forecasts Full 10 Percent Investment Quota Met for 500 Billion Special Fund
The chairman of the Investment and Innovation Council of the German Finance Ministry, Harald Christ, believes that the federal…
Tech Giants Now Under Pressure to Fund Journalism Through Digital Contributions
Calls for policy makers to require large technology firms to take a larger role in financing journalism are…
Hofreiter Calls For Intergovernmental Ukraine Fund Excluding Hungary
Anton Hofreiter, chair of the European Committee in the German Bundestag and member of the Greens, said on German…
Bafin Issues Warning as Real Estate Fund Closures Loom Over Investors
Bafin still views open real‑estate funds and similar financial products as carrying significant risks for private investors.Mark Branson, the…
US Fund Managers Dump Europe Amid Iran War and Energy Shock
Ulrike Rondorf, head of investment strategy at Lampe Asset Management, attributes the sharp sell‑off in European equity markets…
Axel Börsch‑Supan Urges Civil Servants to Join Germany’s Statutory Pension Fund
Economist and pension specialist Axel Börsch‑Supan argues that Germany’s civil servants should be integrated into the statutory pension…
Allianz and Schwarz Group Back EU Scaleup Europe Fund to Mobilize 100M Euros for European Tech Startups
Two German companies are investing in the EU’s new growth fund, Scaleup Europe. The insurance and asset‑management group…
Klingbeil Advisor Warns of Investment Stagnation Despite New Special Fund
Despite the new Special Fund for Infrastructure and Climate Neutrality (SVIK), economist Jens Südekum warns of a long‑term stagnation…
Doctors’ Association Demands Removal of Optional Health Fund Services
In the debate over cutting costs in the German health system, Kassenärztechef Andreas Gassen is calling for the…
German Government Launches Billions‑Dollar Resilience Fund to Shield Critical Infrastructure
The German federal government plans to create a resilience fund for critical infrastructure, according to an internal draft…
German Marshall Fund Takes Aim at Macron Over Russia Push
The president of the trans‑Atlantic think‑tank German Marshall Fund (GMF), Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer, delivered sharp criticism of French…
Economist Werding Rejects SPD Proposal to Tax Dividends Interest and Rental Income for Health Fund
Economics expert Martin Werding has rejected the SPD’s proposal to introduce a new health‑contribution levy on dividends, interest income,…
Warken Rejects SPD Plan to Fund Health Insurance with Rental and Capital Gains
Bundesgesundheitsministerin Nina Warken (CDU) has rejected the SPD’s proposal to tap rental income and capital gains to fund…
SPD Proposes Universal Health Levy Across All Income Types to Fund Healthcare System
The SPD has drafted a proposal to introduce a new levy for financing Germany’s health system. The draft,…
Greens Push State‑Managed Citizen Fund to Reshape Private Pensions
The Green Party’s parliamentary group has put forward a proposal to replace Germany’s current private pension scheme with…
EU Cautions Over Long Covid Research Fund of 500 Million Euros
Florian Müller, the research‑policy spokesperson for the CDU faction in the Bundestag, cautioned that the 500‑million‑euro funding for…
Germany’s Left Criticizes Planless Use of Special Fund Amid Downgraded Growth Forecast
Facing a gloomier growth forecast for the German economy, Die Linke sharply criticized the black‑red economic policy and…
Combat Loneliness Call for 500 Million Fund
A stark warning has been issued by the Association of Cities and Municipalities, forecasting a potential “decade of…
Warken Defends Healthcare Policy Amidst Fund Criticism
The German Health Minister, Nina Warken of the CDU, has strongly rebuffed criticism from statutory health insurance funds…
Germany Fund Sparks Cautious Industry Response
The newly unveiled Germany Fund, a joint initiative of the federal government and state-owned development bank KfW, is…
Germany Launches Investment Fund
The German government has launched the “Deutschlandfonds” a new initiative aiming to unlock approximately €130 billion in investment…
Health Fund Chief Flags Coalition Funding Concerns
The German statutory health insurance system faces a looming crisis, with significant contribution increases appearing inevitable unless the…
Health Fund Supplements Likely to Rise
The prospect of rising supplementary contributions to Germany’s statutory health insurance system looms large, fueling political tensions and…
Hubertz Backs Housing Fund Boost
The German government is exploring a novel approach to stimulate housing construction through the planned Deutschlandfonds, a mechanism…
Germany Boosts Rainforest Fund
The German Green Party’s leadership has lauded Environment Minister Carsten Schneider’s recent pledge of one billion euros toward…
Lula’s Rainforest Fund Faces Criticism
Germany faces mounting criticism over its contribution to the newly proposed Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), spearheaded by…
Germany Clarifies Tropical Forest Fund Commitment
Germany’s Environment Minister, Carsten Schneider, has staunchly defended the federal government’s reluctance to commit a concrete financial figure…
Germany Launches 1 Billion Euro Resource Fund
Germany is launching a new Raw Materials Fund, spearheaded by Economics Minister Katarina Reiche (CDU), in a move…
Germany Launches Billion-Dollar Raw Materials Fund
Berlin is launching a long-delayed raw materials fund aimed at reducing Germany’s reliance on Chinese suppliers, a move…
UN Condemns Trump’s Population Fund Cuts
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has publicly rebuked the U.S. government’s decision to suspend funding, a move…
Klingbeil Oversees Special Fund Ministries
A growing concern over potential misuse of substantial government funds has prompted a direct intervention from German Finance…
Germany Delays Commodity Fund Launch
A year after its launch, Germany’s critical raw materials fund remains conspicuously inactive, with the federal government yet…
Left Party Proposes 20 Billion Euro Auto Rescue Fund
The German Left party is escalating the debate surrounding the future of the nation’s automotive industry, demanding a…
Abuse Victims Fund Faces Funding Cuts
The Federal Government’s commitment to combating the widespread crisis of sexual abuse is facing critical scrutiny following accusations…
Medical Error Victims Demand Relief Fund
Patient advocacy groups are urging the current governing coalition to significantly expand patient rights and support systems in…
Germany Shifts Investment to Special Fund>
A shift in budgetary priorities has emerged under the current German government, moving infrastructure investments from the core…
Wealthier Germans Should Fund Welfare State More
Germany’s largest social welfare association, the VdK, has called for increased contributions from wealthier individuals towards funding the…
Wealthy to Fund Tax Cuts Says SPD Leader
The leader of the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag, Matthias Miersch, has signaled a potential shift in…
German Parties Oppose Climate Fund Shift
Cross-party opposition is mounting in Germany regarding a proposed budgetary shift that could impact climate protection funding. A…
Health Fund Warns of Rising Premiums
Germany’s statutory health insurance system faces potential contribution increases if reforms aren’t implemented, according to Oliver Blatt, head…
Health Fund Crisis Demands Urgent Action
Germany’s Federal Audit Office (Bundesrechnungshof) has issued a warning regarding the escalating financial difficulties within the statutory health…
Norway’s Fund Eyes German Grid Investment
Sources indicate that Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, Norges Bank Investment Management, is considering a substantial investment in Germany’s…
Infrastructure Fund Costs Billions Annually
The infrastructure special fund, established by the governing coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Social…
Homelessness Groups Seek Heat Relief Fund
The head of the Federal Association for Homeless Assistance (BAG W), Sabine Bösing, has issued a stark warning…
Aid Group Condemns Development Fund Cuts
Misereor Condemns Global Development Aid Cuts The Catholic aid organization Misereor has strongly criticized the worldwide reduction of…
Germany’s €5.31 Billion Climate Fund Delay: A Blow to EU’s Green Ambitions?
Germany to Miss EU Deadline for National Climate Plan Submission The German government is likely to miss the…
Hospitals Demand Digital Surcharge to Fund Digitalization
Germany’s Hospital Association in North Rhine-Westphalia Urges Digital Surcharge on Medical Bills The Hospital Association in North Rhine-Westphalia…
Communes Want Lion’s Share of 100 Billion Euro Fund
German Municipalities Urge Fair Share of Infrastructure Funds The German municipalities are pressing for a fair share of…
States Rebel Against Klingbeil’s Special Fund Distribution Plans
Financial Ministers of the German States Criticize Federal Guidelines for Distribution of 100 Billion Euros Germany’s state finance…
Will Climate Neutrality Fund Deliver or Disappoint?
The German government has announced plans to conduct regular success controls for the newly established special fund, Infrastructure…
Fed Gov’t Must Fund University Revamp to Save German Science
German states are counting on federal help to modernize their universities and attract top researchers from around the…
Germany’s Unemployment Fund Faces a Multi-Billion Euro Crisis
In a move to counter expected rising unemployment, the German federal government plans to provide a loan of…
States Demand Urgent Action on Infrastructure Fund
German State Minister Anke Rehlinger Urges Federal Government to Create Precondition for Infrastructure Investment in Next Year’s Budget…
Seize Russia’s Frozen Fortunes to Fund Ukraine’s Fight
A senior official from Germany’s Christian Democratic Union, Norbert Röttgen, has called for the seizure of frozen Russian…
Greens Demand Immediate Action on Special Fund for Infrastructure and Climate Protection
Green Party’s Fraktionspresidentin Katharina Dröge has urged Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) to immediately propose the implementation…
Eichel Endorses Klingbeil for Finance Minister Role, Urges Responsible Use of 500-Billion-Euro Fund
Former German Finance Minister Hans Eichel (SPD) has advised his likely successor, Lars Klingbeil, to handle the 500…
IG Metall: Wealth Tax & Higher Top Marginal Tax Rate to Fund Public Good
Christian Benner, the head of the IG Metall, is calling for a wealth tax in the tax debate.…
EU Refuses to Fund Border Fortification Against Russia
EU Funding for Drone Border Project Rejected for Estonia and Lithuania The interior ministers of six NATO countries,…
BILLION-DOLLAR BOMBSHELL: EU’s Secret Plan to Fund Next War Revealed!
The European Union’s leaders have been repeatedly warning of the possibility of a Russian attack in the next…
FDP Rebel: ‘Old Bundestag’s Last Gasp: Billion-Euro Fund in Jeopardy’?
A senior official of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), Wolfgang Kubicki, has rejected the party’s approval for the…
Debt Brake Loosened, 500 Billion Euro Infrastructure Fund Unveiled
A coalition of the CDU and SPD plans to propose a constitutional amendment in the upcoming week to…
Robot Revolution: Will Humanoids Fund Your Retirement?
A leading executive of Neura Robotics, David Reger, has advocated for robots to contribute to pension insurance. To…
Metal Employers Blast New Military Fund and Call for Tax Cuts and Administrative Reforms
A German labor union chief has expressed skepticism over a proposal to establish a new federal special fund…
BREAKING: EU Preps $1 Billion War Chest for Ukraine as Russia’s Frozen Fortunes Fund the Fight
A new EU fund for military aid to Ukraine is set to be discussed by the ambassadors of…
500 Billion Defense Fund Demanded to Save the Continent
European Green Party Politician Anton Hofreiter has expressed disappointment over the outcome of the Paris summit on Ukraine…
EU Bank to Fund German Army Base in Lithuania?
Lithuanian Government Seeks EIB Funding for German Army Base The Lithuanian government has requested financial assistance from the…
FPÖ’s Plan to Fund Public Broadcaster from State Budget Sparks Media Fears of Censorship and Homogenization
The Austrian public broadcaster ORF is funded primarily through a household fee, ranging from 15.30 to 20 euros…
Lang’s Radical Plan to Fund Social Security
Former Green Party Leader Ricarda Lang Supports Robert Habeck’s Idea to Tax Capital Gains on Social Insurance Contributions.…
MKS Outbreak Demands Emergency Fund
As the outbreak of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) brings the Association of Zoological Gardens (VdZ) into play with…
Europe Unites: A Defense Fund is Born!
Leonardo’s CEO, Roberto Cingolani, intends to push for more intense cooperation within the industry. “We want to drive…
The EU gives Ukraine another two billion euros for weapons
The European Union has agreed to pay an additional two billion to the fund used to purchase weapons…