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Merz Rejects SPD Tax Hike Proposals for German Mid-Sized Businesses
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) rejected calls from the SPD for higher taxes on medium-sized businesses, citing upcoming budget shortfalls while expressing dissatisfaction with the coalition's progress and calling for improved communication and reform of social policies.
Merz Rejects SPD Tax Hike Proposals for German Mid-Sized Businesses
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) rejected calls from the SPD for higher taxes on medium-sized businesses, citing upcoming budget shortfalls while expressing dissatisfaction with the coalition's progress and calling for improved communication and reform of social policies.
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48% Bias Score
Merz Acknowledges Shortcomings in Coalition Government, Addresses CDU Concerns
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addressed the Niedersachsen CDU party congress, acknowledging shortcomings in the coalition government's performance, particularly in communication, while highlighting positive aspects such as decreased asylum numbers and economic incentives. He emphasized the need f...
Merz Acknowledges Shortcomings in Coalition Government, Addresses CDU Concerns
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addressed the Niedersachsen CDU party congress, acknowledging shortcomings in the coalition government's performance, particularly in communication, while highlighting positive aspects such as decreased asylum numbers and economic incentives. He emphasized the need f...
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48% Bias Score
Merz Addresses CDU Concerns Amid Coalition Challenges
At a Niedersachsen-CDU party congress, Chancellor Friedrich Merz addressed concerns about the coalition government's performance, acknowledging shortcomings while emphasizing successes in areas such as asylum applications and international cooperation. The party's muted reaction signals internal pre...
Merz Addresses CDU Concerns Amid Coalition Challenges
At a Niedersachsen-CDU party congress, Chancellor Friedrich Merz addressed concerns about the coalition government's performance, acknowledging shortcomings while emphasizing successes in areas such as asylum applications and international cooperation. The party's muted reaction signals internal pre...
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44% Bias Score
Rhineland-Palatinate SPD Re-elects Chairwoman, Appoints New Secretary General
The Rhineland-Palatinate SPD re-elected Sabine Bätzing-Lichtenthäler as chairwoman with 98.94% of the vote and appointed Gregory Scholz as the new secretary general (96.92% vote) during their party congress in Idar-Oberstein on August 23rd, 2025, setting the stage for the upcoming state election in ...
Rhineland-Palatinate SPD Re-elects Chairwoman, Appoints New Secretary General
The Rhineland-Palatinate SPD re-elected Sabine Bätzing-Lichtenthäler as chairwoman with 98.94% of the vote and appointed Gregory Scholz as the new secretary general (96.92% vote) during their party congress in Idar-Oberstein on August 23rd, 2025, setting the stage for the upcoming state election in ...
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68% Bias Score
Resignations Shake Bremen's Senate, Exposing SPD's Leadership Challenges
Bremen's Senator for the Interior, Ulrich Mäurer, is resigning, prompting discussions about potential successors, including Eva Högl, and simultaneously raising questions about the future of the education senator's position, with concerns about the SPD's ability to fill these crucial roles effective...
Resignations Shake Bremen's Senate, Exposing SPD's Leadership Challenges
Bremen's Senator for the Interior, Ulrich Mäurer, is resigning, prompting discussions about potential successors, including Eva Högl, and simultaneously raising questions about the future of the education senator's position, with concerns about the SPD's ability to fill these crucial roles effective...
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52% Bias Score
German Court to Review Politician's Post Amidst Hate Speech Accusations
A German court will re-examine a controversial social media post by CDU politician Detlef Gürth on September 4th, addressing accusations of incitement to hatred after a fatal stabbing in June 2024. The post, later blocked, stated, "We feed them and then they murder innocent people. This pack must ge...
German Court to Review Politician's Post Amidst Hate Speech Accusations
A German court will re-examine a controversial social media post by CDU politician Detlef Gürth on September 4th, addressing accusations of incitement to hatred after a fatal stabbing in June 2024. The post, later blocked, stated, "We feed them and then they murder innocent people. This pack must ge...
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44% Bias Score
Merz Announces Showdown with SPD over German Welfare Reform
German Chancellor Merz announced a tense showdown with the SPD over welfare system reforms, citing its financial unsustainability and criticizing the coalition's performance; he also called for stricter Bürgergeld rules and a clearer stance from the SPD on migration and economic policy.
Merz Announces Showdown with SPD over German Welfare Reform
German Chancellor Merz announced a tense showdown with the SPD over welfare system reforms, citing its financial unsustainability and criticizing the coalition's performance; he also called for stricter Bürgergeld rules and a clearer stance from the SPD on migration and economic policy.
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40% Bias Score
Merz Rejects Mittelstand Tax Hikes Amidst German Budget Crisis
German Chancellor Merz rejects calls for increased taxes on the Mittelstand, differing from SPD proposals to address billions of euros in budget shortfalls; Merz also criticized the current coalition's performance and urged improved communication and a unified approach to fiscal policy.
Merz Rejects Mittelstand Tax Hikes Amidst German Budget Crisis
German Chancellor Merz rejects calls for increased taxes on the Mittelstand, differing from SPD proposals to address billions of euros in budget shortfalls; Merz also criticized the current coalition's performance and urged improved communication and a unified approach to fiscal policy.
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40% Bias Score
JU Chairman Calls for Pension Cuts and Civil Servant Reform in Germany
Johannes Winkel, chairman of the Junge Union (JU), called for cuts to pension spending, stricter early retirement eligibility, and limitations on civil servant pension increases to address Germany's demographic challenges and ensure the long-term sustainability of the social security system.
JU Chairman Calls for Pension Cuts and Civil Servant Reform in Germany
Johannes Winkel, chairman of the Junge Union (JU), called for cuts to pension spending, stricter early retirement eligibility, and limitations on civil servant pension increases to address Germany's demographic challenges and ensure the long-term sustainability of the social security system.
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44% Bias Score
Far-Right Extremist Begins Sentence in Women's Prison Under Germany's Self-Determination Law
Marla-Svenja Liebich, convicted in July 2023 for far-right extremism (hate speech, insult, defamation), will serve a 1.5-year prison sentence in Chemnitz women's prison based on self-declared female gender under Germany's new self-determination law, prompting debate about potential legal loopholes.
Far-Right Extremist Begins Sentence in Women's Prison Under Germany's Self-Determination Law
Marla-Svenja Liebich, convicted in July 2023 for far-right extremism (hate speech, insult, defamation), will serve a 1.5-year prison sentence in Chemnitz women's prison based on self-declared female gender under Germany's new self-determination law, prompting debate about potential legal loopholes.
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44% Bias Score
Persistent East-West German Divisions 35 Years After Reunification
Thirty-five years after German reunification, a new book by former Thuringian Minister-President Bodo Ramelow and historian Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk reveals persistent divisions and deep-seated resentment between East and West Germany, highlighting unmet expectations, economic hardship, and political p...
Persistent East-West German Divisions 35 Years After Reunification
Thirty-five years after German reunification, a new book by former Thuringian Minister-President Bodo Ramelow and historian Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk reveals persistent divisions and deep-seated resentment between East and West Germany, highlighting unmet expectations, economic hardship, and political p...
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44% Bias Score
Scheuer Denies Perjury in German Car Toll Inquiry
Former German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer denies perjury charges from the Berlin Public Prosecutor's office related to his testimony in an investigative committee on the failed car toll; his lawyer asserts his client's statement was truthful due to lack of memory, while the prosecution's case...
Scheuer Denies Perjury in German Car Toll Inquiry
Former German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer denies perjury charges from the Berlin Public Prosecutor's office related to his testimony in an investigative committee on the failed car toll; his lawyer asserts his client's statement was truthful due to lack of memory, while the prosecution's case...
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52% Bias Score
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