https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/german-industrial-orders-rise-large-contracts-4103 CoreNoda en 2026-08-06T11:35:37.542Z German manufacturing orders rose by a stronger-than-expected 3.1% in June. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/klingbeil-crypto-tax-plans-reader-backlash-4102 CoreNoda en 2026-08-06T11:34:00.887Z Focus readers criticize Klingbeil’s crypto tax plans as an attack on private retirement savings. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/greens-seek-security-council-meeting-leipzig-drone-4101 CoreNoda en 2026-08-06T11:32:46.614Z Germany’s Green parliamentary group calls for a National Security Council meeting after the Leipzig/Halle drone incident. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/dl21-spd-paper-linke-merger-4100 CoreNoda en 2026-08-06T11:31:43.904Z A Focus opinion writer interprets a DL21 policy paper as a proposal to merge the SPD with Die Linke. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/calls-first-female-federal-president-germany-4099 CoreNoda en 2026-08-06T11:30:07.994Z A growing number of German politicians are calling for the country’s first female federal president. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/germany-integration-act-mixed-effects-refugees-4098 CoreNoda en 2026-08-06T11:25:07.864Z Deutsche Welle concludes that Germany’s Integration Act has produced both benefits and drawbacks. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/csg-investment-saxony-defense-production-4097 CoreNoda en 2026-08-06T11:10:47.444Z The German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung writes: “Defense company CSG is investing €100 million in Saxony.” https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/afd-program-saxony-anhalt-financing-gap-4096 CoreNoda en 2026-08-06T11:08:58.631Z The German magazine Stern writes: “The AfD government program is not financially feasible.” https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/abolish-reduced-vat-germany-4095 CoreNoda en 2026-08-06T11:05:38.754Z Clemens Fuest, president of Germany’s ifo Institute, wants to abolish the reduced VAT rate. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/berlin-coalition-condition-housing-socialization-4094 CoreNoda en 2026-08-06T11:03:48.620Z The national co-chair of Germany’s Left party makes expropriation plans a condition for joining Berlin’s governing coalition. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/pension-package-fall-pushback-4093 CoreNoda en 2026-08-06T11:02:37.228Z Frei wants the pension package passed in the fall despite political pushback. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/frei-demands-rapid-pension-reform-draft-4091 CoreNoda en 2026-08-06T10:59:20.382Z Thorsten Frei calls on Labor Minister Bärbel Bas to quickly present draft pension legislation. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/far-right-letzte-verteidigungswelle-convictions-4089 CoreNoda en 2026-08-06T10:58:17.425Z Members of the far-right group “Letzte Verteidigungswelle” were convicted. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/spd-support-ilse-aigner-federal-president-4047 CoreNoda en 2026-08-05T20:11:52.182Z The German newspaper Merkur writes: “The SPD wants to support Ilse Aigner.” https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/leipzig-airport-drone-article-4-4046 CoreNoda en 2026-08-05T20:10:14.403Z Kiesewetter calls for NATO consultations under Article 4 over the Leipzig drone incident. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/germany-penalties-airlines-eu-anti-tankering-4045 CoreNoda en 2026-08-05T20:08:34.941Z Germany plans penalties for airlines that violate the EU’s anti-tankering rule. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/spd-debate-pension-63-abolition-4038 CoreNoda en 2026-08-05T17:29:27.073Z Germany’s SPD is divided over ending the “pension at 63.” https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/spd-heavy-labor-pension-austria-model-4037 CoreNoda en 2026-08-05T17:28:26.738Z SPD lawmaker Dirk Wiese proposes an Austrian-style hardship retirement rule. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/spd-greens-call-woman-federal-president-4036 CoreNoda en 2026-08-05T17:27:31.120Z Senior SPD and Green politicians call for Germany’s next federal president to be a woman. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/cdu-distancing-chancellor-merz-4035 CoreNoda en 2026-08-05T17:26:28.124Z Analysis: Parts of Chancellor Merz’s CDU are distancing themselves from him. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/children-far-right-remarks-saxony-anhalt-4034 CoreNoda en 2026-08-05T17:25:25.541Z Saxony-Anhalt education minister warns that children are repeating far-right slogans. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/morocco-2030-world-cup-exclusion-calls-4033 CoreNoda en 2026-08-05T17:24:30.284Z Portuguese party Livre calls for Morocco to be removed as a 2030 World Cup co-host https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/milei-financial-ankle-monitor-budget-deficits-4019 CoreNoda en 2026-08-05T12:58:08.749Z Kubicki praises Milei’s “fiscal ankle monitor” plan for budget deficits. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/euro-fh-confirms-ulrich-siegmund-bachelor-4018 CoreNoda en 2026-08-05T12:56:47.024Z Euro-FH confirms AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund’s bachelor’s degree. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/afd-candidate-siegmund-bachelor-certificate-4017 CoreNoda en 2026-08-05T12:55:48.699Z Junge Freiheit publishes AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund’s bachelor’s certificate. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/east-german-premiers-pension-dispute-4012 CoreNoda en 2026-08-05T12:16:27.759Z Three eastern German state premiers mount a “pension revolt” over planned reforms. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/spd-opposes-prien-compulsory-civilian-service-4011 CoreNoda en 2026-08-05T12:15:42.066Z Germany’s SPD opposes Prien’s plan for mandatory civilian alternative service. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/kampeter-warns-pension-package-changes-4004 CoreNoda en 2026-08-05T10:04:54.343Z German employers’ association chief Kampeter warns against reopening the pension package. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/cdu-panic-chancellor-change-speculation-4003 CoreNoda en 2026-08-05T10:04:13.417Z ZEIT columnist: "Panic in Germany’s CDU threatens the country’s future." https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/germany-startups-job-anxiety-rise-4002 CoreNoda en 2026-08-05T10:03:23.347Z More people are starting businesses because they lack other career options. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/berlin-poll-the-left-leads-cdu-afd-4001 CoreNoda en 2026-08-05T10:02:28.621Z Civey poll: Germany’s Left Party leads in Berlin, ahead of the CDU and AfD. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/heat-impact-real-estate-prices-4000 CoreNoda en 2026-08-05T10:01:46.197Z Extreme heat could affect property values. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/us-defense-arsenal-depletion-denial-3999 CoreNoda en 2026-08-05T10:01:05.638Z Hegseth rejects report of dwindling US missile-defense stocks. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/dobrindt-ankle-monitor-expansion-csd-attack-3997 CoreNoda en 2026-08-05T09:45:29.104Z Germany’s interior minister Dobrindt seeks wider ankle-monitor use after Berlin Pride attack. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/cdu-csu-abolish-retirement-63-3996 CoreNoda en 2026-08-05T09:44:34.883Z Germany’s center-right CDU/CSU bloc stands by plans to abolish “retirement at 63.” https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/reopening-pension-package-debate-germany-3995 CoreNoda en 2026-08-05T09:43:51.669Z German employers’ association chief Steffen Kampeter warns against reopening the pension package. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/retirement-at-63-abolition-debate-3994 CoreNoda en 2026-08-05T09:42:10.789Z German press review: Reasons to scrap the “retirement at 63” rule. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/low-water-germany-power-plant-outage-risk-3993 CoreNoda en 2026-08-05T09:24:23.801Z Energy analyst says low river levels could force German power plants offline. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/coalition-of-the-willing-decline-3992 CoreNoda en 2026-08-05T09:23:41.336Z A commentary warns that the Ukraine-focused “Coalition of the Willing” is slowly unraveling. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/france-accuses-russia-viral-election-lie-3991 CoreNoda en 2026-08-05T09:22:55.754Z France says Russia made a fabricated election claim go viral. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/eu-migration-policy-internal-tensions-3990 CoreNoda en 2026-08-05T09:22:15.113Z EU ministers project unity, but tensions remain behind the scenes. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/ceuta-minors-chant-anti-morocco-slogans-3988 CoreNoda en 2026-08-05T09:21:19.165Z Minors in Ceuta chant “Viva España! Fuck Morocco!” https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/kherson-video-russian-drone-hunts-civilian-3987 CoreNoda en 2026-08-05T09:20:35.758Z Video shows a Russian drone hunting a civilian in Kherson. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/politics-degree-grades-relevance-debate-3952 CoreNoda en 2026-08-04T19:58:17.380Z A German commentary argues that grades should not determine political suitability. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/retirement-63-eastern-germany-usage-3951 CoreNoda en 2026-08-04T19:57:04.625Z Is Germany’s “retirement at 63” rule especially important in the country’s east? https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/biontech-leadership-change-cancer-drug-strategy-3949 CoreNoda en 2026-08-04T19:40:35.686Z BioNTech’s incoming CEO Guido Oelkers is expected to advance its cancer drugs toward market readiness. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/hallervorden-steimle-saxony-anhalt-election-campaign-3948 CoreNoda en 2026-08-04T19:39:36.002Z German comedians Dieter Hallervorden and Uwe Steimle shake up Saxony-Anhalt’s state election campaign. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/new-zealand-german-standards-balcony-solar-3947 CoreNoda en 2026-08-04T19:38:47.881Z New Zealand’s regulation minister on balcony solar: “If it’s good enough for Germany, it’s good enough for us.” https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/eu-states-social-media-migration-early-warning-3946 CoreNoda en 2026-08-04T19:35:50.092Z EU states want to use social media as an early-warning tool during migration crises. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/eu-ministers-ceuta-crisis-unity-3945 CoreNoda en 2026-08-04T19:34:43.984Z EU interior ministers showed unity on key issues at a crisis meeting over Ceuta, Spain’s enclave on the North African coast. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/federal-contingency-plans-nato-hub-afd-3944 CoreNoda en 2026-08-04T19:33:37.603Z According to media reports - Germany Secures NATO Logistics Against State Defiance. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/eu-interior-ministers-ceuta-crisis-lessons-3943 CoreNoda en 2026-08-04T19:31:22.543Z EU interior ministers draw lessons from the migration crisis in Ceuta, Spain’s enclave on the North African coast. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/germany-pension-benefits-taxable-2025-3942 CoreNoda en 2026-08-04T19:30:30.137Z In Germany, almost three-quarters of pension benefits were taxable in 2025. https://www.corenoda.com/en/artikel/afd-rtl-ntv-poll-28-percent-lead-3941 CoreNoda en 2026-08-04T19:29:46.753Z Germany's far-right AfD gained one point in the RTL/ntv poll, reaching 28%.