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Young Union Spots Tens of Billions in Social Spending Savings, Pressures SPD in Reform Debate
Johannes Winkel, the chairman of the Junge Union (JU), is raising the stakes in the debate over social reforms, thereby…
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…
SPDs German Parliamentary Group Resists Pension Reform That Harms State Retirement Benefits
Within the SPD parliamentary group, there is pushback against a new adjustment of the pension system that would…
CDU Leaders Call for Major Pension Reform this Year to Strengthen Corporate and Private Retirement Plans
Leading CDU politicians are demanding a major pension reform this year, with a focus on strengthening occupational and…
German Doctors Push Primary Care Reform Amid Long Specialist Waits
Facing long wait times for specialist appointments, Nicola Buhlinger‑Göpfarth, federal chair of the Association of General Practitioners, has called…
German Chancellor’s Chief Softens Social Reform Hopes as Pension Takes Priority
The head of the chancellor’s office, Thorsten Frei (CDU), assured the “Tagesspiegel” that the government will have the…
German Judges Union Criticises Justice Minister’s Administrative Court Reform Plans
The German Judges Association (DRB) criticized the reform plans of Federal Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig (SPD) as insufficient to…
Reichinnek Blasts CDU Social Reform Plan as Kick in the Face
Heidi Reichinnek, head of the West German Social Democratic Party’s parliamentary group, sharply criticized the CDU Economic Council’s…
Schwerdtner Warns Social-State Reform Will Increase Bureaucracy
The Left party leader Ines Schwerdtner cautions that the planned welfare‑state reform could increase bureaucracy for citizens. Speaking to…
Thuringia Leader Urges Rapid Labor Market Reform Amid Three Million Jobless
Mario Voigt, the Minister-President of Thuringia and a member of the CDU, has called on both federal and…
German States Stall on New Secondary Migration Centers Amid GEAS Reform Agreement
The black‑red coalition at the federal level has reached an agreement on reforming the European asylum system (GEAS),…
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…
Debt‑Brake Reform Commission Stalled Over Key Point Disagreement
The commission established by the red‑black coalition to overhaul the debt brake has made very slow progress to…
CDU Secretary Linnemann Rejects Minijob Abolition, Pushes for Tax Reform
Carsten Linnemann, the CDU general secretary, rejected the idea of placing the abolition of minijobs at the heart…
Left Party Urges Social Housing Income Tax Reform as 2026 Growth Forecast Drops
In light of the federal government’s revised, lower growth forecast for 2026, the Left parliamentary group leader Heidi…
Merz Backs Social State Reform, Shifts Duties to Two Central Actors
Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz (CDU) welcomed the commission’s proposals for reforming the social state.“I heard about them only in broad…
Unions Endorse Government Social State Reform Commission Yasmin Fahimi Praises Focus on Structural Change
The government commission’s proposals to reform the welfare state have won support from unions. DGB president Yasmin Fahimi told…
SoVD Welcomes Social State Reform Proposals as Fundamentally Supportable
The Social Association Germany (SoVD) regards the reform proposals of the social-state commission as fundamentally worthy of support.…
Left Party Open to Constitutional Change in Social State Reform Push
The Left’s parliamentary group has expressed openness to conversations about amending the Basic Law as part of the…
VdK Welcomes Social State Reform Plans, Highlights Need for Digitalisation and On‑Site Access
The German social association VdK welcomes the commission’s proposals for a social‑state reform, calling the draft “important and…
Left Party Calls Social Reform a Threat to the Welfare State
Ines Schwerdtner, the head of the Left, called the commission’s recommendations for a social‑state reform an “attack on…
CDU Workers Wing Slams Party’s Social Reform Communications
Denis Radtke, the leader of the CDU’s employee wing, sharply criticized how his own party handles discussions about reforms…
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…
Haus & Grund Warns GEG Reform Will Fail Without Faster Action by Union and SPD
The negotiations over a reform of Germany’s Building Energy Act (GEG) have stalled, prompting industry groups to warn…
World Bank Praises Paraguay’s Reform Program and Frees Additional 117 Million Dollars
The International Monetary Fund praised Paraguay for its progress and announced the release of another roughly US$117 million. The…
Tax Advice Law Reform Approved
The German Federal Cabinet has initiated a reform of the Tax Advisory Act, a move framed by the…
CDU Plans Major State Reform in 2026
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Germany’s largest opposition party, is preparing to launch a sweeping overhaul of state…
Health Reform Push Gains Momentum
The German Social Democratic Party (SPD) is pushing for sweeping reforms within the nation’s healthcare system, signaling a…
Tax Reform Promises Inheritance Overhaul
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) is signaling a significant shift in its economic policy, promising a comprehensive reform…
Hospital Crisis Looms Reform Fails
A looming crisis threatens the stability of Germany’s hospital system, with the national association of statutory health physicians…
Health Reform Faces Deep Cuts
Germany’s struggling statutory health insurance system is facing a reckoning, with leading politicians from the governing coalition openly…
SPD Vote Nixes Member Push for Welfare Reform
The internal dissent within Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) over the proposed welfare reform, known as “Bürgergeld” is…
Union Demands Reform Focus Beyond Party Lines
Political Wrangling Threatens Stagnation in German Care Reform Negotiations A deepening rift between German political factions is jeopardizing…
Industry Body Questions Pension Reform Prospects
Doubts are emerging over the effectiveness of Germany’s newly formed pension reform commission, with the President of the…
Rebellion Brews Over German Welfare Reform
A growing internal rebellion within Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) is escalating, fueled by concerns over the government’s…
Coalition Split Over Voting Reform
A critical delay is emerging in the German coalition government’s efforts to reform electoral law, potentially jeopardizing a…
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…
SPD Reform Vote Likely
The prospects for a successful SPD membership petition challenging the recent welfare reform appear increasingly bleak, according to…
Home Care Focus Tops Nursing Reform Push
Calls for Prioritizing Home Care in Germany’s Upcoming Pflege Reform North Rhine-Westphalia’s Minister for Health, Karl-Josef Laumann, is…
Landlord Group Slams Proposed Rent Reform
The German property owners’ association, Haus und Grund, has launched a scathing critique of Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig’s…
Europe Needs Bold Reform Gabriel Says
A stark warning has been issued by former German Foreign Minister and current Chairman of the Atlantikbrücke, Sigmar…
Rürup Warns Pension Reform Won’t Guarantee Future Standard
The proposed pension reforms in Germany face a sobering assessment from a leading economic voice, raising critical questions…
Government Launches Pension Reform Commission
Berlin – The German government has formally initiated a comprehensive review of the nation’s pension system, establishing a…
Pharmacy Reform Set for Vote
The German cabinet has approved a draft law aimed at reshaping the country’s pharmacy sector, a move lauded…
Reform Push Yields Legislative Surge
The German government is presenting a robust assessment of its heralded “Autumn of Reforms” just as winter approaches,…
SPD Presses Merz for Social Reform Leadership
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) is signaling a renewed push for comprehensive social reforms, urging the conservative CDU/CSU…
Minister Defends Nursing Reform Proposals
Health Minister Nina Warken of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has staunchly defended the findings of a joint…
Care Reform Proposals Fall Short Verdi Says
The service sector trade union Verdi has expressed profound disappointment with the concluding report of the Federal-State Working…
Nursing Reform Proposals Emerge
The joint working group of federal and state governments tasked with reforming Germany’s care system has presented proposals…
Heating Reform A Major Challenge
The proposed overhaul of Germany’s heating law, now rebranded as the “Building Modernization Act” presents a significant challenge…
Business Leader Calls for Contract Protections Reform
Germany’s influential industrial sector is escalating its critique of existing labour laws, advocating for significant reforms deemed necessary…
Germany Links Welfare Reform to Economic Boost
A political impasse is brewing within the German government regarding the planned overhaul of the Bürgergeld (citizen’s allowance)…
German Parliament Approves Pension Reform
The German Bundestag narrowly approved the government’s controversial pension package on Friday, securing passage with a ruling coalition…
Renten Reform CDU Seeks Own Majority
The looming parliamentary vote on the government’s contentious pension reform package has triggered a heightened sense of urgency…
Union Forges Ahead On Pension Reform
The ruling coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU) is poised to push…
Pension Reform Advances Amidst Opposition
Despite internal dissent within the conservative bloc, the path appears clear for the Social Democratic-Green coalition government’s pension…
Pension Reform Faces Union Pressure
Pressure mounts within the ruling conservative bloc as internal dissent over the proposed pension reform package intensifies. Klaus…
Germany Looks to Greece for Reform Inspiration
drawing lessons from Greece’s recent economic reforms.. Hagel, widely considered a potential successor to Winfried Kretschmann as Minister…
Schweitzer Urges Federal Funding for Reform
The upcoming meeting of state premiers in Berlin is poised to become a flashpoint in the ongoing debate…
Minister Defends Benefit Reform Amid Juso Criticism
The proposed overhaul of Germany’s welfare system, Bürgergeld, faces internal dissent as Labour Minister Barbara Bas defended the…
Bureaucracy Reform Call Gains Momentum
A cohort of approximately 30 high-ranking civil servants and politicians is calling for a radical overhaul of the…
Reiche Praises Conservative Youth on Pension Reform
The recent compromise reached within Germany’s governing coalition on pension reform has spurred Economy Minister Katarina Reiche (CDU)…
Bas Signals Flexibility on Pension Reform
Negotiations surrounding Germany’s contentious pension reform package have taken a subtle shift, with Labour Minister and SPD leader…
Northern States Push Debt Brake Reform
Ministers of Finance from Germany’s northern states convened in Lübeck this week for their fourth North State Finance…
Germany Draft Reform Boosts NATO
The recent political consensus in Germany regarding a potential mandatory military service has drawn strong endorsement from NATO…
Renten Reform Risks Hitting Millions
The intensifying debate surrounding Germany’s pension reform package is drawing stark warnings about the potential ramifications for current…
Rehlinger Defends Pension Reform Deal
The Saarland’s Minister President, Anke Rehlinger, has firmly rejected any alterations to the current pension law proposal, signaling…
Grimm Calls for Rent Reform Overhaul
The current coalition government’s proposed pension reforms are fundamentally misguided and require a complete overhaul, according to Veronika…
Young Social Democrats Defend Pension Reform
A cohort of young lawmakers within the Social Democratic Party (SPD) faction has launched a forceful defense against…
Renten Reform Vote Delayed
The German government’s proposed pension reform package is facing significant internal strife, prompting calls for a postponement of…
CDU Calls for Pension Reform Delay
A prominent voice within the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is calling for a significant delay and overhaul of…
Merz Urges Youth Wing to Shape Pension Reform
The internal dynamics of Germany’s ruling coalition are facing renewed strain as Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged the youth…
Draft Wehrdienst Reform Sparks Debate
The coalition agreement between Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) and Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) on a revised military service model…
Economist Urges Employment Law Reform
Germany’s economic stagnation is prompting a significant push for labor market reforms, spearheaded by influential economic advisor Veronika…
SPD Lawmakers Question Asylum Reform Plan
A fissure has emerged within Germany’s governing coalition as two prominent Social Democratic Party (SPD) parliamentarians have publicly…
Rent Reform Sparks Cost Concerns
The proposed reform of Germany’s pension system, spearheaded by Labour Minister Bärbel Bas of the Social Democratic Party…
Renten Reform Sparks CDU Dissent
Internal divisions are intensifying within the conservative bloc (CDU/CSU) as the German government’s controversial pension reform package faces…
SPD Debates Welfare Reform Amid Union Criticism
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has sharply criticized a move by the SPD’s left wing to halt the…
Pharmacy Reform Faces Boost
The planned pharmacy reform in Germany is facing renewed scrutiny and delayed implementation as concerns mount within the…
Brandenburg Reform Faces No Party Block
Brandenburg’s Finance Minister and Vice-Premier, Robert Crumbach of the Basis Social Movement (BSW), has downplayed the likelihood of…
SPD Members Challenge Welfare Reform
A significant internal challenge to Chancellor Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) is gaining momentum, with a faction opposing…
Reform Call Signals German Shift
A joint appeal for systemic reform and a renewed sense of national unity has been issued by the…
Property Tax Reform Yields No Gains For Cities
The long-awaited property tax reform in Germany appears, at least superficially, to be fulfilling initial government promises of…
CDU Leader Dismisses New Reform Group
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is facing internal dissent as a newly formed initiative, “Compass Mitte” calls for…
Health Reform Could Unlock Billions
The Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) parliamentary group is pushing for sweeping structural reforms within Germany’s healthcare…
Germans Favor Merit Over Reform in Elite Schools
A recent nationwide survey reveals a significant disconnect between German education policy and public opinion, highlighting a widespread…
Inheritance Tax Reform Gains Momentum
The debate surrounding wealth distribution in Germany has intensified, with SPD General Secretary Tim Klüssendorf advocating for a…
SPD Members Challenge Welfare Reform
A significant faction within the Social Democratic Party (SPD) is mounting a direct challenge to the government’s proposed…
SPD Demands Wealth Tax Reform
The internal debate within Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) has taken a sharp turn, with prominent factions now…
Baerbock Urges UN Security Council Reform
The call for reform of the United Nations Security Council has been forcefully reiterated by Annalena Baerbock, the…
Tax Hike Fears Stall Reform Drive
The recent upward revision of tax revenue forecasts has triggered a sharp warning from the conservative bloc, cautioning…
No Reform Linked to Homelessness SPD Says
The German government’s planned overhaul of unemployment benefits, known as Bürgergeld, is facing renewed scrutiny over concerns it…
Business Confidence Plummets Reform Hopes Fade
A pervasive sense of disillusionment is gripping Germany’s vital Mittelstand – the country’s backbone of small and medium-sized…
Benefit Reform Sparks SPD Opposition
Internal divisions are emerging within Germany’s ruling Social Democratic Party (SPD) over the proposed overhaul of the country’s…
Lawmaker Slams Coalition’s Election Reform Plan
The proposed electoral law reform commission, spearheaded by the current German coalition government (a partnership of the Christian…
Work More Sinn Urges German Reform
German Economist Sparks Debate on Working Hours and Social Welfare A prominent German economist is igniting a national…
Draft Reform Sparks Coalition Rift
The current debate surrounding mandatory military service in Germany is spiraling into what one leading youth politician has…
Government Launches Pension Reform
The German government has formally launched plans for a new “activation pension” a policy intended to incentivize continued…
Ex-Judge Defends Basic Income Reform
The legality of the government’s planned intensification of sanctions within the new basic income system is under intense…
Coalition Split Looms Over Divorce Tax Reform
The German Social Democrats (SPD) are pressing their coalition partners, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social…