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Healthcare Funding Cuts in Welfare Union Protests Pensions Fiscal Policy Welfare Cuts Housing Support Bürgergeld Labor Funding Job Centers Tax Reductions Justice Funding Poverty Reduction Pension Programs

Germany Plans Stricter Grundsicherung to Replace Bürgergeld, With Faster and Tougher Sanctions

An official audit now faults jobcenters’ placement record, setting the terms for a reform constrained by constitutional limits.

Germany Unveils Half-Billion-Euro Judicial Strengthening Pact

Labour Government Faces Backlash Over £5 Billion Welfare Cuts

France Could Save Billions by Investing in Poverty Reduction