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Germany's Long-Term Care Insurance Faces Reform Pressure Amid Rising Costs
Germany's long-term care insurance contribution rate rose by 0.2 percentage points in 2024, ranging from 2.6% to 4.2% based on family size, prompting calls for reforms due to the rising number of care recipients (5.7 million in December 2023) and high costs.
Germany's Long-Term Care Insurance Faces Reform Pressure Amid Rising Costs
Germany's long-term care insurance contribution rate rose by 0.2 percentage points in 2024, ranging from 2.6% to 4.2% based on family size, prompting calls for reforms due to the rising number of care recipients (5.7 million in December 2023) and high costs.
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44% Bias Score
Mainstream Parties Face Crisis as Voter Trust Plummets
A report analyzing surveys of 12,000 voters across six democracies finds that support for mainstream parties has fallen from 73% in 2000 to 51% today, due to a lack of faith in their competence and integrity; voters increasingly favor populist alternatives, driven by economic pessimism and a sense o...
Mainstream Parties Face Crisis as Voter Trust Plummets
A report analyzing surveys of 12,000 voters across six democracies finds that support for mainstream parties has fallen from 73% in 2000 to 51% today, due to a lack of faith in their competence and integrity; voters increasingly favor populist alternatives, driven by economic pessimism and a sense o...
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48% Bias Score
Greek Prime Minister's Proposal for Presidential Term Limits Faces Criticism
The Greek Prime Minister proposed a single six-year term for the President, a move criticized for its lack of justification given the President's limited powers, potentially increasing political conflict and overlooking the significantly more powerful Prime Minister's office.
Greek Prime Minister's Proposal for Presidential Term Limits Faces Criticism
The Greek Prime Minister proposed a single six-year term for the President, a move criticized for its lack of justification given the President's limited powers, potentially increasing political conflict and overlooking the significantly more powerful Prime Minister's office.
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52% Bias Score
Spain Reforms Judiciary to Enhance Access and Diversity
The Spanish Council of Ministers approved a reform of the Organic Law of the Judiciary, introducing changes to improve access to judgeships, increase judicial diversity, and address the European Commission's concerns about temporary judges. The reform includes a new written exam, anonymized applicat...
Spain Reforms Judiciary to Enhance Access and Diversity
The Spanish Council of Ministers approved a reform of the Organic Law of the Judiciary, introducing changes to improve access to judgeships, increase judicial diversity, and address the European Commission's concerns about temporary judges. The reform includes a new written exam, anonymized applicat...
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36% Bias Score
ICJ President Appointed Lebanon's Prime Minister
After a week of political change that saw Joseph Aoun become Lebanon's new president, Nawaf Salam, the president of the International Court of Justice, was appointed prime minister on Monday, succeeding Najib Mikati. Salam's appointment is largely seen as a victory for the reform movement and a sign...
ICJ President Appointed Lebanon's Prime Minister
After a week of political change that saw Joseph Aoun become Lebanon's new president, Nawaf Salam, the president of the International Court of Justice, was appointed prime minister on Monday, succeeding Najib Mikati. Salam's appointment is largely seen as a victory for the reform movement and a sign...
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48% Bias Score
Victoria Finalizes Health Service Network Restructure
The Victorian government announced its final health service network restructure on Friday, creating 12 networks serving at least 200,000 people each, following months of consultation and community feedback that led to changes such as splitting the Hume region into two sub-regions and merging Gippsla...
Victoria Finalizes Health Service Network Restructure
The Victorian government announced its final health service network restructure on Friday, creating 12 networks serving at least 200,000 people each, following months of consultation and community feedback that led to changes such as splitting the Hume region into two sub-regions and merging Gippsla...
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44% Bias Score
Argentina's State Reduction Plan Inspires US Counterpart: 40,000 Jobs Cut
Argentina's President Milei, inspired by US President Trump, has implemented a drastic plan to reduce the size of the state, eliminating 40,000 public sector jobs and 250 national offices in over a year, a model that has drawn the attention of Elon Musk and potentially impacts US policy.
Argentina's State Reduction Plan Inspires US Counterpart: 40,000 Jobs Cut
Argentina's President Milei, inspired by US President Trump, has implemented a drastic plan to reduce the size of the state, eliminating 40,000 public sector jobs and 250 national offices in over a year, a model that has drawn the attention of Elon Musk and potentially impacts US policy.
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60% Bias Score
Wales Explores Non-Criminal Ban on Political Lying
The Senedd in Wales is developing a law to ban political lying, exploring non-criminal options like strengthening the code of conduct or using existing investigative bodies, aiming to restore public trust without involving the police.
Wales Explores Non-Criminal Ban on Political Lying
The Senedd in Wales is developing a law to ban political lying, exploring non-criminal options like strengthening the code of conduct or using existing investigative bodies, aiming to restore public trust without involving the police.
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44% Bias Score
Theft Exposes Flaws in Spain's Judicial Selection System
A judicial candidate in Madrid had 1000 euros stolen, intended for private tutoring; this highlights a flawed, opaque system for judicial selection in Spain, recently reformed to promote transparency and meritocracy.
Theft Exposes Flaws in Spain's Judicial Selection System
A judicial candidate in Madrid had 1000 euros stolen, intended for private tutoring; this highlights a flawed, opaque system for judicial selection in Spain, recently reformed to promote transparency and meritocracy.
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64% Bias Score
Dutch Parliament Ends Pre-Appointment Hearings for Ministers
The Dutch House of Representatives ended its experiment with pre-appointment hearings for ministers and state secretaries after one session due to criticism of low-quality questions and political opportunism, with several parties citing concerns about the hearings' impact on the political system.
Dutch Parliament Ends Pre-Appointment Hearings for Ministers
The Dutch House of Representatives ended its experiment with pre-appointment hearings for ministers and state secretaries after one session due to criticism of low-quality questions and political opportunism, with several parties citing concerns about the hearings' impact on the political system.
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52% Bias Score
Simitis: Pragmatism, Vision, and the Challenges of Modernizing Greece
Kostas Simitis, a Greek politician and former Prime Minister, is analyzed for his pragmatic approach to modernization, balancing visionary ideals with the realities of Greek party politics, impacting Greece's path towards developed Europe despite inherent systemic challenges.
Simitis: Pragmatism, Vision, and the Challenges of Modernizing Greece
Kostas Simitis, a Greek politician and former Prime Minister, is analyzed for his pragmatic approach to modernization, balancing visionary ideals with the realities of Greek party politics, impacting Greece's path towards developed Europe despite inherent systemic challenges.
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48% Bias Score
China Intensifies Anti-Corruption Campaign Targeting Key Sectors
China's top anti-graft watchdog has launched a new campaign focusing on ten key sectors to combat corruption, including finance, State-owned enterprises, and energy, following the death sentence of a high-ranking tobacco official for bribery.
China Intensifies Anti-Corruption Campaign Targeting Key Sectors
China's top anti-graft watchdog has launched a new campaign focusing on ten key sectors to combat corruption, including finance, State-owned enterprises, and energy, following the death sentence of a high-ranking tobacco official for bribery.
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44% Bias Score
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