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Social Media Abuse Spurs SPD Support Plan
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) parliamentary group in the Bundestag is developing a new counseling program designed to…
Renten Row Heats Up SPD Calls for Member Vote
The leader of the SPD parliamentary group, Matthias Miersch, is escalating the pension dispute with the CDU/CSU, demanding…
SPD Rejects Coalition Speculation
The possibility of a Union-led minority government in Germany is being publicly dismissed by SPD co-leader and Vice-Chancellor…
SPD Axes Funding for Elite Economic Summit
The practice of public funding for the Ludwig Erhard Summit is facing mounting criticism from within Germany’s political…
Merz Brasil Remarks Spark SPD Outrage
The remarks of CDU leader Friedrich Merz regarding Brazil have triggered a significant diplomatic backlash, with fellow politicians…
SPD Urges Union to Approve Pension Plan
The simmering tensions within Germany’s governing coalition have resurfaced as the debate surrounding pension reforms intensifies. The SPD…
SPD Dismisses Soders Nuclear Push
The proposal by Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder to introduce mini-nuclear reactors (Small Modular Reactors or SMRs) in Germany…
SPD Names Krach Top Candidate
The Berlin SPD has selected Steffen Krach as its lead candidate for the 2026 Abgeordnetenhaus elections, a decision…
SPD Accused of Politically Motivated AfD Warnings
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) is facing accusations of strategically leveraging criticism of the far-right Alternative for Germany…
Neukölln SPD Chief Defends Nomination Rejection
The internal dynamics within Berlin’s SPD are facing scrutiny following Martin Hikel’s decision to withdraw from consideration as…
SPD Demands Rights for Children in Constitution
A simmering debate is erupting within Germany’s political landscape regarding the constitutional enshrinement of children’s rights, challenging the…
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…
Industry Leaders Warn SPD Hindering Economic Shift
Germany’s largest employers’ association for the metal and electrical industries, Gesamtmetall, is increasingly characterizing the Social Democratic Party…
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…
Left Lawmaker’s Election Failure Sparks SPD Criticism
The failed election of Left Party parliamentarian Clara Bünger to the Parliamentary Control Committee (PKGr) has ignited a…
SPD Eyes Compromise on Combustion Engine Ban
Negotiations surrounding Germany’s planned 2035 ban on internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles are showing signs of a potential…
SPD Members Challenge Welfare Reform
A significant internal challenge to Chancellor Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) is gaining momentum, with a faction opposing…
Germany’s SPD Rejects EU Carbon Pricing Ease
The German Social Democratic Party (SPD) is staunchly resisting calls for a relaxation of the European Union’s carbon…
Juso Demand SPD Shift Left
The recent victory of self-proclaimed socialist Zohran Mamdani in New York City’s mayoral elections is prompting calls within…
Wadephul Faces CDU Fire SPD Offers Shield
The German Foreign Minister, Johann Wadephul of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), is facing internal scrutiny over his…
SPD Shifts Focus to Work Education
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) faces a critical juncture, with its leadership acknowledging a concerning shift of traditional…
SPD Members Challenge Welfare Reform
A significant faction within the Social Democratic Party (SPD) is mounting a direct challenge to the government’s proposed…
Conservatives Unfazed by SPD Opposition
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is dismissing with apparent equanimity potential internal dissent within the Social Democratic Party…
Youth Union Rejects SPD Criticism of Benefits Overhaul
A simmering tension is escalating within Germany’s governing coalition as reform plans for the Bürgergeld (citizen’s allowance) spark…
SPD Members Revolt Over Welfare Overhaul
A significant faction within the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) is mounting a direct challenge to the government’s…
SPD Defends Lawmaker Amidst Political Dispute
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) has forcefully rejected criticism leveled by CDU parliamentary group leader Jens Spahn regarding…
Economist Slams SPD Tax Plans
The prospect of increased inheritance and wealth taxes in Germany is drawing sharp criticism from the head of…
SPD Demands Wealth Tax Reform
The internal debate within Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) has taken a sharp turn, with prominent factions now…
Handcraft Inheritances Safe SPD Says
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) is pushing for a significant overhaul of Germany’s inheritance tax system, targeting loopholes…
SPD Eyes Borrowed Funds for Pensions
The debate surrounding Germany’s looming pension crisis has intensified, with SPD General Secretary Tim Klüssendorf proposing potentially controversial…
SPD Reaffirms UNRWA Support
The German Social Democratic Party (SPD) is staunchly defending its continued support for the United Nations Relief and…
SPD Challenges Merz Demands Future City Summit
A significant rift is emerging within Germany’s ruling coalition, with ten SPD parliamentarians distancing themselves from Chancellor Scholz…
SPD Sees Progress on Commuter Tax Break and Restaurant Relief
The planned tax relief measures for commuters and the hospitality sector are facing hurdles, but a key Social…
Woidke’s Remarks Spark SPD Backlash
Brandenburg’s State Premier Dietmar Woidke’s recent suggestion that the Alternative for Germany (AfD) could render the established political…
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…
SPD Links Drafted Service With Conditions
The potential introduction of a new mandatory service – often framed as a successor to Germany’s abolished conscription…
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…
Draft Wehrpflicht Deal Faces SPD Resistance
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU) factions are maintaining a firm stance on the…
SPD Defends Distance from AfD
A growing internal debate within Germany’s conservative bloc is escalating, with prominent former politicians advocating for a dismantling…
SPD Considers State Intervention to Save Steel Industry
The German Social Democratic Party (SPD) parliamentary group is pushing for a significant interventionist approach to safeguard the…
SPD Urges AfD Ban Intensifies Pressure
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) is escalating pressure on the conservative Union faction to formally endorse a legal…
Jusos Demand SPD Block Welfare Reform
The proposed overhaul of Germany’s citizen’s allowance (Bürgergeld) by the ruling coalition government is facing fierce internal opposition,…
Left SPD Challenges Merz on Engine Ban
The left wing of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in the German Bundestag is fiercely defending the existing…
SPD Pushes Job Protection Plan for German Industry
German government officials are prioritizing the preservation of jobs within the steel and automotive industries, signaling a concerted…
Social Year Proposal Faces SPD Opposition
The prospect of introducing a mandatory national service year, recently proposed by CDU leader Friedrich Merz, appears unlikely…
CDU Leads SPD in Rhineland-Palatinate
Recent polling data indicates a significant shift in voter preferences in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, just five months before the…
Scholz Celebrates 50 Years With SPD
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) is planning a formal recognition of former Chancellor Olaf Scholz to mark the…
SPD Backs Trump’s Gaza Proposal
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Germany has expressed cautious support for the Gaza peace plan proposed by…
SPD Blocks Nursing Level 1 Cuts
Lawmakers have dismissed proposals to eliminate the initial level of care assistance, reaffirming a commitment to maintaining existing…
SPD Celebrates German Local Election Victory
The outcome of the recent municipal run-off elections in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) has been welcomed, with a sentiment…
Faeser Slams SPD Israel Stance
A former German Interior Minister, Nancy Faeser, has voiced concerns regarding her party’s current approach to Israeli policy.…
SPD Rejects Health Insurer Cuts
A leading figure within the Social Democratic Party (SPD) has cautioned against cuts to healthcare services as a…
SPD Defends Healthcare Cuts
Concerns are escalating in Germany regarding potential adjustments to the statutory health insurance system, following comments from Health…
SPD Seeks Inheritance Tax Hike
Debate intensifies in Germany over potential inheritance tax reforms, highlighting differing perspectives on economic fairness and the nation’s…
SPD Calls for Inheritance Tax Reform
A growing sentiment within Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) signals a push to link discussions surrounding welfare state…
SPD Calls for EU Trade Deal Review
A prominent group within the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), known as the Seeheimer Kreis, is calling for…
Renewables Growth Should Continue SPD Says
The findings of a recent monitoring report on Germany’s energy transition have sparked debate among political factions, with…
SPD Signals Mixed Feelings After North Rhine-Westphalia Vote
The leader of the SPD parliamentary group, Matthias Miersch, has offered a nuanced assessment of his party’s performance…
SPD Calls for Renewed Drive
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) is initiating a period of internal reflection following disappointing results in the recent…
SPD Dismisses State Election Setback
The recent regional elections in North Rhine-Westphalia have prompted internal discussion within the Social Democratic Party (SPD). While…
SPD Seeks Inheritance Tax Talks
Following statements by Christian Union (CDU/CSU) parliamentary group leader Jens Spahn regarding the inequitable distribution of wealth, the…
SPD Faces Urgent Rethink After Election Setback
Following disappointing results for the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in the recent North Rhine-Westphalia municipal elections, prominent party…
SPD Chief Promises Big Social Overhaul
A senior figure within the Social Democratic Party (SPD) has entered the debate surrounding potential reforms to Germany’s…
SPD Defends Stricter Harassment Penalties
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) has firmly defended its call for stricter penalties for verbal sexual harassment, dismissing…
SPD Nominates Emmenegger for Constitutional Court Post
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) has nominated Sigrid Emmenegger, currently a judge at the Federal Administrative Court, as…
SPD Backs EU Sanctions Against Israel
Calls for increased pressure on Israel are growing within Germany, with leading figures advocating for stricter EU sanctions.…
SPD Seeks End to Marriage Splitting
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) is advocating for the abolition of the “Ehegattensplitting” system, a taxation model impacting…
No U-turn on combustion engine ban says SPD
SPD voices concern over calls to reconsider EU combustion engine ban. Discussions surrounding the proposed 2035 phase-out of…
SPD Aims for Stronger Coalition Identity
Leading figures within Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) are calling for greater clarity and distinctiveness in the policies…
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…
Wealthy to Fund Tax Cuts Says SPD Leader
The leader of the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag, Matthias Miersch, has signaled a potential shift in…
SPD Plans Crackdown on Welfare Abuse
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) views the anticipated suspension of adjustments to Bürgergeld (Germany’s basic income scheme) next…
SPD Backs Merz’s Call for Female Military Service
A prominent figure within Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) has voiced support for considering compulsory military service for…
Merz Attacks Social Welfare System Sparks SPD Outrage
German Social Democrats (SPD) have expressed concern regarding recent statements made by Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU). Johannes Fechner,…
SPD Slows Self-Determination Law Debate
Germany’s Self-Determination Law is facing renewed scrutiny following calls for potential revisions, though a key governing party is…
Coalition Unity Needed SPD Warns CDU
Following the parliamentary summer recess, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) is urging its coalition partner, the Christian Democratic…
SPD Spots Shift in Union on Tax Hike Debate
A potential shift in Germany’s tax debate is emerging following a proposal from a leading CDU politician to…
SPD Insists New Military Service Remains Voluntary
Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) is maintaining its position that the planned new national service within the Bundeswehr…
SPD Leaders Warn Merz Against Welfare Cuts
Leading figures within the Social Democratic Party (SPD) are cautioning Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) against downplaying the strength…
SPD Needs Fresh Ideas Says State Leader
Rheinland-Pfalz’s Minister-President Alexander Schweitzer is urging his Social Democratic Party (SPD) to revitalize its approach and reconnect with…
SPD Leader Demands Steel Industry Summit
The leader of Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), Lars Klingbeil, has called for a summit to bolster the…
SPD Leader Calls For AfD Ban Consideration
The leader of Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), Lars Klingbeil, has reiterated calls for consideration of a potential…
SPD Demands Fair Cuts to National Budget
In ongoing discussions surrounding budgetary savings within the federal budget, Thorsten Rudolph, the SPD parliamentary group’s budget policy…
Greens Slam SPD Secrecy Over Court Pick
Discontent is brewing within Germany’s Green Party regarding the Social Democrats’ (SPD) handling of a potential candidate for…
SPD Names New Judge Candidate for Top Court
Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) have identified a new candidate for a judge at the Federal Constitutional Court in…
SPD Fights Low Wages To Protect Welfare System
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Germany is aiming to reduce the number of individuals reliant on supplementary…
SPD Backs Tax Hike Plan For Top Earners
Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) is defending considerations raised by Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil regarding potential tax increases…
SPD Pushes For Tax Relief For Middle Class Families
A key figure within Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) is continuing to advocate for income tax reform focused…
SPD Urges Swift Entry for Afghan Local Staff
A German lawmaker is urging swift action to facilitate the entry of Afghan nationals who have already received…
SPD Backs Dobrindt’s Border Control Costs
Members of Germany’s governing and opposition parties are sharply divided over the escalating costs associated with increased border…
Stegner Urges SPD to Avoid Past Welfare Reform Mistakes
A leading figure from the left wing of Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) has cautioned against repeating the…
SPD Struggles in Coalition Government
A political scientist has offered a critical assessment of the Social Democratic Party’s (SPD) performance during the first…
Germany’s SPD Open to Switzerland Joining EU
A leading figure in the German Parliament’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) has expressed openness to Switzerland joining the…
SPD Faces Rapid Decline Warns Analyst
A prominent political scientist is warning of significant challenges for the Social Democratic Party (SPD) as the governing…
SPD Seeks Coalition Deal After 100 Days
One hundred days into the tenure of the current German governing coalition, the leader of the Social Democratic…
Greens and SPD Limit CO2 Storage Plans
Members of Germany’s parliament from the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Green Party are calling for limitations…
SPD Criticizes Israel Arms Halt
A divergence in policy regarding arms deliveries to Israel is emerging within Germany’s political landscape, with prominent members…
Merz’s Ukraine Diplomacy Wins SPD Praise
A leading figure within Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) has publicly commended Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s approach to the…
SPD Leader Faces Protests During Key Interview
The German public broadcaster ARD recorded its annual “Summer Interview” with SPD leader Bärbel Bas on Sunday, accompanied…
SPD Urges Germany To Take Stronger Stance On Israel Arms Sales
Members of Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) are urging further action from the German government regarding the conflict…