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States Seek Online Protection for Deceased
The states of Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate are pushing for a renewed effort to combat online hate speech and…
German States Equip Schools With AI
Across several German states, a new era of educational technology is dawning as artificial intelligence tools are being…
German States Push for Lorry Emissions Rules Ease>
Leading regional governors from Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria and Lower Saxony are urging the European Commission to reassess and potentially…
Southern German States Oppose EU Electric Car Mandate
Economic ministers from the German states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria have voiced strong reservations regarding proposed European Union…
German States Doubt Plan To Track Multiple Citizenships
Across Germany, the announcement by North Rhine-Westphalia’s (NRW) Interior Minister Herbert Reul to begin recording second passports held…
German Minister States Responsibility for Poland Invasion Never Expires
Berlin hosted a commemoration event at the temporary “Memorial Site for Poland 1939-1945” where German Culture Minister Wolfram…
German States Seek More Detention Spaces For Deportations
Several German federal states are planning to increase the number of detention spaces for individuals subject to deportation,…
States Seek Funds To Repair Police Stations
Several German federal states are seeking increased financial support from the national government to bolster policing infrastructure and…
German States Challenge Healthcare Ruling
Three German federal states – Baden-Württemberg, Schleswig-Holstein and Saxony-Anhalt – have jointly filed a constitutional complaint against stipulations…
States Demand Rail Compensation
German states are pushing for compensation for railway passengers when promised amenities, such as Wi-Fi or onboard catering,…
US Tariffs Hit German States Unevenly
A new study by the Ifo Institute has revealed a disparate economic impact of US trade policy across…
States Demand Swift Action on 2.5 Billion Euro Pact
German Education Ministers Urge Speed in Digital Pact Talks The education ministers of Germany’s federal states have called…
SEVERE WEATHER WARNING ISSUED FOR FIVE FEDERAL STATES!
Severe Thunderstorms Warned in Multiple German States, Germany’s Weather Service Reports Germany’s national weather service has issued a…
Ticket Tussle: Germany’s States Refuse to Foot the Bill for Public Transport
Germany’s Federal and Regional Transport Ministers Unanimously Reject Shouldering Additional Costs of the Germany Ticket from 2026 Germany’s…
States and Government in Last-Ditch Talks to Avoid Economic Disaster
A German government and regional leaders have reached an agreement to discuss potential aid measures following a backlash…
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, LISTEN UP! States and Cities on the Brink of Collapse as Budget Crisis Looms
Germany’s Federal Government Urged to Reach Compromises in Financial Talks Saarland’s Minister-President, Anke Rehlinger of the Social Democratic…
States Demand Equal Share of the Bill
German Party Leader Calls for Redrawing of Fiscal Balance between Federal and Regional Governments Ahead of a minister-presidents’…
Union-Governed States Demand Tougher Approach to Young Offenders
As the number of juvenile crimes continues to rise, the federal states led by the Christian Democratic Union…
States Demand Fair Share of Federal Stimulus
German State Leaders Urge Federal Support for Local Governments Ahead of the minister-presidents’ conference on Wednesday, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern’s Minister-President,…
BREAKING: German States at War over Border Controls: Will the Schengen Dream Collapse?
In a recent interview with the German newspaper Bild, Saxony-Anhalt’s Minister-President Reiner Haseloff emphasized the importance of maintaining…
States Rebel Against Klingbeil’s Special Fund Distribution Plans
Financial Ministers of the German States Criticize Federal Guidelines for Distribution of 100 Billion Euros Germany’s state finance…
SPD-Ruled States Rebel Against US Software in German Police
Germany’s SPD-Governed States Oppose Palantir’s Use in Law Enforcement The SPD-governed states in Germany have expressed concerns over…
States May Hijack 100 Billion Euro Infrastructure Loan
A German Government’s Plan to Allocate 100 Billion Euros for Infrastructure Raises Concerns of Misuse The German Federal…
States vs. Feds: The Battle for Billions Begins
German State Leaders Urge Financial Compensation for Municipalities and Local Governments In the aftermath of the Minister Presidents’…
States Demand Swift Cash Injection as Economic Fears Mount
Berlin, Germany – The German federal states are set to intensify their pressure on the federal government at…
CDU’s Radical Plan to Slash State’s Share in Germany’s Economy
Germany’s CDU Economic Wing Seeks to Cap State’s Share of GDP at 45% The economic wing of Germany’s…
States to Pay the Price for Tax Cuts?
Germany’s Minister-President Warns Against Federal Tax Cuts at the Expense of States Thuringia’s Minister-President, Mario Voigt of the…
States Demand Timely Meeting After Trump Talks
German Chancellor’s US Trip Ignites Talks on Future Cooperation with CDU Leader The heads of Germany’s federal states…
German States Push for Biogeographic Origin Analysis
A proposal by the states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg to expand DNA analysis to include an individual’s biogeographic…
THUNDERSTORM APOCALYPSE: Germany Bracing for Catastrophic Storms, Warnings Issued for 7 States
Severe Storms Expected in Western Germany, with Potential for Flooding and Property Damage The German Weather Service (DWD)…
Feds Step Back as States Take the Lead
German authorities point to states as primary responders in the face of nationwide threats against German schools, but…
‘Who Orders, Must Also Pay’ – States and Municipalities Demand Federal Government Bear the Cost of Commuter Allowance and Value-Added Tax Cuts
Germany’s Federal Government Faces Opposition Over Tax Cuts and Commuter Allowance The German federal government’s plans to increase…
States Demand Urgent Action on Infrastructure Fund
German State Minister Anke Rehlinger Urges Federal Government to Create Precondition for Infrastructure Investment in Next Year’s Budget…
States in the Hot Seat as Germany’s Economic Woes Deepen
The German government has shifted the responsibility of potentially scrapping a public holiday to boost the economy to…
German Police Uncover Massive Operation in 9 States
Federal Police Conduct Raids in Nine German States in Connection with Human Smuggling German federal police conducted a…
The State’s New Prime Minister Unleashes a Climate-Friendly Economic Boom!
Newspaper Newly Elected Minister-President of Lower Saxony, Olaf Lies, Outlines Ambitious Climate-Friendly Transformation Plan Hannover, Germany – In…
Rhein: “Four States Paying Billions While 13 Receive Money – Need for Financial Equalization Reform
Hessischer Ministerpräsident Boris Rhein fordert Reform des Länderfinanzausgleichs In Vorfeld der bevorstehenden Ministerpräsidentenkonferenz im Juni hat der hessische…
States Weighing Disarming of AfD Members Amid Rising Extremism Concerns
Following the assessment by the Federal Agency for the Protection of the Constitution, there is consideration for disarming…
More Leeway for Member States in Managing Populations
The European Parliament has approved the downgrading of the wolf’s protection status in the EU from “strictly protected”…
States Push for AfD Ban Amid Rising Extremism Concerns
Following the classification of the AfD as “definitely right-wing extremist” by the Verfassungsschutz, the discussion on potentially banning…
CDU Lower Saxony Urges Merz to Boost Ties with Federal States
Niedersachsens CDU-Landesvorsitzender Sebastian Lechner has recommended that the newly designated Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) intensively engage with…
The United States’ Dominance in World Politics Threatened
Die USA stehen vor der Herausforderung, ihre Position als führende Großmacht in einer sich wandelnden Weltordnung zu bewahren.…
Germany’s Habeck Left Hanging as Member States Betray Unity
US President Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs to protect the US economy has led to a sharp decline…
Will the Golden State’s Tariff Tussle Spark a National Trade War?
California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, has announced plans to circumvent the tariffs imposed by US President Donald…
Baltic States Fear Ukraine Ceasefire is a Trojan Horse for Moscow’s Next Move
In a conversation with the Financial Times, Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur and Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė…
Which States Will Follow the Lead of NRW and Berlin?
The government’s spending is increasing, with a growing number of billion-euro debts being taken on at the European,…
Exposing the Deep State’s Dark Secrets, One Budget Cut at a Time?
Donald Trump and Elon Musk, along with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), have taken aim at seven…
States Demand Increased Funding for Early Childhood Education!
A German politician, Josefine Paul, the Family Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, has called for continuous and increasing funding…
BREAKING: Top Judge Blasts Debt Brake Reform as ‘Constitutional Coup’ – ‘States Will Be Reduced to Provinces’!
A former German Federal Constitutional Court judge, Peter Huber, has deemed the planned constitutional amendment to relax the…
Green’s Ultimatum to Merz: Talk to the States or Face Bundesrat Blockade
A senior official from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Mona Neubaur of the Green party, has called on…
The Surveillance State’s Latest Deception?
The German government has launched a new initiative to combat what it calls “conspiracy thinking.” The “Beratungskompass Verschwörungsdenken”…
States’ Road Quality Revealed!
Germany’s motorways and rail network are in a deplorable state, with the extent of the defects varying significantly…
Baltic States Seize Control from Russia in Bitter Cold
by Hans-Ueli Läppli A historic day – or perhaps a dark and cold one? On February 8, Lithuania,…
A $1.2 Billion Crash in Online Luck, Leaving States in a High-Stakes Bind!
A recent report by the Federal Ministry of Finance, as cited by the “Welt am Sonntag”, reveals a…
Brussels Must Defend Member States’ Interests!
In an interview on Friday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated that Kiev is putting the energy security…
Vaccination Vacuum: States Left to Decide on Fending Off Deadly Animal Plague
After an outbreak of the mouth and foot disease (MFK) in Brandenburg, the Federal Ministry of Food and…
Germany’s States Expect Enough Poll Workers!
Despite the tight deadline, German federal states are confident of having sufficient election helpers for the advance Bundestag…
11 States Rebel Against Fireworks Ban
Despite deviations and fatal fireworks incidents on New Year’s Eve, there is a clear majority against a fireworks…
Breathtaking Stagnation: The Devastating Truth About the States That Refuse to Move Forward!
Germany’s Year-End 2023 Figures: Record 29,500 Recognized Stateless Persons According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), 29,500 stateless…