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Steinmeier Slams Government for Lack of Major Reforms
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has expressed criticism that the federal government has failed to implement major structural reforms. Speaking…
SPD States Demand Safety Checks for Driving License Reforms
The SPD-led states are strongly asserting their priorities regarding the driving education reform proposed by the federal cabinet,…
Left Party Leader Reichinnek Slams CDU SPD Coalition Reforms as Insufficient
Heidi Reichinnek, the parliamentary group leader for The Left, expressed deep skepticism regarding the working capabilities of the…
Laumann Urges Coalition Unity Reforms Essential Now
Facing poor opinion poll numbers for the coalition parties, CDU vice chair Karl-Josef Laumann is calling for increased…
CDU General Secretary Demands Better Communication for Government Reforms
CDU General Secretary Carsten Linnemann called for improved communication regarding the government’s upcoming reform projects. Speaking to the…
Ifo Expert Suggests Early Elections If German Reforms Stall
According to Clemens Fuest, president of the Munich Ifo Institute, early elections would be the better option if…
Bavarian SPD Chief Calls for State Inclusion in Key Reforms
SPD politician Sebastian Roloff has urged the current black-red coalition government to reach compromises with critics hailing from…
Craftsmen President Demands Government Reforms Now
Craftsmen’s Association President Jörg Dittrich has urged the federal government to make swift decisions. Speaking to the Funke…
DGB Leader Yasmin Fahimi Praises Government Plan for Social Reforms Meeting
Yasmin Fahimi, the chairwoman of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB), welcomed the government’s announcement that it plans…
Employers Demand Faster Reforms From Labor Minister Bas Warning Of Another Misstep
Ahead of the Coalition Committee meeting scheduled for Tuesday, employer groups are strongly urging Federal Labor Minister Bärbel…
German Unions Tally Government Reforms From CDU and SPD
The leadership of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) is currently criticizing the reform plans put forward by…
Opposition Demands Major Structural Reforms Amid Government Fiscal Crisis
Facing a strained budgetary situation and accumulating fresh tax losses, The Left party has strongly criticized the Federal…
SPD Slams Union Tax Plans Criticizes Income Tax Reforms Proposals
Wiebke Esdar, the Deputy Chair of the SPD parliamentary group, sharply criticized the proposals for income tax reform…
AfD Gains Electoral Ground Surpassing Concerns About Government Reforms
According to research conducted by Forsa for the TV channels RTL and ntv, the AfD continues to expand…
Social Advocacy Group Slams Health Reforms Demands Better Care System
During the debate surrounding health care reform, and ahead of the federal cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the German…
Caritas Slams Health Reforms Calling Plan Socially Unfair and Flawed
Ahead of the federal cabinet meeting scheduled for Wednesday, the German Caritas has launched a critical critique of…
Mark Reforms Promise Lower Health Insurance Contributions for Germany
According to CDU Health Minister Nina Warken, insured individuals may be able to count on lower supplementary health…
Energy Shock Concerns Drive Heating Law Reforms Targeting Tenant Protection
Federal Minister for Building (SPD), Verena Hubertz, has linked her demands for enhanced tenant protection within the reforming…
DGB SAYS GOVERNMENT EXCLUDES SOCIAL PARTNERS FROM KEY REFORMS
Yasmin Fahimi, the chairwoman of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB), confronted the federal government, accusing it of…
AfD Leads Polls Despite Government Reforms Concerns Persist
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) maintains its lead in the measured voter favorability, even after the federal government…
Altmaier Warns Merz Government Faces Breakdown Over Reforms
Former cabinet chief Peter Altmaier, representing the CDU, warned that the ruling coalition, currently led by Friedrich Merz…
BDI Chief Demands Major Economic Reforms From Merz And Government
Tanja Gönner, the managing director of BDI, called on Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and the federal government…
Dobrindt Urges Coalition to Set Aside Differences for Key Reforms
Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) has urged the coalition partners to be willing to compromise when implementing…
Minister Reiche Pushes Major Social Reforms Through German Government
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs, Katherina Reiche (CDU), is increasing pressure within the federal government to reform the…
Employers Praise Health System Cuts As Minister’s Reforms Signal Fiscal Relief
Rainer Dulger, the president of the employers’ association BDA, praised the reforms announced by Health Minister Nina Warken…
Green Party Slams Health Reforms Calling Plans Unbalanced Burden
The Green Party has voiced strong criticism regarding the austerity plans put forward by Health Minister Nina Warken…
Free Sees Government Measures As Starting Point For Major Reforms
Following the government coalition’s relief packages, further extensive reforms are anticipated, according to Chancellor’s Minister Thorsten Frei (CDU).…
AOK Hints At Lower Health Insurance Premiums With Key Reforms
Carola Reimann, the Chairman of the AOK Federation, suggested that health insurance contributions could decrease if the federal…
Schensch Schulze Demands State Involvement in Social Reforms Warns Against Wavering Federal Plans
The Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt, Sven Schulze (CDU), called for the federal government to ensure that the state’s…
SPD Reforms Tax Split Faces Pushback Over Women Work-Life Balance
Bundesfinanzminister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) has received both support and criticism from within his own party and from the…
Union Leaders Urge Strict Austerity Reforms Amid Weakening Economy
Leading fiscal policymakers of the CDU/CSU Union have urged the federal government to adopt a strict savings and…
Ricarda Lang and Gregor Gysi Demand Fairer Health Reforms and Stronger Prevention
Against the backdrop of the recently presented proposals to reform the health system, Greens politician Ricarda Lang and Left…
SPD Leader Calls on CSU for Constructive Collaboration on Reforms
SPD parliamentary group leader Matthias Miersch urged CSU chairman Markus Söder to work constructively on the reform agenda set by…
DB’s New CEO Must Overcome Resistance as Expert Calls for More Reforms
Before the Deutsche Bahn’s balance‑sheet press conference on Friday, Professor Christian Böttger, a railway expert at the Berlin University of…
CSU Pushes for Major Reforms Before Pentecost as Markus Söder Speeds Decision-Making
Markus Söder, the chairman of the CSU, says he wants the black‑red coalition’s reforms to be approved faster…
Merz Urges Bold Reforms After CDU Victory in Rhineland‑Palatinate
After the CDU’s victory in the Rhineland‑Palatinate state election, Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz reaffirmed the joint reform agenda with…
Günther Urges Rapid Reforms After Rhineland-Palatinate Election
After the state election in Rhineland‑Palatinate, Schleswig‑Holstein’s premier Daniel Günther, a member of the CDU, urged the federal…
DIHK Demands Deep Reforms By Summer Amid Record Low Corporate Spirits
Facing a bleak economic outlook, the German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) is urging the federal government…
Schleswig-Holstein Minister Günther Calls for Bold Taboo-Free Reforms Without Fear of Elections
Schleswig‑Holstein’s Minister President Daniel Günther (CDU) is demanding that the federal government pursue reforms without taboos and without fearing…
Merk Urges Faster EU Reforms Ahead of Brussels Summit
Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) said he intends to push for a much faster pace of reforms both in…
GKV Calls for Rapid Reforms to Stop 2025 Health Contribution Hike
After Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) announced that she wants to keep supplementary health‑insurance contributions stable, the…
Bundestag Won’t Let SPD‑Green Set Pace of Pension and Health Reforms
When it comes to the planned pension and health reforms, the German Bundestag does not want its pace…
Bundestag Approves Bold Reforms to Germany’s Hospital System
Germany’s federal parliament has advanced amendments to the hospital reform. On Friday the Bundestag, with the support of…
Warken Announces Sweeping Health Care Reforms, Seeks To End Rising Insurance Costs
Bundesgesundheitsministerin Nina Warken (CDU) announced sweeping reforms to Germany’s healthcare system, pledging an end to the steady rise of…
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…
Young Social Democrats Remain Unconvinced of CDU’s New Social State Reforms
The Jusos remain skeptical even after the Chancellor’s concessions on reforming the social state. Chairman Philipp Türmer told RTL…
Koch and Linnemann Urge Friedrich Merz for More Reforms Ahead of CDU Congress in Stuttgart
Before the CDU’s federal party conference, scheduled to begin this Friday in Stuttgart, several party members backed Chairman…
Justice Ministry Plans Reforms to Make Lawyer Registry More Attractive
The Federal Ministry of Justice presented a draft law aimed at making the professional field of notaries more…
Merz Calls for Rapid EU Reforms After Summit Urges Decisive Action
Bundesminister Friedrich Merz (CDU) is pressing for substantial decisions on European Union reforms to be made this year. After…
Ischinger Urges EU Reforms to Strengthen European Self‑Confidence Ahead of MSC
Before the Munich Security Conference began, its chair Wolfgang Ischinger urged a stronger sense of European confidence. Speaking to…
German Health Insurers Demand Spending‑Linked Reforms Amid Insurance Crisis
The Association of Replacement Funds (vdek) has called for a strict alignment of the statutory health insurance (GKV)…
DGB Launches Own Pension Commission Amid Social State Reforms
Piel added that a well‑funded social state is a competitive advantage, offering a highly educated and healthy workforce…
Söder Urges SPD to Revisit Past Reforms
Markus Söder, the Minister-President of Bavaria and leader of the CSU, has delivered a pointed critique of the…
Germany Debates Social Welfare Reforms
Hessian Premier Signals Austerity Ahead of Crucial Social Reform Proposals Hesse’s Minister President, Boris Rhein of the Christian…
Bank Chief Urges Faster Reforms
The German banking sector’s leading voice is issuing a stark warning to Chancellor Scholz’s coalition government, arguing that…
Paratrooper Unit Reforms After Scandals
The German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) is confronting a spiraling crisis within its airborne troops, triggered by a series…
CDU Calls For More Welfare Reforms
The Christian Democratic Union’s (CDU) economic advisory council is advocating for a second wave of reforms targeting social…
Germany Seeks Greek-Style Reforms
The political discourse in Germany is intensifying ahead of a critical conference of state premiers, with Hesse’s Minister…
SPD Pushes for Broader Social Reforms
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) is signaling a continued push for comprehensive social policy reforms, extending beyond the…
Economist Urges Coalition To Deepen Pension Reforms
The German government’s proposed pension package is facing intense scrutiny, with leading economists warning of short-sighted solutions and…
Söder Urges Unity Reforms
The Bavarian Minister-President, Markus Söder, has delivered a sharp rebuke to the German coalition government, urging a cessation…
Germany Reforms Laws to Combat Human Trafficking
The German Federal Ministry of Justice has unveiled a sweeping reform of criminal law aimed at combating human…
Verdi to Fight Social Reforms
The German labor union Verdi has signaled a fierce opposition to impending social reforms proposed by the ruling…
Ukraine Return Hinges On Safety Reforms
A new study by the Ifo Institute reveals that the return of Ukrainian refugees to their homeland is…
Siemens Calls for Faster Reforms
The CEO of Siemens, Roland Busch, has urgently called for an acceleration of economic reforms in Germany, warning…
Youth Union Demands Social Reforms Pushback Against SPD
A senior figure within the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is calling for Chancellor Friedrich Merz to assert his…
Top Economist Urges Radical German Reforms
A leading German economic advisor is urging fundamental structural reforms to bolster the nation’s future economic viability, criticizing…
Brantner Urges Faster Pace on Social Reforms
The co-leader of Germany’s Green Party, Franziska Brantner, has urged representatives from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and…
Germans Back Reforms Amid Future Concerns
A comprehensive survey reveals widespread public dissatisfaction with Germany’s preparedness for the future, with a strong demand for…
Germans Hesitant on Painful Reforms Survey Finds
A recent survey indicates a limited willingness among the German public to support significant reforms and austerity measures,…
German Leaders Demand Reforms To End Economic Crisis
Leading business executives and prominent economists are voicing concerns that Germany risks prolonged economic stagnation without significant structural…
Haseloff Urges Government to Unite on Key Reforms
Germany’s longest-serving state premier, Reiner Haseloff of Saxony-Anhalt, is anticipating fundamental reforms from the federal coalition government following…
Germany Urges Palestinian Reforms
The possibility of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains a key discussion point, prompting calls for…
Historian Slams Pistorius Military Reforms
A prominent military expert is publicly voicing concerns regarding the pace and scope of reforms within the German…
CDU Demands Reforms Amid Infrastructure Funds
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is intensifying pressure on its coalition partner, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), to…
Social Reforms Boost Democracy Trust
The head of Caritas, Eva Welskop-Deffaa, believes the ongoing reforms to social systems present a critical opportunity to…
Business Calls for Faster Reforms
As parliamentary discussions on the upcoming budget commence, leading representatives from German industry are urging the government to…
Breaking: Germany Stands Alone in EU, Blocks Anti-Corruption Reforms.
The European Union’s anti-corruption directive has faced strong opposition from the German government, according to a confidential document…
2% Growth Target in Reach, but Only with Reforms, Ifo Warns
German economic growth prospects are being reevaluated by the President of the Ifo Institute, Clemens Fuest. In a…
‘Germany’s Last Stand’ on Asylum Reforms
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt Stands by Border Control Measures Despite Court Ruling German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt…
Economists Betrayed by Cowardly Reforms in New Government
Economists Criticize German Government’s Economic Plans, Expect Little Reform A recent survey of 179 German economists has revealed…
Health Minister Sees Ignorance as Strength to Drive Reforms in Healthcare Sector
Nina Warken, the new Health Minister of Germany, sees her lack of prior knowledge in the field as…
Verdi Chief Warns of Dire Consequences for Workers if Working Hours Act Reforms Proceed
Verdi-Chef Frank Werneke warns about potential consequences of planned reform of the German Working Hours Act by the…
Deutsche Bank CEO Urges Rapid Reforms Amid Economic Uncertainties
Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing urges new government to swiftly implement necessary reforms Christian Sewing, CEO of Deutsche…
Schnitzer: Upcoming Government Must Prioritize Pension and Workforce Reforms
Monika Schnitzer, the head of the Wirtschaftsweisen, has called on the upcoming federal government to implement structural reforms…
Revolutionizing Politics: DM Chief Proposes Game-Changing Reforms to Put Citizens First
A German politician, Christoph Werner, has proposed four reforms in an opinion piece for the Handelsblatt, aiming to…
Satisfaction Plummets, Reforms Urged
A recent survey commissioned by the Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) has found that 30 percent of the German population…
Structural Reforms Now or Never?
A director of the German Economy Institute (IW), Michael Hüther, has called for structural reforms as the next…
GREEN REVOLT: Climate Warriors in the Saddle, as Fears of Backtracking on Environmental Reforms Spread!
German Greens see success for climate protection in planned constitutional reform. “We as the Greens have significantly changed…
115 Lawsuits Against Ministry’s Reforms Explode
A number of hospitals in North Rhine-Westphalia are challenging the hospital reform in the region. According to a…
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…
NRW’s Wüst Demands Radical Budget Cut Before Any Reforms
A German minister of state, Hendrik Wüst of the CDU, has called for a future federal government to…
BOMBSHELL: Church-State Showdown Looms as Greens Push for Migrant Reforms
As large demonstrations in Bavaria over the past weeks have shifted the tone of the parties towards the…
CDU’s Merz Wins Söder’s Backing for Harsh Asylum Reforms
In a move that has sparked controversy, the leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU), Markus Söder, has…
Asylum Reforms Pass with AfD’s Help, Sparking a National Crisis
After a two-hour debate, with at times heated exchanges, in the German Bundestag, it has been confirmed that…
Farm Unrest: Germany’s Farmers Demand Urgent Reforms in Animal Tracking Law
Leading agricultural and food industry associations in Germany are calling for a rapid revision of the animal identification…
The Shocking Truth Behind His Reversal of Trump’s Life-Saving Death Penalty Reforms!
Future US President Donald Trump has criticized the decision of office holder Joe Biden, just before the end…
BREAKING: Germany’s FDP Party Set to WREAK HAVOC on Workers’ Rights with Shocking New Labor Reforms!
The FDP will “modernize the right to strike”. The right to strike is an “important fundamental right”, it…