Germany’s Bundestag Passes New Packaging Law
The Bundestag passed the Packaging Law Implementation Act (Verpackungsrecht-Durchführungsgesetz, VerpackDG) on June 11, 2026. The law replaces the existing Packaging...
Germany Modernizes Its Arbitration Law
The German Cabinet approved a draft law on June 10, 2026 to modernise the rules governing arbitration proceedings (Schiedsverfahrensrecht). The draft law amends...
Politically Motivated Crime in Germany Hits Record High in 2025
Germany recorded 85,837 politically motivated crimes (politisch motivierte Kriminalität, PMK) in 2025. It is the highest total since the statistics began in 2001....
Germany Must Provide Basic Benefits to Dublin Asylum Seekers
On June 4, 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that Germany cannot withhold clothing, household goods, or cash benefits from asylum seekers...
Merz Addresses Bundestag on EU Council Agenda
On June 11, 2026, Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) delivered a 20-minute government statement (Regierungserklärung) to the Bundestag. It was done ahead of the European...
Germany Approves National Circular Economy Action Program
On June 3, 2026, the German Cabinet approved the action program (Aktionsprogramm) for the National Circular Economy Strategy (Nationale Kreislaufwirtschaftsstrategie,...
Germany’s Infrastructure Fund Disburses Only 28% by April 2026
Germany’s first monitoring report on the Sondervermögen für Infrastruktur und Klimaneutralität (SVIK) shows that only €11.2 billion had been disbursed...
Germany Now Enforces the EU Data Act
On May 30, 2026, Germany’s implementing law for the EU Data Act entered into force. The law is called the Datenverordnung-Anwendungs-und-Durchführungs-Gesetz...
Long-Term Care Insurance Reform
Germany's Federal Ministry of Health published a draft law on June 4, 2026 to overhaul long-term care insurance. Here is what the Pflegeneuordnungsgesetz means for...
Germany Introduces Surplus Solar Energy Sharing
From 1 June 2026, Germany's new energy sharing law (§ 42c EnWG) allows solar panel owners to sell surplus electricity directly to neighbours in the same grid zone....