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Karin Prien Announces Bill to Strengthen Volunteer Services This Year
Bundesminister Karin Prien (CDU) announced that this year she will present a draft law to strengthen voluntary services across Germany.…
Schulze Urges Volunteer Work Requirement for Citizen’s Money Recipients
The new Minister-President of Saxony‑Anhalt, Sven Schulze of the CDU, has called for a stronger obligation on basic‑income recipients…
Monika Schneider Calls Mandatory Volunteer Work for Welfare‑Seekers Who Hide in the Black Market
The economist Monika Schnitzer argues that it is appropriate to require some recipients of social benefits to perform a…
Food Banks See Volunteer Surge
while volunteer numbers have reached a record high, the escalating demand for assistance and systemic challenges threaten their…
Draft Law Seeks Volunteer Targets for Military
The German Bundestag’s Military Commissioner, Henning Otte (CDU), is advocating for the formalization of recruitment targets within the…
West Germans Get Bigger Volunteer Pay
A significant disparity in compensation for Bundesfreiwilligendienst (BFD) participants – a German federal volunteer service program – has…
Red Cross Warns Volunteer Pay Too Low
The President of the German Red Cross (DRK), Gerda Hasselfeldt, has voiced concerns regarding the current financial support…
Deadly Explosion in Luxury Apartment, Russian Volunteer Commander and His Bodyguard Among the Dead
An explosion occurred on Monday morning in the exclusive residential complex “Alye Parussa” (Red Sails) in northwestern Moscow.…
Election Heroes: German Capitals Surpass Expectations in Volunteer Recruiting
Despite a shortened preparation period, Germany’s state capitals are reporting a positive outcome in the recruitment of volunteer…