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Brandenburg CDU Approves SPD Coalition Agreement With Overwhelming Majority
Members of the CDU in Brandenburg voted overwhelmingly in favour of the coalition agreement with the SPD for…
Rhineland Palatinate Race Heats Up with ARD Poll Showing Narrow CDU SPD Lead
The ARD poll suggests the outcome of the Rhineland‑Palatinate state election on 22 March could be very close.Using data…
Former SPD MP Robin Mesarosch Blasts Party Over Closed‑Minded Mantra After Election Crash
After the SPD’s disappointing result in the Baden‑Württemberger state election, former parliamentarian Robin Mesarosch is openly castigating his own…
Jusos Urge SPD to Return to Roots After Devastating Baden-Württemberg Election Loss
Juso leader Philipp Türmer said the Social Democrats lack credibility after a devastating defeat in Baden‑Württemberg. “We have to…
German Union and SPD Clash Over “Surplus Profit” Tax as Fuel Prices Soar
Union and SPD representatives are at odds over how to capture excess profits in the petroleum sector in…
Union and SPD Push to Tighten Parliamentary Staff Rules Amid Conservative Initiative
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) are working together to tighten the rules…
SPD Demands Overhaul Germany Debt Brake to Fuel Infrastructure Investment
The SPD insists on a comprehensive overhaul of the debt‑brake, a stance that runs counter to Chancellor Friedrich Merz,…
SPD Considers Overprofit Tax Amid Rising Fuel Prices
In reaction to soaring gasoline and diesel prices, SPD politicians have expressed openness to implementing an “over‑profit tax”.…
SPD General Secretary Declares No Consequences for Coalition After Bad Baden-Württemberg Vote
After the SPD’s disappointing performance in the Baden‑Württemberg state election, General Secretary Tim Klüssendorf said he does not…
SPD Leadership Resists Karin Prien for President Amid Push for First Female Head
Within the top ranks of the SPD there are reservations about a potential bid for the presidency by…
SPD pushes Buy European strategy to shield German markets from US China rivalry
Facing growing economic competition-especially from the United States and China-the SPD wants to tighten protection of domestic markets…
Andreas Stoch Announces Immediate Resignation as Baden-Württemberg SPD Leader After Electoral Debacle
After the sharp electoral collapse of the SPD in the Baden‑Wuerttemberg state election, top candidate Andreas Stoch announced…
Union Clinches Lead Ahead of AfD in Baden-Württemberg Election Polls, SPD Slumps
Just before the state election in Baden-Württemberg on Sunday, the Union is still ahead of the AfD in…
Economist Martin Werding Rejects SPD Overprofit Tax for Oil Giants
Economic expert Martin Werding rejects the surplus‑profit tax the SPD has demanded for oil companies. “Competition among petrol…
SPD Shuts Down Printed Vorwärts Party Magazine
The SPD’s party magazine “Vorwärts” will no longer be released as a regular printed edition, according to the…
SPD Functionary Bozkurt Resigns Chair Amid Sharp Critique of Party Leadership
Aziz Bozkurt, chair of the SPD’s Integration and Diversity Working Group, has stepped down from his position and written…
SPD MP Adis Ahmetovic Calls for End to Iran War Urges Israel and US to Cease Hostilities
Adis Ahmetovic, the foreign‑policy spokesman for the SPD parliamentary group, urged Israel and the United States to halt the…
SPD Calls on Antitrust Office to Investigate Fuel Price Hike Amid Iran Crisis
SPD General Secretary Tim Klüssendorf has urged the Federal Cartel Office to investigate the recent price hikes for gas,…
SPD Secretary Demands U.S.‑Israel Attack on Iran Be Deemed Illegal and Calls for Return to Negotiations
The SPD Secretary‑General Tim Klüssendorf has urged that the U.S.-Israel military strike be described as a violation of…
SPD Pushes to Freeze Daily Fuel Price Hikes Amid Iran War Surge in Prices
Facing further rises in gasoline and diesel prices triggered by the war in Iran, the SPD intends to…
SPD and CDU unveil Brandenburg coalition pact following BSW departure
Just under two months after the SPD‑BLG coalition in Brandenburg dissolved, the Social Democrats and the CDU presented…
SPD Spokesman Adis Ahmetovic Criticizes Foreign Minister Wadephul on Crisis Communication
SPD foreign‑policy spokesperson Adis Ahmetovic criticized the crisis communication of Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul. “The initial statement that…
Coalition, Union and SPD Demand Harsher Sentences for Femicide
Martin Plum, chairman of the CDU’s parliamentary group in the Committee on Legal Affairs, told the “Süddeutsche Zeitung”…
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…
Former SPD MP Sönke Rix Named New President of German Federal Agency for Civic Education
Former SPD member of the Bundestag Sönke Rix is expected to be named by the federal cabinet as the…
SPD Accuses Gas Stations Of Nickel And Dime Over Iran War Fuel Price Hikes
The SPD says that the rapid rise in fuel prices at gas stations-attributable to the Iran war-is unjustified.…
SPD Warns of Mass Exod of Iranians as Middle East Tensions Rise
The SPD’s Bundestag spokesperson for foreign policy, Adis Ahmetović, warned that the current escalation in the Middle East could…
German SPD MP Accuses Israel of Undermining Two‑State Solution in West Bank
Reem Alabali Radovan, the German development minister, has accused Israel of making a two‑state solution effectively impossible through unlawful…
SPD Opposes Reich’s Solar Subsidy Cuts
The SPD parliamentary group has signalled its opposition to Federal Minister of Economics Katharina Reiche’s (CDU) plans to…
SPD Still Pursues AfD Ban, Keeps Legal Option Open
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) still considers a ban against the Alternative for Germany (AfD) possible. “The examination…
Opposition Accuses North‑East SPD of Structural Self‑Service and Nepotism in Schwerin
The opposition in the Schwerin state parliament has raised allegations of nepotism over the employment of relatives of…
SPD Migration MPs Claim Exclusion From Program Debate as Party Workgroup Demands Transparent Seat Allocation
The SPD’s working group on migration and diversity has criticized the appointment of the party’s internal program committee.…
SPD Approves 4.3 Billion Euro Loitering Drone Deal With Stark Amid Peter Thiel Investor Concerns
The concerns about buying “loitering munitions” from the Berlin defense start‑up Stark, in which ultra‑right US investor Peter Thiel…
SPD Eastern German Ministers Push for Long‑Term Kitas Funding Beyond 2026
SPD education politicians from the five eastern German states are urging the federal government to secure kindergarten financing…
SPD Demands Halt of EU‑US Customs Deal After Trump’s Tariff Rollout
The parliamentary manager of the SPD Bundestag faction, Dirk Wiese, has called for a suspension of the ratification process…
SPD Rejects CDU’s Part‑Time and Sick Leave Measures, Tension Rises in Black‑Red Coalition
After the CDU party congress, fresh tensions are emerging between the black‑red coalition partners. The CDU has decided,…
SPD Signals Concerns Over CDU’s New Tax Relief Plan
The CDU’s party‑conference decision to ease the tax burden on high‑income earners has met with caution from its…
SPD Backing Dobrindt’s Plan to Fast-Track Asylum Seekers Into Jobs
The SPD backs Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt’s plan to place asylum seekers in work more quickly. “Work is…
SPD Fast‑Track Social Media Ban for Under‑14s in Bundestag After CDU’s Decision
Following the CDU party conference’s decision to prohibit social‑media use for children under 14, the SPD is pushing…
SPD Fires Back at CDU’s Debt‑Brake Stance
The CDU party conference’s decision to reject further loosening of the debt brake has met sharp opposition from…
SPD Urges EU to Join CPTPP Pacific Trade Bloc
Bernd Lange, chairperson of the EU Trade Committee and member of the SPD, has urged the European Union to…
SPD Vice Speaks Out Demands Braver Reform Spirit
Deputy leader of the SPD parliamentary group, Esra Limbacher, urged his colleagues and the party as a whole…
SPD slams Dobrindt over sudden integration course cut
The Interior Minister of the CSU, Alexander Dobrindt, has abruptly halted the admission of voluntary participants to the federal…
SPD Women Demand Gender Parity as Prerequisite for Electoral Reform
SPD women insist that parity must be a prerequisite for any electoral reform. “For the SPD women I…
SPD Pressure CDU to Reconsider Relationship with Left Party Ahead of Stuttgart Congress
Shortly before the CDU federal party conference at the end of the week in Stuttgart, SPD politicians are…
Germany SPD Rejects Chancellor Merz Criticism of New Tax Plans
The SPD has rejected criticism from Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) regarding its tax plans. Parliamentary manager Dirk Wiese told the…
Bavarian Premier Soder Opposes Youth Social Media Ban Proposed by SPD and CDU
Bavarian Minister‑President and CSU leader has expressed opposition to a proposal from portions of the SPD and CDU…
SPD Faction Demands Consequences Over AfD Extremist Classification in Lower Saxony
The deputy chair of the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag, Sonja Eichwede, is demanding consequences following the…
Union SPD Reject VAT Hike Despite Economist Warning
The Union and the SPD say that a rise in the value‑added tax (VAT), a scenario forecast by…
Heidi Reichinnek Criticizes SPD Social Media Restrictions for Children and Teens
Heidi Reichinnek, the chair of the Left Party’s parliamentary group, regards the SPD’s proposals to restrict social‑media usage for…
Berlin SPD Candidate Demands More Federal Support for Capital City
Berlin’s SPD lead candidate Steffen Krach has called for a stronger federal commitment to the capital. He told the…
Germany’s SPD Urges Social Media Ban for Under‑14s Backed by Vice Chancellor Klingbeil
Vice‑Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil has backed the demands of the SPD parliamentary group to ban social‑media use…
SPD Ties Income Tax Reform to Conditions Amid Rising Union Conflict
The debate over income‑tax relief is now turning into a new clash between the Union party and the…
SPD Sticks to Caution After Rubio Speech at Munich Security Conference
After U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke at the Munich Security Conference, the SPD now sees only limited…
SPD Women Call for Female President to Succeed Steinmeier
The Association of Social Democratic Women in the SPD urges that in the coming year, for the first…
SPD Warns Union of Blockade over Debt Brake Reform
A conflict over the reform of the debt brake is emerging within the governing coalition, as reported by…
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…
Federal Interior Ministry Halts Integration Courses Without SPD Agreement
The Interior Ministry’s decision to halt integration courses was apparently made without consulting the SPD. “There was no…
SPD Condemns Potential Gaza Visit by Bundestag President as Egregious Signal
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) has issued sharp criticism of a likely visit by Federal President of the…
SPD Budget Expert Demands Fast FCAS Choice Ahead of Munich Security Conference
Just before the start of the Munich Security Conference, SPD budget and defence expert Andreas Schwarz raised the pressure…
Junge Union Leader Urges CDU to Adopt Harder Negotiating Tactics Against SPD in Social Reform Battle
During a dispute over social reforms, Junge Union leader Johannes Winkel urged his party’s leadership to negotiate with…
IW Chief Criticizes SPD Health Levy as Unnecessary Burden on Health Insurance
Criticism of the health levy that the SPD plans to impose on capital income continues unabated. The senior…
SPD Opposes Age Restrictions on Social Media Calls for Platform Accountability
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the German Young Socialists (Jusos) have rejected outright bans on social‑media use…
VdK Supports SPD Plan to Use Rent and Capital Income for Health Insurance Demands Exemption Thresholds
The VdK Social Union backs the SPD’s recent call to include rental and capital‑income systematically in the financing…
SPD Warns US Politicians Of Discrediting Germany at Munich Security Conference
The SPD parliamentary group has taken a stand against what it sees as provocations by the US government…
Werding Warns SPD That Pulling Civil Servants Into the Statutory Pension Scheme Risks Long‑Term Financial Stability
Economist Martin Werding warns that incorporating civil servants into the statutory pension system would threaten the financial sustainability of…
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,…
Warken Rejects SPD Plan to Fund Health Insurance with Rental and Capital Gains
Bundesgesundheitsministerin Nina Warken (CDU) has rejected the SPD’s proposal to tap rental income and capital gains to fund…
SPD Secretary General Demands Lower Voting Age and Expanded Pension Coverage for Politicians
SPD Secretary‑General Tim Klüssendorf said on Monday’s “Frühstart” programme on RTL and ntv that politicians feel it is…
SPD Criticises Debate Over Health Service Cuts Tim Kluessendorf Speaks Out
Tim Klüssendorf, the general secretary of the SPD, sharply criticized the ongoing debates over cuts to dental prosthesis…
Wiese Defends SPD Overhauled Social Security Funding Plan Amid Debate Over Dental Care Cuts
Dirk Wiese, the parliamentary manager of the SPD parliamentary group, defended his party’s proposal to fundamentally overhaul the…
Carsten Linnemann Critiques SPD Capital Gains Tax Plan That Hits Small Savers
Carsten Linnemann, the CDU’s secretary general, expressed strong doubts about the SPD’s proposal to introduce a health‑surcharge on…
SPD Urges Wealthier Citizens to Boost Community Funding
The SPD argues that larger fortunes should be pulled more into public financing. In a draft of a…
Union and SPD Reject Greens’ Warning of Gas Shortage
The Union and the SPD in the Bundestag dismissed the Green caucus’s warnings of an imminent gas shortage…
SPD Proposes Universal Health Levy Across All Income Types to Fund Healthcare System
The SPD has drafted a proposal to introduce a new levy for financing Germany’s health system. The draft,…
SPD Demands Nationalization of DB Security and Consolidation of Security Duties Under Federal Police
The SPD’s domestic‑policy group in the Bundestag has put forward a proposal to nationalise DB Sicherheit GmbH and to concentrate…
Union and AfD Lose Ground SPD Grows as Infratest Poll Shows CDU CSU Falling to 26%
A recent Sunday poll conducted by Infratest for the ARD shows the CDU and CSU experiencing a slight…
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…
Juso Chief Urges SPD to Embrace Class Struggle Ahead of Leaders’ Retreat
Before the SPD leadership retreat, Juso chair Philipp Türmer urges his party to adopt a tougher stance. In a…
SPD Demands Overhaul of German Rail Security After Tragic Conductor Death
Sebastian Fiedler, the SPD’s parliamentary spokesperson on internal affairs, says that the Deutsche Bahn must overhaul its structures after a…
SPD Welcomes Merz Gulf Trip Calls for Strategic Resilience
Ahead of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s (CDU) departure for the Gulf region, the SPD-a coalition partner-welcomed his visit to Saudi Arabia,…
SPD Rejects Merz’s Pension Paradigm Shift, Backs Statutory Pension as Solid Foundation
The SPD rejects Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s (CDU) proposal to shift the pension system toward much greater private provision.…
Union and AfD Tied Again at Insa While CDU CSU and SPD Slightly Behind in Voter Favoritism
The poll, taken from January 30 to February 2 2026 among 2,006 eligible voters, shows a slight uptick for the Union…
SPD Denounces Söder’s Push for Extra Hours, Labels It Misguided
According to SPD spokeswoman Annika Klose, the Bavarian premier Markus Söder’s call for an extra hour of work per week…
SPD Counters Klöckner Criticism As Wiese Urges Trust in a Functional State
SPD parliamentary secretary‑general Dirk Wiese rebuts criticism from Bundestag President Julia Klöckner (CDU), who said citizens’ expectations of politics…
SPD Considers License Halt for Certain EV Makers Over Cyber Risk Concerns
The SPD is considering a registration halt for certain electric‑car manufacturers because of potential cyber risks. Digital‑policy spokesperson…
CSU Demands SPD Concessions on Federal Wage Loyalty Act
Alexander Hoffmann, the head of the CSU state groups, has called on the social democrats to make concessions…
SPD and Greens Call for Stricter Bundestag Access Controls
The SPD and Green parliamentary groups have called for tighter access controls at the German Bundestag.Parliamentary manager of…
SPD Pushes Decriminalizing Ride Without Ticket in Public Transit – Poverty Should Not Be Punished
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) has called for the criminal law to be amended so that travelling on…
Union and SPD Agree to Restrict Public Access to Security Data Pushing Resilience and Sovereignty Agenda
Union and SPD members reached an agreement in the Coalition Committee late on Wednesday evening. They agreed to…
SPD Supports Union’s Plan to Bid for Germany 2042 World Cup
The SPD backs the CDU’s plan for Germany to submit a bid for the 2042 men’s FIFA World…
SPD Puts Direct Talks With Kremlin on Table Amid Ukraine War Stalemate
Against the backdrop of talks about Ukraine’s future and the devastating effects of power and heating outages, SPD…
German Coalition Parties Face Steep Membership Decline as CDU CSU And SPD Lose Thousands
For the past year the three governing parties-CDU, CSU and SPD-experienced declining membership. The CDU’s earlier upward trend…
Union and SPD Reject Boycott of US World Cup
The CDU and SPD have made clear that they do not intend to boycott the 2026 World Cup…
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…
SPD defends part time rights amid coalition dispute
Several members of the SPD have sharply criticized the Union for the Economy and Small Businesses (MIT) for…
CDU SPD Push for Stricter Online Sick Note Rules
In the debate over the sale of online sick notes, coalition health policymakers backed the family‑doctor lobby’s call…
SPD Blasts Greens as Stupid and Instinctless Over Mercosur Deal Delay
After the vote on the Mercosur agreement in the European Parliament, the SPD is openly confronting the Greens,…
SPD Blames German States for Iran Deportation Ban Rejects Nationwide Stop Cites Lack of Federal Powers
Emmerich also called for increased protection options for politically persecuted individuals. “The federal government should be asked to…