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Greens Slams Heating Law Reform Demanding SPD Reject CDU Proposal
Felix Banaszak, the leader of the Greens, has sharply criticized the draft heating law reform proposed by Federal…
German Politics Needs Savings Ambition Before 2027 Budget Proposal
Before the draft figures for the 2027 federal budget are presented, Mathias Middelberg, a Vice Chairman of the…
Economists Split Over Government’s VAT Hike Proposal
Economists are split over the government’s proposal to raise the value‑added tax. “That would be a sensible step…
Söder’s Mini-Reactors Proposal Draws Sharp Green and SPD Criticism
Bavarian Minister‑President Markus Söder (CSU) has proposed building modern small nuclear power plants in the state, a plan that…
Greens Reject Part‑Time Minister Presidency Plan, Turn Down Union’s Villa Reitzenstein Rotation Proposal
Franziska Brantner, chair of the Greens, rejected the Union’s proposals for a rotating leadership arrangement at Villa Reitzenstein. “There…
Banaszak Dismisses Spahn’s Proposal to Split Baden-Württemberg Prime Minister’s Term as Nonsense
Felix Banaszak, co‑chair of Germany’s Green Party, dismissed Jens Spahn’s proposal to split the term of the Minister‑President of…
CDU Party Proposal Lowers Juvenile Crime Age to 12 in Germany
A proposal presented at the CDU’s national conference in Stuttgart calls for lowering the age at which children…
German Greens Demand Youth Forum on Social Media Regulation Amid Chancellor’s Child Ban Proposal
After German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) voiced a call to ban social‑media platforms for children, the deputy chair of…
Greens and Left Reject CDU’s Proposal to Raise Mini‑Job Income Limit
The Greens and the Left have strongly rejected the CDU’s call to raise the earnings limit for mini‑jobs.…
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,…
CDU Rejects Schleswig Holsteins Zuckersteuer Proposal
The CDU will not pick up the initiative by Schleswig‑Holstein’s Prime Minister Daniel Günther to introduce a sugar tax…
German Defence Committee Chair Opens Up to European Nuclear Shield Proposal
Thomas Röwekamp, chair of the Bundestag’s Defence Committee, told “Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland” that he is open to the idea put…
Bavarian Education Minister Stands Firm Against Proposal to End Teacher Civil Service Positions
Bavarian Minister of Culture and new president of the Education Ministers Conference, Anna Stolz of the Free Voters, dismissed…
Rehlinger Dismisses State Merger Proposal
The proposal by Bavarian Minister President Markus Söder to consolidate German states has met with a forceful rebuke…
Schulze Dismisses State Merger Proposal
The proposal by Bavarian Minister President Markus Söder to merge smaller German states has been swiftly dismissed by…
Handwerkers Shortage Sparks Rent Boost Proposal
Rebalancing Priorities: German Lawmaker Proposes Incentivized Retirement and Targeted Study Fees to Address Skills Gap A prominent member…
Berlin Faces Shock Split Proposal
The debate surrounding Berlin’s governance has been reignited by Tübingen’s independent Mayor Boris Palmer, who has publicly floated…
Doctors Back Sweet Tax Proposal
Germany’s general practitioners are backing a push for a nationwide sugar tax, a move gaining momentum amidst rising…
First Responders Gain Roadside Safety Proposal
A proposal currently before Germany’s state governments seeks to significantly enhance protections for emergency responders at accident and…
Egypt Backs Trump’s Gaza Proposal
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty is aggressively promoting the US-brokered peace plan for Gaza, framing it as the…
Left Party Unveils Pension Proposal
The escalating pension dispute in Germany has seen the Left party unveil a comprehensive alternative proposal, aiming to…
AfD Drops Conscription Proposal
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) is reportedly abandoning plans to introduce a standalone motion on the reinstatement of…
Teachers Union Slams AfD Proposal
A proposal by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Saxony-Anhalt is facing fierce backlash from educators and…
No Retirement at 73 Germany Rejects Proposal
The proposal for a mandatory retirement age of 73 has been definitively shelved, according to German Minister for…
Social Year Proposal Faces SPD Opposition
The prospect of introducing a mandatory national service year, recently proposed by CDU leader Friedrich Merz, appears unlikely…
SPD Backs Trump’s Gaza Proposal
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Germany has expressed cautious support for the Gaza peace plan proposed by…
Wealth Tax Proposal Targets German Billionaires
The leader of Germany’s largest trade union federation, the Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund (DGB), Yasmin Fahimi, has proposed a one-time…
Germany Notes EU Sanctions Proposal on Israel
The German government has responded cautiously to a proposal by the European Commission to impose sanctions against Israel.…
County Leaders Reject Election Merger Proposal
The proposal to synchronize all state parliament elections across Germany on a single day has been rejected by…
CDU Questions Proposal to Combine German Elections
Germany’s conservative bloc, the CDU/CSU, has expressed reservations regarding a proposal by Bundestag Vice President Omid Nouripour (Green…
German Government Cautious On Election Reform Proposal
Berlin – The German federal government has offered a reserved response to a new electoral reform proposal put…
Left Condemns Minister’s Crime Data Proposal
North Rhine-Westphalia’s (NRW) plans to record the dual nationality of both suspects and victims in official crime statistics…
Hamas Signals Readiness For New Ceasefire Proposal
Reports indicate Hamas is considering accepting the latest ceasefire proposal put forward by Egyptian and Qatari mediators. These…
Ex-Israeli Ambassador Backs Arms Halt Proposal
Former Israeli Ambassador to Germany, Jeremy Issacharoff, has indicated support for the pause in arms shipments to Israel,…
Civil Service Union Rejects Extended Working Life Proposal
The head of the German Civil Service Federation (DBB), Volker Geyer, has rejected a proposal to extend the…
Ex-Israeli Spy Chief Backs Egypt’s Gaza Proposal
A former head of Israel’s Shin Bet security agency, Ami Ayalon, is urging Germany to actively support a…
Ukraine Group Slams Soders Benefit Cut Proposal
The head of the Allianz Ukrainischer Organisationen, Oleksandra Bienert, has strongly criticized a recent proposal by Markus Söder,…
Germany Israel Society Slams SPD Proposal
Disagreement has emerged within German political circles regarding the ongoing situation in Gaza and the appropriateness of arms…
Germany Dismisses Digital Tax Proposal
The German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs, Katherina Reiche (CDU), has voiced opposition to a proposed digital tax…
Nuclear Fiasco: SPD and Opposition Slam Spahn’s Bombshell Proposal
In a recent statement, Jens Spahn, the leader of the CDU parliamentary group, has sparked controversy by proposing…
Bas Rejects the Proposal, “Discrimination in the Name of Flexibility
Minister of Labor’s Residence Rejects Agricultural Minister’s Proposal for Seasonal Workers’ Exemption from Minimum Wage The residence of…
Experts Unite Against Bayaz’s Proposal, Call for Pension Reform
Experts and the IG Metall union have criticized a proposal by Baden-Württemberg’s Finance Minister, Danyal Bayaz, to introduce…
BAN ALCOHOL BY 14? Health Ministers Unleash Shocking Proposal to Save Young Lives
Health Ministers of the German States Unite Behind Proposal to Reform Juvenile Protection Act Germany’s health ministers have…
Building Boom: Minister’s Shock Proposal to Speed Up Construction and Sacrifice Green Space
Minister of Construction, Verena Hubertz, has announced plans to significantly accelerate the building process and to rethink environmental…
Green Party’s Infighting Erupts Over ‘Rebuilding the West’ Proposal
German Greens’ Leader Criticizes Call for ‘Western Revival’ Michael Kellner, the chair of the Eastern group in the…
Polish Minister’s Bold Proposal
Poland’s Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski expresses little hope that the current negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul…
SPD Rejects Proposal to Abolish Religious Holiday
SPD Rejects Proposal to Remove a Church Holiday in Light of Economic Situation Armand Zorn, the deputy chair…
CSU Leader Calls for Calm Amidst Retirement Proposal Debate
In response to the pension proposal by Federal Labor Minister Bärbel Bas (SPD), Reinhard Brandl, the parliamentary leader…
Greenpeace Slams Meat Tax Proposal of Upcoming Agriculture Minister
Greenpeace criticizes designee Federal Minister of Agriculture Alois Rainer (CSU) for advocating against higher taxes on meat and…
Shocking Deal Proposal from USA
The United States reportedly presented details of their peace plan to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine…
Russian Experts Weigh In on US-Ukraine Ceasefire Proposal
US and Ukrainian Delegations Meet in Saudi Arabia, Key Developments Emerge Following high-level talks between US and Ukrainian…
Economists’ Proposal for a Military and Infrastructure Boost
A proposal by several economists for the German government’s exploratory talks with the Union and SPD parties to…
No Talks on Debt Brake Reform, Merz’s Proposal a ‘Questionable’ Power Grab
Germany’s FDP Faction Unwilling to Discuss Debt Brake Reform Following the suggestion by CDU chief Friedrich Merz to…
Lindner’s Shocking Proposal
FDP Leader Seeks Migration Agreements with Syria and Afghanistan Speaking at an event hosted by the “Münchner Merkur”…
Germany’s Röttgen Says “No” to Selenskyj’s EU Army Proposal!
In a recent interview with the “Handelsblatt”, Norbert Röttgen, a German CDU foreign policy expert, expressed skepticism towards…
Netanyahu’s Bombshell Proposal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently stated in a television interview that Saudi officials could establish a “Palestinian…
Canal Fees Dispute Escalates as Panama Rejects US Proposal
The Panama Canal Authority has denied US claims that it has agreed to exempt US government ships from…
Merz Doubts Mother’s Allowance Hike Proposal
CDU Leader Friedrich Merz Expresses Skepticism Over CSU’s Demand for Increased Mother’s Allowance CDU leader Friedrich Merz has…
MIGRATION MELTDOWN: Union’s Scathing Proposal Sparks Firestorm in German Parliament!
The AfD’s parliamentary group leader, Tino Chrupalla, has criticized the CDU/CSU’s proposed bills on migration and security policy,…
FDP’s Bold New Proposal!
There are sympathies in the FDP for the proposal by Allianz CEO Oliver Bäte, not paying salaries to…
IfW Chief’s Shocking Proposal
Economist Calls for Increased Defense Spending, Higher Retirement Age The President of the Kiel Institute of World Economics,…
SHOCKING Municipal Debt Bombshell! Kukies’ Proposal Could Send Local Finances into FREEFALL!
German Finance Minister Jörg Kukies (SPD) will present a proposal to take over the municipal old debts by…
Syrian Mayor’s Scathing Rebuke of Spahn’s Proposal Rocks the City!
The mayor of Ostelsheim in Baden-Württemberg, Ryan Alshebl, a Syrian refugee who fled to Germany in 2015 and…