GKV-Beitragssatzstabilisierungsgesetz amendments spark Health Committee clash over last-minute 300-page changes Late, 300-page amendments to Germany’s health contribution law spark a dispute in the Health Committee, prompting opposition warnings of billion-euro …
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Politics
Coalition committee meets to finalize growth package amid tax and labor disputes
by Hans Ottoby Hans OttoGermany growth package faces pivotal test as coalition meets at Chancellery German coalition meets today to decide a comprehensive Germany growth package of tax, labour and social reforms as negotiators …
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Hessian Budget Committee summons minister over DFB tax office change Hessian Budget Committee summons Finance Minister on DFB tax office change; FDP and Greens submit 45 urgent questions demanding transparency …
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Business
German coalition committee expands to include unions and employers, reviving concerted action
by Leo Müllerby Leo MüllerGermany revives “concerted action” as coalition committee invites unions and business groups German coalition expands Koalitionsausschuss to include unions and employers in a renewed “concerted action” push to address the …
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Politics
CDU Responds as AfD Official Storms HQ and Committee Vote Questioned
by Hans Ottoby Hans OttoCDU anti-AfD brochure sparks filmed protest and raises questions after secret Bundestag committee vote CDU anti-AfD brochure triggered a filmed protest at party headquarters on May 20, 2026, and renewed …
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Politics
Bundesrat halts €1,000 tax-free relief bonus and sends bill to mediation committee
by Hans Ottoby Hans OttoBundesrat Blocks 1000-euro Relief Bonus as States Protest Funding Burden Bundesrat unexpectedly rejected the 1000-euro relief bonus; states demand federal compensation for lost tax revenue as mediation committee readies talks. …
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Merz and Klingbeil clash at coalition committee as Söder avoids intervention
by Hans Ottoby Hans OttoMerz and Klingbeil Clash at Coalition Committee as Söder Stays on the Sidelines Merz and Klingbeil clashed at a coalition committee meeting, exposing strains in the governing alliance while Markus …
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Guides
Magnus Hirschfeld’s 1897 committee founded the world’s first gay activist group
by Dieter Meyerby Dieter MeyerMagnus Hirschfeld’s Berlin: A walking guide to the city’s first LGBTQ+ landmarks A guided route and history for visitors tracing Magnus Hirschfeld’s work across Charlottenburg, Tiergarten, Schöneberg and Moabit. Magnus …