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Pension Commission Members Deny Plan to Raise Retirement Age to 70
Several members of the Pension Commission have denied that the commission reached an agreement to raise the retirement…
Germany Health Minister Aims to Raise Health Insurance Contribution Limit
The German Minister of Health, Nina Warken (CDU), intends to raise the contribution assessment ceiling within the statutory…
Bavaria’s Municipalities Raise Property Tax 10% Following Reform
Bavarian municipalities took advantage of the property‑tax reform last year to raise revenues significantly.According to figures released by…
German Companies Move Toward Price Hikes as More Firms Plan to Raise Prices
More German companies are now planning higher prices than ever. In March, the Ifo price‑expectation indicator rose to…
Iran Conflict Set to Raise District Heating Prices Nationwide as Delayed Impact Spreads
Experts anticipate that the rising wholesale price of gas-driven by the war in Iran-will affect many district‑heating customers,…
German Finance Ministry Refutes Claim That Higher Fuel Prices Raise State Revenue
The German federal finance ministry, led by Lars Klingbeil (SPD), rejects claims that the state stands to gain…
Oil Giants Raise Profits as Fuel Prices Surge Amid Iran Conflict
The petroleum sector is making substantially higher profits amid the sharp rise in gasoline and diesel prices at…
Klingbeil Keeps VAT Raise on the Table as Deficit Grows
German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil of the SPD made clear that he would not disclose whether the black‑red coalition…
German Pension Commission Sets Stage to Raise Retirement Age to 70
The government‑appointed Old‑Age‑Security Commission (ASK), tasked with reforming the statutory pension system, plans to discuss extending the retirement…
Verdi Secures 5.8 Percent Pay Raise for Public Sector Employees Across German States
The services union Verdi and the employers of the German Länder have reached a collective‑agreement for public‑sector employees…
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.…
Integration Course Providers Raise Alarm Over Funding Cuts
Carriers of integration courses are sounding an alarm. In a strongly worded letter to the Federal Office for…
DIW Study Finds Progressive Wealth Tax Could Raise Up to €150 Billion Per Year
Party Die Linke has proposed a progressive wealth tax that could raise substantial new revenue. According to a study…
BYD Buses Raise Security Concerns for German Rail
The procurement of electric buses from the Chinese manufacturer BYD by Deutsche Bahn (DB) is facing intense scrutiny…
AfD Ties to Russia Raise Security Concerns
The Thuringian Office for the Protection of the Constitution has issued a stark assessment of the Alternative for…
AfD Ties to Trump Allies Raise Concerns
Concerns are mounting within Germany’s political landscape regarding the increasing alignment of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party…
German Lawmakers Raise Concerns Over Bundeswehr’s Google Deal
Concerns are being raised by German parliamentarians regarding the Bundeswehr’s (German armed forces) planned digital modernization, specifically the…
Germany’s Beer Industry Seeks to Raise the Bar on Minors and Booze
In a move to strengthen youth protection, the leaders of the German Brewers’ Federation and the German Child…
WORLD WAR 3 IMMINENT? Netanyahu’s Secret Talks with Trump and Putin After Iran Strikes Raise Tensions
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced plans to hold talks with US President Donald Trump and Russian…
Ballot Blunders and Bungling Raise Questions of Legitimacy!
No headline. The WABEO (Wahlbeobachtung) initiative held its first official press conference at the Gallus Hall in Frankfurt…
US Leader’s Pre-Emptive Concessions Raise Eyebrows
Christoph Heusgen, the former German UN Ambassador and Chairman of the Munich Security Conference, expressed surprise that the…
‘No Raise for the Wealthy, Solidarity with the Working Class’?
The SPD’s General Secretary, Matthias Miersch, has rejected the employers’ demand for an increase in the retirement age.…
Greenpeace Activists Scale Walls, Raise Questions of What’s Next
Two Greenpeace activists managed to breach the heavily secured Congress Centre in Davos, just before the opening speech…