Germany to End Free Spousal Co-Insurance, Health Minister Says Germany’s Health Minister Nina Warken proposes ending free spousal co-insurance for non-working partners, citing fairness and incentives to boost employment. Health …
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CDU Health Minister Warken’s statutory health insurance plan divides coalition over costs
by Leo Müllerby Leo MüllerWarken’s statutory health insurance reform sparks coalition rift over funding Germany’s health insurance reform plan by Health Minister Warken has exposed deep divisions in the governing coalition, with the CSU …
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Health Minister Nina Warken plans to raise health insurance contribution cap
by Hans Ottoby Hans OttoHealth insurance contribution ceiling set to rise in Warken’s savings draft German Health Minister Nina Warken proposes raising the health insurance contribution ceiling to shift more costs to higher earners, …
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Finance Minister Klingbeil spares civil servants, private insurers from Bürgergeld healthcare costs
by Leo Müllerby Leo MüllerHealth insurance reform ignites row as Finance Minister spares civil servants and private patients Finance Minister exempts civil servants and private patients from funding Bürgergeld recipients’ healthcare, igniting a dispute …
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Stranded humpback whale Timmy rescue approved by Mecklenburg-Vorpommern minister
by Dieter Meyerby Dieter MeyerWismar humpback whale ‘Timmy’ to be rescued after state approval for private operation Mecklenburg-Vorpommern authorizes private rescue of the Wismar humpback whale ‘Timmy’, approving an air-cushion lift and pontoon transport …
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Israeli finance minister Smotrich attacks Chancellor Merz over West Bank settlements
by Hans Ottoby Hans OttoIsraeli settlement policy sparks diplomatic row after Smotrich attacks Chancellor Merz Dispute over Israeli settlement policy escalates after Bezalel Smotrich attacked German Chancellor Friedrich Merz; Israel’s ambassador condemned the remarks. …
