Forschungsgruppe Wahlen Poll: AfD Leads as Black‑Red Coalition Would Lose Bundestag Majority New Forschungsgruppe Wahlen poll finds AfD in first place and shows the CDU–SPD black‑red coalition would lack a …
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Bundestag coalition leaders urge MPs to avoid summer debates, prepare autumn reforms
by Hans Ottoby Hans OttoBundestag summer recess begins as coalition urges MPs to pause and prepare for autumn reforms Bundestag summer recess begins as coalition leaders call on MPs to avoid unnecessary debates, recharge …
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Bundestag approves new heating law permitting gas and oil boilers
by Hans Ottoby Hans OttoGerman heating law cleared by Bundestag lets new gas and oil boilers, sets phased biomethane targets Bundestag approves German heating law allowing gas and oil boilers, sets biomethane quotas and …
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GKV reform clears Bundestag after heated debate, sets cuts and higher co-payments
by Hans Ottoby Hans OttoGermans approve contentious GKV reform as Bundestag backs savings package in close vote Germany’s Bundestag approved the GKV reform on July 10, 2026, in a narrow vote that seeks to …
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GKV savings package faces Bundestag vote after Constitutional Court clears way
by Leo Müllerby Leo MüllerBundestag Set to Vote on GKV Savings Package After Constitutional Court Clears Way German Bundestag votes July 10, 2026 on the GKV savings package to stabilise statutory health insurance, amid …
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Bundestag adopts stricter emissions rules to implement EU directive for 10,000 sites
by Leo Müllerby Leo MüllerBundestag Approves Stricter Industrial Emissions Rules to Implement EU Directive Bundestag approves tougher industrial emissions rules to implement an EU directive, affecting about 10,000 facilities with new limits and investment …
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Bundestag unlikely to approve Bundeswehr mission in Strait of Hormuz, Röwekamp says
by Hans Ottoby Hans OttoGermany’s Röwekamp Says No Immediate Bundestag Vote on Strait of Hormuz Mission Germany’s defense committee chair says key conditions — including Iran’s consent and a robust international mandate — are …
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Bundestag approves infrastructure law to fast-track highways rail and waterways
by Hans Ottoby Hans OttoGerman Bundestag approves infrastructure law to fast-track highways, rail and waterways Bundestag approves infrastructure law to fast-track highways, rail and waterways with simplified permits and project prioritisation; Bundesrat consent is …
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Germany Debates Opt-Out Organ Donation (Widerspruchslösung) as Thousands Await Transplants German lawmakers consider an opt-out organ donation system (Widerspruchslösung) to tackle a chronic shortage of transplantable organs and reduce waiting-list …
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Germany’s heating law reform faces constitutional doubts from Bundestag scientific service
by Leo Müllerby Leo MüllerGermany heating law reform faces constitutional doubts after Bundestag report A Bundestag Scientific Service opinion warns the proposed heating law reform, the so-called Heizungsgesetz or Gebäudemodernisierungsgesetz, may shift emissions burdens …