Overview
- The 14 Frauen-Bundesliga clubs said they will found the independent Frauen-Bundesliga FBL e. V. without the DFB after talks on a joint FBL GmbH stalled, despite a previously discussed €100 million DFB contribution over eight years.
- The Bundestag approved tax reliefs including cutting VAT on restaurant meals from 19% to 7% and raising commuter and volunteer allowances, with Bundesrat approval uncertain due to state compensation demands.
- Coalition leaders plan to secure their own majority for Friday’s Bundestag vote on a contested pensions package, according to Vice Chancellor and SPD chair Lars Klingbeil.
- The European Broadcasting Union confirmed Israel’s participation in Eurovision 2026, prompting boycott announcements from broadcasters in Spain, Ireland and the Netherlands.
- The Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache named “KI-Ära” (AI era) the Word of the Year 2025, citing artificial intelligence as an epochal force in public life.