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EU Slams Hungary Over Controversial LGBTQ Rights Law
The European Court of Justice ruled in a judgment published on Tuesday that Hungary’s controversial LGBTQ+ law violates…
German Cabinet Delays Building Modernization Law Vote Again
The federal cabinet has once again been forced to postpone the scheduled vote on the Building Modernization Act…
German Minister Pushing Digital Abuse Law Through By 2026
Federal Minister of Justice, Stefanie Hubig (SPD), is pushing for the swift implementation of the planned law against…
Expert Slams US Strait of Hormuz Blockade As Illegal Under International Law
According to international law expert Nele Matz-Lück, the sea blockade established by the United States in the Strait…
DGB Demands Quick Clarity On New Heating Law Delays
The German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) has criticized the delays surrounding the building modernization law, which is intended…
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…
German Cabinet Approves Major Amateur Sports Law Overhaul
The German federal government has initiated a reform of the association law. According to the Federal Ministry of…
Union and SPD Clash Over Tenant Protection Amid Heating Law Delays
The cabinet’s scheduled passage of the Building Modernization Act (GMG), initially planned for this Wednesday, has been delayed…
Former Constitutional Court Judge Slams Draft Conscription Law Calling It Constitutionally Flawed
The former president of the Federal Constitutional Court, Hans-Jürgen Papier, has sharply criticized the conscription law put forward…
Union Rejects Mandatory Sex Crime Law in Law Studies
The Union party caucus in the Bundestag voted against incorporating sexual criminal law into legal studies curricula. Legal…
NRW Landkreistag Warns Over Resistance to New Wind Turbines Demands Law Changes
Olaf Gericke, the president of the North Rhine-Westphalia district council, warned about increasing resistance towards new wind turbines…
Peace Activists Fear Wehrpflicht Return Over Military Service Law Change
Yannick Kiesel, the political director of the German Peace Society – United War Opponents (DFG-VK), views the recently…
SPD Women Demand Overhaul of Law Curriculum to Include Sexual Offence Law
Carmen Wegge, an SPD legal expert, has urged the justice ministers of the German states to revise the law…
Germany Condemns Israel’s New Death Penalty Law for Terrorists
The German federal government has criticized the decision by Israel’s parliament to introduce a death penalty for terrorists.…
Red Cross Warns of Weakening International Law Amid Middle East Violations
Mirjana Spoljaric, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has described a pervasive “lawlessness in…
German Supreme Court Bans Medical Cannabis Treatment Ads Over Violation of Drug Advertising Law
The advertising of medical cannabis treatments on an internet platform is found to violate Germany’s drug‑advertising law. On…
Bundestag Passes Law to Speed Up Recognition of Foreign Health Care Credentials
The German Bundestag has passed a bill to speed up the recognition of foreign professional qualifications in health…
Employer Association BDA Files Lawsuit Over Tender Bureaucracy Ahead of Tariff Loyalty Law Consultations
BDA, the German employer association, has filed a complaint about bureaucracy ahead of the Bundesrat’s upcoming debate on…
Hubertz Unveils Building Type‑E Law to Slash Construction Costs Targets 2026 Approval
Federal Construction Minister Verena Hubertz (SPD) confirmed that the planned Building‑Type E law aimed at cutting construction costs is still…
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…
German Justice Ministry Drafts Law to Curb Digital Violence
Bundesjustizministerin Stefanie Hubig of the SPD plans to introduce three new sections into the German Criminal Code to curb…
Justice Minister Announces Bill to Close Gap in German Criminal Law on Digital Violence
Federal Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig (SPD) will close a major gap in German criminal law by making the creation…
CSU Leader Rejects Tank Discount, Pushes for Stricter Cartel Law
Alexander Hoffmann, head of the CSU’s state group, has turned down the proposal of a petrol‑discount scheme to…
EU Court Strikes Down German Rail Price Cap Rule Violating EU Law
Germany’s price‑cap rule for freight and passenger rail services in regional transport has been found to violate EU…
EU Reels in Red Tape: New Cross‑Border Company Law Aims to Turbo‑Boost Startups
The European Commission unveiled its proposal for a standardized, single regulatory framework for businesses across the EU on…
NRW Cabinet Approves First Anti-Discrimination Law in German Mainland
The North Rhine‑Westphalia state cabinet has adopted the first anti‑discrimination law for a German mainland state. According to…
Cabinet Delays New Building Modernisation Law to Post Easter
The cabinet’s decision on the draft of the so‑called “Gebäudemodernisierungsgesetz” (GMG), which had previously been known as the…
Berlin Participation Law Partially Deemed Unconstitutional by Expert Report
In Berlin’s “Law to Promote Participation in the Migration Society” abbreviated the Participation Act, the Justice Senator Felor Badenberg…
German LGBTQ Advocate Sophie Koch Defends Self‑Determination Law Says It Was Right and Helpful
The federal government’s queer commissioner, Sophie Koch (SPD), says there is no need to amend the Self‑Determination Act. Referring…
CSU Promises New Tenant Safeguards in Heating Modernization Law
German CSU secretary‑general Martin Huber has pledged that the new building‑modernisation law will include tenant‑protection measures. “For us…
Trump Administration Urges Berlin to Grant US Exception in EU Deforestation Law
The U.S. government is tightening its pressure on Germany and the EU to allow a special exemption for…
German Cabinet Approves Medical Registry Law to Enhance Data Use in Health Care, Research and Innovation Evaluation
The federal cabinet has approved a new law on medical registries, aiming to enhance the use of registry…
German Judges Union Warns Violence Protection Law Could Fail as Paper Tiger
The German Judges Association warned that the planned law to protect women from violence could turn out to…
Union Proposes Law to End Parliamentary Nepotism in MPs’ Offices
Concrete proposals from the Union aim to curb nepotism in Members of the Bundestag’s offices. Hendrik Hoppenstedt, the…
German Justice Minister Announces Tenant Protection in New Heating Law
Justice and Consumer Protection Minister Stefanie Hubig (SPD) announced that, amid the debate over the proposed Heating Law, new…
NRW Transport Minister Supports Infrastructure Law, Sparking Surprise at Greens
The Infrastructure Future Act is largely rejected by the Greens, yet NRW’s green transport minister, Oliver Krischer, is more…
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…
German Minister Questions Expansion of Law Punishing Politician Insults Following Lübcke Murder
Federal Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig (SPD) has voiced doubts about paragraph 188 of the German Criminal Code, the provision that…
Bundestag Approves Wolf as Legal Game Animal – New Hunting Law Status Granted
The German Bundestag voted to add the wolf to the Federal Hunting Act as a “huntable species”. The…
Deutsche Städtetag Demands Higher Thresholds in Kritis Top Law to Boost Critical Infrastructure Safety
The German city council is urging the federal government to make a comprehensive reform of the Kritis rooftop…
German Heating Law Sparks Fury As Heidi Reichinnek Calls It a Double Slam of Stupidity
Heidi Reichinnek, the chairwoman of the Left party’s parliamentary group, has called the proposed amendments to the Building…
German Cabinet Approves Modernization of Design Law
The federal government has adopted a draft law to modernise its design protection regime. On Wednesday the Federal…
SPD Leader Miersch Accuses Germany of International Law Violations Over US and Israel Strikes on Iran
SPD faction leader Mathias Miersch, unlike federal chancellor Friedrich Merz of the CDU, called the attacks by the United States…
SPD Signals Change to Building Modernization Law as Climate Spokesman Pushes for Reform
The SPD climate‑policy spokesman Jakob Blankenburg has taken a distance from the planned Building Modernisation Act and has warned…
Employers Blast Ongoing Public Transport Strikes Demand Government Action and Strike Law Reforms
Amid ongoing strikes in public transport, employers’ associations are calling for a decisive federal response and changes to…
Germany Seizes Control of Rosneft German Subsidiaries Under New Export Law
The federal government has ordered a trustee arrangement for the German Rosneft subsidiaries Rosneft Deutschland GmbH (RDG) and…
German Child Protection League Welcomes Paternity Law Changes Clarifying Birth Parents’ Rights
The German Child Protection Association (Deutscher Kinderschutzbund) has broadly welcomed the Bundestag’s decision made Thursday evening to make…
Miersch Makes Tenant Protection Must‑Have for Heating Law Reform
SPD caucus chairman Matthias Miersch has made tenant protection the cornerstone of the black‑red coalition’s plan to reform Germany’s…
Reiche Aims to Import Ukrainian Biomethane Under New Heating Law
German economy minister Katherina Reiche (CDU) announced that the country will import biogas from Ukraine. “Biomethane is available,…
German County Council Hails New Heating Law Initiative
The German district council welcomed the key points of the new heating law as a step in the…
Medium‑Sized Firms Slam Bärbel Bas Tariff Loyalty Law as Goal‑Misaligned
The new “tariff fidelity law” introduced by federal Labour Minister Bärbel Bas (SPD) misses the mark for the…
Expert Criticizes New German Wage Loyalty Law as Undesirable
Business economist Martin Werding criticised the new federal Tariff Loyalty Act as ineffective. Speaking to the “Rheinische Post”…
Heating Association Calls New Law a Step Back
The managing director of the German Heat‑Pump Association (BWP), Martin Sabel, criticized the federal government’s new heating law sharply.…
Climate Activist Luisa Neubauer Calls New Heating Law a Heating Horror
Climate activist Luisa Neubauer has blasted the draft provisions of the revised Building Energy Act as totally inadequate. “The…
Greens Warn of Cost Trap as Heating Law Reform Threatens Germany’s Climate Goals
The Greens in the Bundestag warn that the proposed reform of the Heating Act will jeopardise Germany’s climate…
German Coalition Agrees to Reform Building Energy Law Revoking 65% Renewable Heating Target and Old Boiler Ban
Union and SPD have agreed on a reform of the Building Energy Act. The new rule introduced by…
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…
Coalition Reaches Deal on GEAS Reform and Wage Loyalty Law Ahead of Bundestag Vote
the reform of the Common European Asylum System (GEAS) and the Tarifloyalty Act.. Reports from coalition insiders say…
Schneider Urges Rapid Reform of Heating Law to Boost Energy Efficiency and Cut Emissions
Environmental Minister Carsten Schneider (SPD) called for rapid progress in revising the Building Energy Act-often called the “Heating…
German Foreign Office Welcomes Venezuela Amnesty Law While Urging Further Action
The German Foreign Office has welcomed the Venezuelan Parliament’s recently adopted amnesty law in principle, but it stresses…
Union to Rework MP Law in Response to AfD Scandal
In the AfD‑family‑affair, the Union caucus in the Bundestag wants to examine whether the Members’ Code of Conduct…
Bundesfamilienministerin Karin Prien Pushes Rapid Election Law Reform While Debating Parity Independently
Bundesfamilienministerin Karin Prien (CDU) is pressing for a rapid reform of the electoral law, saying it is “essential for…
Reiche Urges Flexible Labor Law Reform Amid Rubio Debate
During discussions on reforming the welfare state, Federal Minister of Economics Katherina Reiche (CDU) once again urged a relaxation…
CSU State Leader Rejects SPD Push for Gender Parity Reform in Bundestag Electoral Law
Alexander Hoffmann, head of the CSU state group, rejected the SPD’s proposal to introduce gender parity into the…
Hubig Stands Firm on Rent Law Tightening Amid Coalition Criticism
Bundesjustizministerin Stefanie Hubig of the SPD defended her plans to tighten tenancy law against criticism within the coalition and…
Germany Approves AI Implementation Law Fortifying EU AI Oversight
On Wednesday, the German federal cabinet adopted an implementation act to enforce the European Union’s AI Regulation. The…
Union Demands Key Fixes to Rent Law Draft by Minister Hubig
The Union caucus is calling for corrections to the draft tenancy law put forward by Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig…
FDP Calls for Sweeping Revisions to Justice Minister Hubig’s New Tenancy Law Draft
The Union caucus is calling for adjustments to the draft tenancy law proposed by Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig (SPD).…
Union Pushes for Stronger Revisions to Housing Law Draft
The Union faction is calling for improvements to the draft rent law presented by Federal Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig.…
Union Demands Revisions to Germany’s New Tenancy Law Draft
The Union parliamentary group is calling for amendments to the draft federal tenancy law presented by Justice Minister…
Union Demands Revisions to German Rent Law Draft
The Union faction calls for further revisions to the draft law on tenancy rights presented by Federal Justice…
German Union Demands Revisions to Proposed Tenancy Law Draft by Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig
The Union faction is calling for revisions to the draft tenant‑law bill presented by Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig (SPD).…
New Heating Law Points to Arrive by End of February
The key points of the long‑promised heating law are set to be presented soon. SPD parliamentary group leader…
Greens Demand Heating Law Reform Points Before German State Elections
Franziska Brantner, chairperson of the Green Party, has called on the federal government to present draft points for…
German Coalition Aims for Rapid Reform of Association Suit Law After NABU Wins Berlin Road Salt Case
The successful lawsuit by the German Federation for the Environment (NABU) against the private use of road salt…
Green MP Urges Faster Building Energy Law Reform Amid Opposition Demand for Planning Certainty
Kassem Taher Saleh, the green spokesman for the Bundestag floor, is pressing the federal government to present the bullet points…
German Handcraft Union Criticizes Proposed Building Energy Law Overhaul
Jörg Dittrich, president of the Zentralverband Deutsches Handwerk (ZDH), warned that the reforms to the Building Energy Act could…
German Chancellor’s Chief Announces New BND Law to Pass Within This Year
Thorsten Frei, the head of the German Chancellery and a member of the CDU, announced that a new…
German Environment Minister Warns of New Heating Law Chaos as Climate Minister Urges Swift Reform and Subsidy Fixes
Climate‑protection minister Carsten Schneider (SPD) urged a swift agreement on new rules for heating‑system replacements and called for corrections…
Bundestag Passes Critical Infrastructure Resilience Law Boosting National Preparedness
The German federal parliament approved the Kritis “roof” law to bolster the resilience of critical infrastructure. The government’s…
Unions Threaten Strikes Over Proposed Work Hours Law Loosening
Unions have sharply criticized the federal government’s plans to amend the Working Hours Act and warned that protests…
Germany to Modernize Arbitration Law with Video Hearings and Electronic Awards
The Federal Ministry of Justice announced a draft law aimed at modernising Germany’s arbitration framework.The proposal would make…
German Economy Ministry Targets Rapid Building Energy Law Reform
The Ministry of Economics says it is aiming to reform the Building Energy Act (GEG) “quickly” and remains…
US Embassy Warns Klingbeil Over New Streaming Law Amid Coalition Dispute Over Foreign Services
In the governing coalition there is deep disagreement over how to handle foreign streaming platforms, especially those from…
Full-Day Care Expansion Faces Room Staff Shortages Ahead Of New School Law
Bundesfamilienministerin Karin Prien (CDU) noted that, just before the full‑day care right for primary schools comes into force, several…
Greens Warn Government Over Heating Law Cost Risks From Gas Dependence
The Green Party has warned that the German government is proposing too many changes to the heating law.…
German Cabinet Approves Digital Police Clearance Law
The German federal cabinet has approved a draft law to digitize police clearance certificates. Under the new regulation,…
Tax Advice Law Reform Approved
The German Federal Cabinet has initiated a reform of the Tax Advisory Act, a move framed by the…
Fashion Industry Seeks Role in Textile Law
The German textile and fashion industry is urging the federal government to foster collaboration with domestic manufacturers as…
Textile Law Risks Business Burden
Balancing Environmental Goals with Industry Concerns The German retail association, the Handelsverband Deutschland (HDE), is urging policymakers to…
Merz Remarks Threaten International Law
The international legal order is facing a systemic crisis, according to leading expert Andreas Zimmermann of Potsdam University.…
Germany Tackles Fashion Waste With New Law
The German government is poised to introduce legislation targeting the environmental and social costs associated with the booming…
Gysi Urges Election Law Overhaul
A prominent figure within the German Left Party (Die Linke), Gregor Gysi, has ignited a debate concerning the…
Coalition Divided Over Election Law Reform
The coalition commission tasked with evaluating Germany’s electoral laws is reportedly falling behind schedule, casting doubt on the…
Germany Urges Law on IP Address Retention
Contentious Proposal for Internet Data Retention Sparks Debate in Germany Hesse’s Minister President, Boris Rhein of the CDU,…
Germany Proposes Law on IP Address Retention
A draft law mandating the mandatory storage of IP addresses for three months is poised to be introduced…
Germany Risks US Backlash Over Netflix Law
The German government is facing internal pressure and potential international repercussions over a proposed law mandating significant investment…
Green Groups May Challenge Infrastructure Law
The German government’s recently approved Infrastructure Future Act (Infrastruktur-Zukunftsgesetze) faces mounting legal scrutiny and criticism from environmental advocacy…
Ukraine Aid Law Urged
The German parliament’s budget committee chair, Lisa Paus of the Green Party, is advocating for a dedicated federal…
EU Softens Landmark Supply Chain Law
The European Parliament has approved a significantly diluted version of the proposed European Supply Chain Act, marking a…