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Germany Debates Increased Federal Support for Bürgergeld Health Insurance Funding Federal plan to raise the government’s flat-rate contribution toward Bürgergeld health insurance could reduce GKV costs, but faces budget and …

Coalition Seeks Breakthrough on Health Insurance Financing Reform Ahead of Cabinet Vote Coalition negotiators in Germany are racing to clinch a deal on a health insurance financing reform, with the …

Signal security under scrutiny after months-long spying of German politicians’ Signal groups German federal politicians’ Signal security has been called into question after reports that attackers secretly accessed Signal groups …

Koalitionsausschuss under fire as secretive decision-making shapes Germany’s policy output Germany’s Koalitionsausschuss is facing renewed criticism for concentrating major policy decisions in a small inner circle, producing limited and opaque …

German Espionage Attack on Politicians’ Chats Sparks Federal Probe A federal investigation has been launched into an alleged espionage attack on politicians’ chats, prompting urgent inquiries by the Generalbundesanwalt and …

DOJ Drops Federal Reserve Investigation Into Renovation Cost Overruns DOJ halted a Federal Reserve investigation into renovation cost overruns and sent the matter to the Fed inspector general, shaping Jerome …

Signal attack on Signal messenger spreads to NATO personnel and Bundestag MPs Meta description: A widespread Signal attack has affected NATO members and numerous Bundestag MPs; Germany’s top federal prosecutor …

Federal Court Rules Helmut Kohl Book Profits Stay with Publisher; Widow Has No Claim German Federal Court rules the Helmut Kohl book’s profits do not belong to the chancellor’s widow; …

German High Court Rules Suspected Defect Alone Does Not Create Seller Liability The Bundesgerichtshof held that a mere suspected defect cannot, by itself, establish liability in property sales, narrowing when …