News 2025-Jan-06: Asylum Decisions by the BAMF from January to October 2024 Key Points: The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) made 182,412 decisions on asylum applications in the period from January to October 2024. Of these, 115,072 decisions were positive, granting asylum to the applicants. The total number of decisions increased significantly compared to … Read more
Planned Expenditures for the Lithuanian Brigade Berlin: The federal government plans to spend around 100 million euros on the Lithuanian brigade over the next four years. As reported by the German Press Agency, the money is intended for new equipment for the German-led NATO battle group in Lithuania. Among other things, the Bundeswehr is to … Read more
AfD Faction: Reducing Educational Disadvantages for Boys Berlin, January 6, 2025 – The parliamentary group of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) has presented a motion to the Bundestag, calling for measures to reduce the educational disadvantages of boys. The motion argues that boys are significantly underrepresented in higher education, despite generally performing better than girls … Read more
Recruitment of Mercenaries in Russia’s War Against Ukraine Berlin, January 6, 2025 – According to an investigation by the German intelligence service BND, Russia is increasingly relying on the recruitment of mercenaries in its war against Ukraine. The private military company Wagner Group, founded by Yevgeny Prigozhin, is playing a major role in this process. … Read more
German Contributions to International Organizations Berlin, January 6, 2025 – The German government has published its report on contributions to international organizations for the year 2024. The report provides a detailed overview of Germany’s financial support to various international organizations, including the United Nations, the European Union, and the World Bank. In 2024, Germany contributed … Read more
Projects of Foreign Cultural Policy in Namibia German-Namibian Development Cooperation: Development cooperation between Namibia and Germany has been in place for over 30 years. Germany is one of the most important bilateral donors in Namibia and supports the country in various sectors, including education, health, and governance. German Cultural Institute Windhoek: The Goethe-Institut Windhoek is … Read more
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The Statutory Minimum Wage in Germany On January 6, 2025, the German government published an article titled “The Statutory Minimum Wage in Overview.” This article provides information on the purpose, history, and calculation of the statutory minimum wage in Germany. Purpose of the Statutory Minimum Wage The purpose of the statutory minimum wage is to … Read more
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Minimum wage increases at the start of the year The German government increased the minimum wage to 12 euros per hour on January 1, 2025. This is the third increase in the minimum wage since its introduction in 2015. The previous minimum wage was 10.45 euros per hour. The increase is a result of the … Read more