Politics
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Germany Cuts Red Tape: E-Car Sticker Gone, Jobcenter Easier
Germany’s cabinet has scrapped the environmental sticker requirement for electric cars and made it easier to handle Jobcenter appointments by email or video call,…
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Germany and Austria to Keep Border Controls in Place
Germany’s and Austria’s interior ministers have agreed to keep checks at their shared border for now, saying they want to see how the EU’s…
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Germany Toughens Liability Rules for E-Scooter Accidents
The Bundestag has passed a law making it easier for people injured by e-scooters to get compensation, putting rental operators on the hook when…
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Heating Law Germany – Rolls Back allows New Gas and Oil Boilers Again
Germany’s parliament has passed a new Building Modernisation Act that overturns the previous government’s strict rules on climate-friendly heating. New gas and oil boilers…
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Bundestag Passes Statutory Health Insurance Savings Bill – GKV
The Bundestag voted to cut costs in Germany’s statutory health insurance system, raising some co-payments and limiting free spousal coverage to avoid a looming…
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Germany to Buy U.S. Tomahawk Missiles — a Deal That Stayed Secret for Days
Germany will buy American Tomahawk cruise missiles and station them on German soil — a deal agreed behind closed doors at the NATO summit…