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Söder Presses Deep Cuts as Germany Opens Social‑Welfare Reform Drive

A government commission has begun drafting proposals due by year-end, with coalition parties divided over the scale of Bürgergeld savings.

Linnemann Defends Bundestag President Klöckner After Habeck Critique

Consolidated Government Data Puts Mohammed at No. 1 Among Bürgergeld Recipients

Cabinet Appoints Silvia Breher as Federal Animal Welfare Commissioner

Angela Merkel to Receive Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Order of Merit on Sept. 29

Federal Ministries Report €58,738 on Styling, €172,609 on Photographers Since May

CDU Backbencher Opens Door to Higher Top Tax in Exchange for Social Reforms

Merz Backs Electing a Woman as Germany’s Next President in 2027

Media Tenor: Merz Dominates 100-Day Coverage as Tone Turns Negative

Hamburg Asserts Continued Federal Clout Despite SPD Chancellery Exit

Germany Debates Tougher Bürgergeld Sanctions as Full Cuts Prove Unworkable

Approval for Merz Coalition Falls to Record Low After 100 Days

Regional MPs Reject Deutsche Bahn’s Hamburg–Hannover New Line Plan

Germany Nominates Breher as Federal Animal Welfare Commissioner in Dual Role

CDU Postpones Rhein-Berg Board Meeting to Hold Private Talks With Bosbach

Klöckner Demands Party Proposals to Fix Bundestag Voting Flaws

NRW Inquiry Committees Cost €13.6 Million as Major Probes Move Toward Resolution

Merz Plans September 1 Inaugural Visit to North Rhine-Westphalia Ahead of Gaza Decision

SPD Demands New Bundestag Vote on Court Candidate as CDU/CSU Hesitate

Ronja Kemmer Returns to Bundestag Following Daughter's Death