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German Civil Servants' Health Benefits Costs Surge
The cost of German civil servants' health benefits (Beihilfe) dramatically increased in 2024, reaching €6.6 billion for the federal government (up 14.8% from 2022) and €13.8 billion for state governments (up from €11.3 billion in 2022), due to demographic change, medical advancements, and rising hea...
German Civil Servants' Health Benefits Costs Surge
The cost of German civil servants' health benefits (Beihilfe) dramatically increased in 2024, reaching €6.6 billion for the federal government (up 14.8% from 2022) and €13.8 billion for state governments (up from €11.3 billion in 2022), due to demographic change, medical advancements, and rising hea...
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44% Bias Score


Turkey's Civil Servant Pay Raise Offer Rejected
The Turkish government offered a modest salary increase of 10-6-4-4 percent for civil servants and retirees for 2026-2027, which was rejected by Memur-Sen union due to insufficiency, triggering potential labor unrest.
Turkey's Civil Servant Pay Raise Offer Rejected
The Turkish government offered a modest salary increase of 10-6-4-4 percent for civil servants and retirees for 2026-2027, which was rejected by Memur-Sen union due to insufficiency, triggering potential labor unrest.
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52% Bias Score


Spain's Public Sector Employment: Career Civil Servants Surge, Temporary Worker Numbers Fall
In January 2025, Spain had 1,634,510 career civil servants (a 10-year high), 610,426 labor employees, and 792,496 other employees, totaling 3,037,432 public sector workers; this increase is driven by recent record public employment offers and stabilization processes aiming to reduce the 32.8% tempor...
Spain's Public Sector Employment: Career Civil Servants Surge, Temporary Worker Numbers Fall
In January 2025, Spain had 1,634,510 career civil servants (a 10-year high), 610,426 labor employees, and 792,496 other employees, totaling 3,037,432 public sector workers; this increase is driven by recent record public employment offers and stabilization processes aiming to reduce the 32.8% tempor...
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32% Bias Score


Thuringia Faces €1.2 Billion Annual Pension Bill by 2039
The state of Thuringia faces a financial challenge due to rapidly increasing pension payments for retired civil servants; these payments tripled in the last decade and are projected to reach €1.2 billion annually by the end of the 2030s due to a growing number of retirees, necessitating immediate ac...
Thuringia Faces €1.2 Billion Annual Pension Bill by 2039
The state of Thuringia faces a financial challenge due to rapidly increasing pension payments for retired civil servants; these payments tripled in the last decade and are projected to reach €1.2 billion annually by the end of the 2030s due to a growing number of retirees, necessitating immediate ac...
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40% Bias Score


UK Civil Servants Threaten Strike Action Over Pay and Job Cuts
The PCS union, representing UK civil servants, is demanding significant pay raises, shorter working weeks, and a London weighting, threatening strike action by mid-September if demands aren't met, clashing with the Labour government's plans to shrink the civil service.
UK Civil Servants Threaten Strike Action Over Pay and Job Cuts
The PCS union, representing UK civil servants, is demanding significant pay raises, shorter working weeks, and a London weighting, threatening strike action by mid-September if demands aren't met, clashing with the Labour government's plans to shrink the civil service.
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56% Bias Score


SPD Defends Inclusion of Civil Servants in German Pension System
German SPD deputy Dagmar Schmidt defends Labor Minister Bärbel Bas' proposal to include civil servants in the statutory pension insurance, citing Austria as a successful model and referencing the coalition agreement for a pension commission to study the proposal; the German Pension Insurance support...
SPD Defends Inclusion of Civil Servants in German Pension System
German SPD deputy Dagmar Schmidt defends Labor Minister Bärbel Bas' proposal to include civil servants in the statutory pension insurance, citing Austria as a successful model and referencing the coalition agreement for a pension commission to study the proposal; the German Pension Insurance support...
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40% Bias Score

Turkish Arbitration Board to Decide on Public Employee Salary Increases
The Turkish Arbitration Board is meeting to decide on salary increases for public employees and retirees, with a final decision expected on August 27th after the government submitted its proposal and Memur-Sen made additional statements.

Turkish Arbitration Board to Decide on Public Employee Salary Increases
The Turkish Arbitration Board is meeting to decide on salary increases for public employees and retirees, with a final decision expected on August 27th after the government submitted its proposal and Memur-Sen made additional statements.
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32% Bias Score

Thuringia Faces €1.2 Billion Pension Crisis Amidst Population Decline
Thuringia faces severe financial challenges in the coming years due to a sharp increase in civil servant pension payments, reaching €1.2 billion by the end of the 2030s from €450 million in 2024, coupled with a shrinking population, forcing critical budget review and potentially impacting public ser...

Thuringia Faces €1.2 Billion Pension Crisis Amidst Population Decline
Thuringia faces severe financial challenges in the coming years due to a sharp increase in civil servant pension payments, reaching €1.2 billion by the end of the 2030s from €450 million in 2024, coupled with a shrinking population, forcing critical budget review and potentially impacting public ser...
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36% Bias Score

House Votes To Eliminate Federal Workers' Retirement Supplement
The House voted to end the special retirement supplement for federal workers retiring before full Social Security eligibility, potentially impacting thousands and causing significant financial losses for those who retired early, such as Michele Santa Maria, who estimates a $110,000 loss.

House Votes To Eliminate Federal Workers' Retirement Supplement
The House voted to end the special retirement supplement for federal workers retiring before full Social Security eligibility, potentially impacting thousands and causing significant financial losses for those who retired early, such as Michele Santa Maria, who estimates a $110,000 loss.
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36% Bias Score

Indonesia's Proposed Civil Servant Retirement Age Hike Sparks Debate
Korpri proposed raising Indonesia's civil servant retirement age to 70 years, aiming to improve expertise and careers, but facing criticism for potentially hindering younger civil servants' advancement and burdening the national budget.

Indonesia's Proposed Civil Servant Retirement Age Hike Sparks Debate
Korpri proposed raising Indonesia's civil servant retirement age to 70 years, aiming to improve expertise and careers, but facing criticism for potentially hindering younger civil servants' advancement and burdening the national budget.
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44% Bias Score

Dutch Government Employee Numbers Rise Despite Planned Cuts, Audit Finds Shortcomings
The number of Dutch government employees increased by 9,000 in 2023, reaching 157,000 full-time positions, despite government plans for a 22 percent budget cut in 2025; the General Audit Chamber found significant shortcomings in personnel planning and administrative errors, including 867 wrongly rec...

Dutch Government Employee Numbers Rise Despite Planned Cuts, Audit Finds Shortcomings
The number of Dutch government employees increased by 9,000 in 2023, reaching 157,000 full-time positions, despite government plans for a 22 percent budget cut in 2025; the General Audit Chamber found significant shortcomings in personnel planning and administrative errors, including 867 wrongly rec...
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44% Bias Score

Appeals Court Blocks Trump Administration's Mass Firings of Federal Workers
A federal appeals court sided with thousands of fired civil servants, ordering their reinstatement at six federal agencies, stemming from the Trump administration's broad cuts to the federal workforce and efforts to replace nonpartisan civil servants with political appointees.

Appeals Court Blocks Trump Administration's Mass Firings of Federal Workers
A federal appeals court sided with thousands of fired civil servants, ordering their reinstatement at six federal agencies, stemming from the Trump administration's broad cuts to the federal workforce and efforts to replace nonpartisan civil servants with political appointees.
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40% Bias Score
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