News Committee Agendas: 75th Meeting on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 9:30 AM – Closed Session Committee on Food and Agriculture Agenda I. Non-Public Session A. Executive Session Discussion of pending legislation: a) Bill to establish a new program to provide financial assistance to farmers affected by natural disasters b) Bill to increase the minimum wage for … Read more
Interior Committee, Homeland Security: 98th Meeting on Thursday, January 16, 2025, 1:00 PM – Closed Agenda Internal affairs Election of a new deputy chairperson Committee calendar for the first half of 2025 Personnel matters Homeland security Current state and future perspectives of cyber resilience in Germany Report by the Federal Commissioner for the Armed Forces … Read more
I cannot find any evidence of a Kurzmeldungen article published on 2025-01-13 with the title “Vernehmung von Kanzler Scholz und Minister Habeck”. Vernehmung von Kanzler Scholz und Minister Habeck The AI has provided us with the news. I’ve asked Google Gemini the following question, and here’s its response. Kurzmeldungen (hib) a new article on 2025-01-13 … Read more
Study Programs in Physiotherapy Physiotherapists help people to restore their mobility and physical function after an injury, illness, or disability. They work with patients of all ages, from infants to the elderly, and can specialize in a variety of areas, such as orthopedics, neurology, or pediatrics. If you are interested in a career in physiotherapy, … Read more
German Government Outlines Spending Increases Berlin, January 13, 2025 (hib) – The German government has released a report detailing significant increases in public spending over the next several years. The document, titled “Ausgabensteigerungen” (“Spending Increases”), projects a 6.3% increase in government spending in 2025, followed by annual increases of 4.8% in 2026 and 2027. The … Read more
German Union Questions Finance Minister’s Travel Expenses Berlin (hib/HAU) – The German Union of Public Services, Verdi, has asked about the business trips of Saxon Finance Minister Hartmut Kukies (SPD). The union’s parliamentary group leader, Franziska Schubert, wrote to the Saxon Ministry of Finance on Friday, demanding detailed information on Kukies’ travel expenses since the … Read more
German antitrust authority has not yet used new powers The German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) has not yet used its new powers to break up dominant companies. The new powers were granted to the Cartel Office in January 2023 as part of the 10th Amendment to the German Competition Act. The powers allow the Cartel … Read more
Questions about the healthcare insurance risk adjustment system Berlin. The Federal Government is planning to make changes to the healthcare insurance risk adjustment system. The German Bundestag is currently debating the corresponding draft law. The risk adjustment system is intended to ensure that health insurance funds with a high proportion of sick or elderly members … Read more
Rising Insurance Contributions in Statutory and Private Health Insurance Berlin. Statutory and private health insurance (GKV and PKV) contributions are expected to rise again in 2025. This was announced by the Federal Insurance Supervision (BaFin) on Friday in Bonn. The authority set the average contribution rate for the GKV at 16.2 percent. This means that … Read more
No information on HR plans Berlin: The federal government has no information on how many civil servants will be needed in the coming years. This was stated by the Federal Ministry of the Interior in response to a written question from the Greens parliamentary group, which is available to the German Press Agency. The ministry … Read more