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Rental Prices Rise 4% Nationwide in Spring 2026, Cologne Records Largest City Increase Asking rental prices rose 4% year‑on‑year in spring 2026, led by Cologne, Hamburg and Leipzig, while property …

Overpriced rents: Cities give municipal offices new powers to check and curb high rents Cities across Germany are empowering municipal offices to police overpriced rents, letting tenants seek refunds and …

DAK-Gesundheit: Sickness absence edges down through June 2026 as mental illness rises DAK-Gesundheit reports a slight fall in sickness absence through June 2026; mental illness is now leading cause while …

Germany’s EEG reform draft and Netzpaket draw sharp industry and political criticism Germany’s EEG reform and Netzpaket drafts, softened by the Economy Ministry, face industry and Green criticism over curtailment, …

German tax reform seen as modest tweak, minister urges simplification and digital filing Germany’s tax reform ahead of the summer recess offers modest relief for low and middle incomes, Finance …

Bundeskartellamt president term limit set at eight years under GWB reform Germany caps Bundeskartellamt president term at eight years while raising merger thresholds and granting new procurement screening powers in …

EU emissions trading reform keeps climate targets but shifts costs toward industry, cuts state revenue EU emissions trading reform keeps climate goals intact while extending free allowances and cutting state …

Police move into Hitler’s Braunau birthplace as Austria repurposes contested site Interior Minister Gerhard Karner will oversee police moving into Hitler’s Braunau birthplace; a roundup of Zambada’s pending sentence, Fields …

Germany’s CDU adopts strict stance on debt brake reform, opposing wider debt exemptions German CDU finance committee backs a narrow approach to debt brake reform, seeking limits on new borrowing …