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Germany's Coalition Agreement: Stricter Immigration, Pension Reforms, and Economic Measures
Germany's CDU/CSU and SPD coalition agreement details stricter immigration controls, including border asylum rejections, an 'expulsion offensive', and a two-year suspension of family reunification for subsidiary protection recipients; it also outlines plans for minimum wage increases, pension reform...
Germany's Coalition Agreement: Stricter Immigration, Pension Reforms, and Economic Measures
Germany's CDU/CSU and SPD coalition agreement details stricter immigration controls, including border asylum rejections, an 'expulsion offensive', and a two-year suspension of family reunification for subsidiary protection recipients; it also outlines plans for minimum wage increases, pension reform...
Progress
36% Bias Score
Turkey's 134.2 Billion TL Real Income Loss Prompts Call for Emergency Minimum Wage Increase
DEM Party Diyarbakır MP Sevilay Çelenk proposed an emergency mid-year minimum wage increase in Turkey due to a 134.2 billion TL real income loss in the first quarter of 2025, affecting workers, public employees, and pensioners, and calling for quarterly adjustments to combat inflation.
Turkey's 134.2 Billion TL Real Income Loss Prompts Call for Emergency Minimum Wage Increase
DEM Party Diyarbakır MP Sevilay Çelenk proposed an emergency mid-year minimum wage increase in Turkey due to a 134.2 billion TL real income loss in the first quarter of 2025, affecting workers, public employees, and pensioners, and calling for quarterly adjustments to combat inflation.
Progress
40% Bias Score
UK Carer's Allowance Rises, but Increase Lags Behind Inflation
The UK government has increased state pensions and benefits, including a 1.7% rise in carer's allowance and a higher weekly earnings threshold of £196, enabling carers to work more without losing benefits, impacting 60,000 more people by 2029; however, this increase is lower than the current inflati...
UK Carer's Allowance Rises, but Increase Lags Behind Inflation
The UK government has increased state pensions and benefits, including a 1.7% rise in carer's allowance and a higher weekly earnings threshold of £196, enabling carers to work more without losing benefits, impacting 60,000 more people by 2029; however, this increase is lower than the current inflati...
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44% Bias Score
German Municipalities Face Record €24 Billion Deficit
German municipalities are facing a record €24 billion deficit in 2024, a fourfold increase from 2023, prompting the German District Association (DLT) to urge the incoming government for increased funding and reforms to the citizen's allowance.
German Municipalities Face Record €24 Billion Deficit
German municipalities are facing a record €24 billion deficit in 2024, a fourfold increase from 2023, prompting the German District Association (DLT) to urge the incoming government for increased funding and reforms to the citizen's allowance.
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52% Bias Score
China to Optimize Elderly Care Services by 2035
China's January guideline aims to improve elderly care services by 2035, addressing the needs of its 297 million citizens aged 60 and above; the plan emphasizes affordability, expanding access, and workforce development to meet the challenges of its aging population.
China to Optimize Elderly Care Services by 2035
China's January guideline aims to improve elderly care services by 2035, addressing the needs of its 297 million citizens aged 60 and above; the plan emphasizes affordability, expanding access, and workforce development to meet the challenges of its aging population.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Aging Population and Out-Migration Cripple Chilean Rural Municipality
In Río Hurtado, Chile, a rural municipality with 4,334 inhabitants, school enrollment has dropped to its lowest in almost two decades due to youth out-migration and an influx of returning older adults (65+), leading to an aging population of 24.1% (above the national average of 14%), impacting econo...
Aging Population and Out-Migration Cripple Chilean Rural Municipality
In Río Hurtado, Chile, a rural municipality with 4,334 inhabitants, school enrollment has dropped to its lowest in almost two decades due to youth out-migration and an influx of returning older adults (65+), leading to an aging population of 24.1% (above the national average of 14%), impacting econo...
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40% Bias Score
French Government Cuts Funding for Job-Placement Programs
The French government's 2025 budget includes an €80 million reduction in funding for economic inclusion programs supporting nearly 300,000 job seekers, jeopardizing the effectiveness of job training and potentially increasing long-term costs.
French Government Cuts Funding for Job-Placement Programs
The French government's 2025 budget includes an €80 million reduction in funding for economic inclusion programs supporting nearly 300,000 job seekers, jeopardizing the effectiveness of job training and potentially increasing long-term costs.
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48% Bias Score
UK DPPOs Threaten to Withdraw from Government over Benefit Cuts
The UK government's proposed £5 billion benefit cuts, including changes to Personal Independence Payments and Universal Credit, face strong opposition from Deaf and Disabled People's Organisations (DPPOs) who are threatening to withdraw from governmental engagement due to a lack of meaningful consul...
UK DPPOs Threaten to Withdraw from Government over Benefit Cuts
The UK government's proposed £5 billion benefit cuts, including changes to Personal Independence Payments and Universal Credit, face strong opposition from Deaf and Disabled People's Organisations (DPPOs) who are threatening to withdraw from governmental engagement due to a lack of meaningful consul...
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40% Bias Score
Turkey Launches "Year of the Family" with Extensive Family Support Program
Turkey's 2025 "Year of the Family" program offers newlyweds a 150,000 lira interest-free loan, housing priority for families with three or more children, and discounts on transportation and cultural activities, aiming to boost birth rates and strengthen family units.
Turkey Launches "Year of the Family" with Extensive Family Support Program
Turkey's 2025 "Year of the Family" program offers newlyweds a 150,000 lira interest-free loan, housing priority for families with three or more children, and discounts on transportation and cultural activities, aiming to boost birth rates and strengthen family units.
Progress
52% Bias Score
China Unveils Plan for Comprehensive Elderly Care Services by 2035
China's government released a guideline in January to improve elderly care services by 2035, aiming to provide affordable and comprehensive care to its 297 million citizens aged 60 and above, easing the burden on families and developing the 'silver economy'.
China Unveils Plan for Comprehensive Elderly Care Services by 2035
China's government released a guideline in January to improve elderly care services by 2035, aiming to provide affordable and comprehensive care to its 297 million citizens aged 60 and above, easing the burden on families and developing the 'silver economy'.
Progress
32% Bias Score
German Coalition Talks Stalled by Financing Dispute
Coalition talks between Germany's SPD and CDU/CSU are deadlocked due to disagreements over financing election promises, creating a projected double-digit billion-euro deficit and delaying government formation, potentially impacting economic stability and social welfare programs.
German Coalition Talks Stalled by Financing Dispute
Coalition talks between Germany's SPD and CDU/CSU are deadlocked due to disagreements over financing election promises, creating a projected double-digit billion-euro deficit and delaying government formation, potentially impacting economic stability and social welfare programs.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Belgium Reforms Unemployment Benefits to Incentivize Work
Belgium's new law limits unemployment benefits to two years for those under 55, impacting 100,000 people, while 180,000 jobs remain unfilled; the reform, driven by the center-right MR party, aims to incentivize work by ensuring a significant income difference between employment and welfare.
Belgium Reforms Unemployment Benefits to Incentivize Work
Belgium's new law limits unemployment benefits to two years for those under 55, impacting 100,000 people, while 180,000 jobs remain unfilled; the reform, driven by the center-right MR party, aims to incentivize work by ensuring a significant income difference between employment and welfare.
Progress
60% Bias Score
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